Legislative History of Colorado’s Growth Model

CCSSO · June 2008

Legislative History of Colorado’s Growth Model — CCSSO, June 2008.
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June 17, 2008

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  1. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF COLORADO’S GROWTH MODEL Alyssa Pearson Colorado Department of Education Colorado Department of 1 Education
  2. Previous State Legislation ● HB 04-1433: Diagnostic Academic Growth Calculation • Not to be used for accountability • Measures longitudinal growth of students using all available years of data • Diagnostic information for student sent to district • Is student on track to reach proficiency within 3 years or by 10th grade. • Data was not widely used or discussed • Useful process for R&D Colorado Department of 2 Education
  3. Current State Legislation ● HB 07-1048: Adequate Academic Growth • The cornerstone of the state’s accountability system • Technical Advisory Panel • Recommend model to State Board of Education • Use model for: • Governor’s Improvement Award • Determining if students are on track to proficiency within 3 years or 10th grade Colorado Department of 3 Education
  4. APPLICATION OF COLORADO’S GROWTH MODEL Alyssa Pearson Colorado Department of Education Colorado Department of 4 Education
  5. Two Major Purposes ● Accountability • Legislated purposes • Adding more meaning to existing systems • Getting the right incentives ● Data-driven Decisions • Where do you “dig deeper”? Colorado Department of 5 Education
  6. Aggregating Student Growth Percentiles ● Find the median student growth percentile • School • Disaggregated group • District ● Used as the one summary number for growth ● Categorized as: • Low (less than 35th percentile) • Typical (35th- 65th percentiles) • High (greater than 65th percentile) Colorado Department of 6 Education
  7. ACCOUNTABILITY DECISIONS Colorado Department of 7 Education
  8. ACCOUNTABILITY ● Implementation in 2008-2009 CSAP Press Release with Growth Data ● Growth data released with CSAP status data ● Challenge of having data ready on the same timeline ● Want growth to be viewed as an equally important piece of information for the public Colorado Department of 8 Education
  9. ACCOUNTABILITY ● Implementation in 2008-2009 Governor’s Improvement Awards ● Awards based on school’s median growth percentile and school size School Accountability Reports ● State accountability system for schools ● Status measure- weighted index ● Growth measure- based on median growth percentile for the school Colorado Department of 9 Education
  10. ACCOUNTABILITY ● Implementation in 2008-2009 District Accreditation ● Districts are accredited by the Colorado Department of Education ● Accreditation rules approved by the State Board in May 2008 ● Decisions made based on status, growth, gaps and post- secondary readiness ● Districts doing well on all indicators, visited every 3 years ● Districts struggling will have yearly visits Colorado Department of 10 Education
  11. ACCOUNTABILITY ● Implementation in Future Years AYP ● Notified ED that we are interested in submitting a plan ● Currently using Matched Safe Harbor option ● Goal to decrease the focus on the “bubble” kids ● Challenge of how to add the growth measure in with meaningful, attainable targets ● Timing with new administration/ re-authorization Colorado Department of 11 Education
  12. USE FOR DATA DRIVEN DECISIONS Colorado Department of 12 Education
  13. Assessment Data-Driven Decisions ● State assessment data should be used to find where we might want to “dig deeper” ● Useful for students, parents, teachers, schools, districts, and the state Colorado Department of 13 Education
  14. OUR OLD MAP Status High Performing Low Performing Colorado Department of 14 Education
  15. OUR NEW MAP Status and Growth High Status, High Status, High Growth Low Growth Low Status, Low Status, Low Growth High Growth Colorado Department of 15 Education
  16. What can we dig for? ● Now that we have a more detailed map, we need to be clear about what we can find. ● Need to provide guidance to users about what this data can answer, and what it can’t answer by itself. ● Is the “treasure” really a treasure? Colorado Department of 16 Education
  17. STUDENTS AND PARENTS ● What the growth model can answer: • How much growth did I show relative to other students starting at the same place? • How much support do I need to get to the next proficiency level? Colorado Department of 17 Education
  18. STUDENTS AND PARENTS ● What the growth measure, along with other information* can answer: • Is my school able to help students, especially students like me, grow as much as I need to? • What kinds of support do I need to get to reach my goals for proficiency? * Other information consists of formative assessment results, knowledge of student and teacher needs, analysis of student work, etc. Colorado Department of 18 Education
  19. SCHOOL LEVEL ● What the growth model can answer: • What is the median student growth percentile in our school? • How does it compare to other similar schools? • How does the median student growth percentile differ between different groups of students? • How much extra support do our students need to reach proficiency? • Do we see exceptionally high or low growth anywhere in our school? Colorado Department of 19 Education
  20. SCHOOL LEVEL ● What the growth measure, along with other information* can answer: • Are certain intervention programs used in our school correlated with greater student growth percentiles? • Are these interventions leading students to reach proficiency? • What may be causing exceptionally high or low growth in our school? • How can we share what is working well for us? • What are realistic school improvement goals for student growth? • * Other information consists of formative assessment results, knowledge of student and teacher needs, analysis of student work, etc. Colorado Department of 20 Education
  21. DISTRICT LEVEL ● What the growth model can answer: • What is the median student growth percentile in our district? • How does it compare with other similar districts? • How does the median student growth percentile differ between different groups of students? • What percent of students are making growth adequate to reach proficiency within 3 years? • How much extra support do our students need to reach proficiency? • Do we see exceptionally high or low growth anywhere in our district? • How are the different schools in our district doing? Are there any patterns? Colorado Department of 21 Education
  22. DISTRICT LEVEL ● What the growth measure, along with other information* can answer: • Are certain programs used in our district correlated with greater student growth percentiles? • Are these programs leading students to reach proficiency? • What may be causing exceptionally high or low growth in our district? • How can we share what is working well for us? • How do the median growth percentiles impact school accreditation decisions? * Other information consists of formative assessment results, knowledge of student and teacher needs, analysis of student work, etc. Colorado Department of 22 Education
  23. STATE- CDE ● What the growth model can answer: • What are the median growth percentiles for schools, districts? • How does the median student growth percentile differ between different groups of students? • Which districts and schools are showing exceptionally high or low median growth percentile? Colorado Department of 23 Education
  24. STATE- CDE ● What the growth measure, along with other information* can answer: • Where are limited fiscal and personnel resources most needed? • Are our School Improvement Grants having an impact on student growth? • Do Supplemental Educational Services increase student median growth percentiles? • Which schools and districts are showing the greatest median growth percentiles for different student groups? • What can we learn from them about what works? * Other information consists of formative assessment results, knowledge of student and teacher needs, analysis of student work, etc. Colorado Department of 24 Education
  25. PUBLIC ● What the growth model can answer: • Which schools and districts in Colorado have the highest median student growth percentiles? • Which schools and districts have the highest median student growth percentiles for different groups of students? • What percent of students are making growth adequate to reach proficiency with in three years? • How much support do we need to provide our students in order to reach proficiency in one, two or three years? Colorado Department of 25 Education
  26. PUBLIC ● What the growth measure, along with other information* can answer: • Which schools and districts are “best”? • Which schools and districts are “best” for different students’ needs? • What resources do we need to provide, as a state, to ensure all of Colorado’s students can reach proficiency by 10th grade? * Other information consists of formative assessment results, knowledge of student and teacher needs, analysis of student work, costs for resources, evidence of what supports lead to high median growth percentiles, etc. Colorado Department of 26 Education
  27. LOOKING FORWARD Colorado Department of 27 Education
  28. LOOKING FORWARD ● Explain what the growth data actually is to all stakeholders ● Provide guidance for use of the growth data (what it can answer and what it can’t answer alone) ● Expand its use for accountability ● Bring Colorado’s accountability measures into alignment ● Explore the role of the data in program evaluation Colorado Department of 28 Education
  29. More Information, Feedback and Insight Growth Information posted at: www.cde.state.co.us/index_accredit.htm Work with us: www.cde.state.co.us/cdemgmt/download/1188-Princ- Consultant_05.08.pdf Colorado Department of Education Alyssa Pearson pearson_a@cde.state.co.us Or Rich Wenning Wenning_r@cde.state.co.us Colorado Department of 29 Education