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State Advisory Council for

Parent Involvement in Education

Full Council Meeting

May 7, 2024

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Networking Breakouts�

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  • Name
  • Role on SACPIE
  • Discuss what Promising Partnership Practices you hope to contribute to this year’s collection.

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Business

February Meeting Minutes Approval

Travel Reimbursement

August Meeting

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Debrief 1241 Task Force

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On Track Growth Reporting and �Technical Assistance

Accountability and Continuous Improvement Unit

May 2024

Colorado Department of Education

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Why We Are Here

CDE is reintroducing a Growth to Standard measure (called On Track Growth) into public reports and performance frameworks.

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CDE is developing new reports, resources, training and technical assistance and want to include resources that are useful and meet the needs of our Accountability Committees.

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CDE is looking for SACPIE’s feedback on CDE’s plan for reporting and technical assistance.

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Why We Need Your Feedback

While the resources and training we’re developing this year are primarily intended for district/school administrators, we’d like you to think about:

  • What might accountability committees (and by extension, school communities) need to take away from this measure?
  • What types of additional resources would benefit accountability committees/educators?

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On Track Growth Overview

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What is On Track Growth?

  • Growth to standard measures look at how much growth a student must achieve to obtain a higher performance level on state assessments within a determined amount of time. A simple way to think about these measures: How much are students growing? Is it good enough?
    • Prior to 2015, CDE reported Adequate Growth, which measured how long a student took to reach proficiency (i.e., meeting expectations) or maintain proficiency.
    • Since then, a new measure called On Track Growth was developed for grades 3-8. Under this measure, to be considered “On Track”:
      • Students should be supported to move to the next performance level within two years (Catch Up).
      • Students should be supported to maintain grade level proficiency for the next three years (Keep Up).

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Catch Up Example

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Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Q: Is the student expected to get to the next performance level within two years?

Grade 3

The student is approaching expectations in Grade 3.

Grade 4

Grade 5

???

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Catch Up Example

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Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

The student is approaching expectations in Grade 3.

The student grew but is still approaching expectations by Grade 4.

CDE calculates a growth percentile to determine how much the student grew over the course of the year.

Grade 5

???

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Catch Up Example

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Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

The student is approaching expectations in Grade 3.

Growth Percentile:

46

Using the student’s growth percentile, we know how much they grew.

But is it enough?

Grade 5

The student grew but is still approaching expectations by Grade 4.

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Catch Up Example

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Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

The student is approaching expectations in Grade 3.

The student grew but is still approaching expectations by Grade 4. They’re “On Track.”

They needed at least a 42 to get to the next performance level within two years.

Growth Percentile:

46

To determine this, CDE calculates the growth percentile the student would need to get to the next performance level within the two-year timeframe.

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Catch Up Example

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Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5

The student is approaching expectations in Grade 3.

The student met expectations!

Q: Is the student expected to get to the next performance level within two years?

A: Yes, they’re On Track to make it by Grade 5 – and they did!

The student grew but is still approaching expectations by Grade 4. They’re “On Track.”

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Keep Up Example

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Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

The student is meeting expectations in Grade 3.

Q: Is the student expected to maintain grade level proficiency for three years?

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

???

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Keep Up Example

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Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

The student is meeting expectations in Grade 3.

Using the student’s growth percentile, we know how much they grew.

But is it enough?

Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

The student is still meeting expectations in Grade 4.

Growth Percentile:

29

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Keep Up Example

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Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

The student is meeting expectations in Grade 3.

To determine this, CDE calculates the growth percentile the student would need to maintain proficiency within the three-year timeframe.

Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

The student is still meeting expectations in Grade 4. They’re not “On Track.”

Growth Percentile:

29

They needed at least a 39 to maintain proficiency within three years.

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Keep Up Example

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Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

CMAS Level 1

CMAS Level 3

CMAS Level 4

CMAS Level 5

CMAS Level 2

Grade 3

The student is meeting expectations in Grade 3.

Q: Is the student expected to maintain grade level proficiency for three years?

A: No, they’re not On Track to maintain proficiency by Grade 6.

Performance Level 4

Met Expectations

Grade 4

Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

Grade 5

Grade 6

Performance Level 3

Approached Expectations

The student is approaching expectations.

The student continues to be approaching expectations.

The student is still meeting expectations in Grade 4. They are not considered “On Track.”

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Implementation Timeline

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2020

Pandemic Interrupts Methodology Conversations

Discussions on how to approach this measure for high schools and districts were paused.

2023

State Board votes to Delay Implementation

The State Board of Education voted to delay implementation of the On Track Growth indicator in frameworks until all school levels are available for inclusion. Public reporting of the measure is required in the meantime.

2015

Transition to CMAS Assessments

Adequate growth measure is retired. CDE is charged with exploring other methodologies in partnership with the Technical Advisory Panel.

2019

Calculation Methodology Adopted for Elementary and Middle Schools

For grades 3-8: students that are not at grade level need to Catch Up (i.e., move to the next level within two years) or Keep Up (i.e., maintain grade level proficiency for three years).

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Reporting and Technical Assistance Plans

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Goals for Reporting and Technical Assistance

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Stakeholders understand the basics of what On Track Growth means, how CDE uses it, and what data it uses.

Stakeholders have a more detailed grasp of how On Track growth is calculated (including a basic understanding of the growth model).

District and school leaders have what they need to explain how On Track Growth can be used to identify areas of need and track progress collaboratively with their staff, board, and parent community (e.g., accountability committee)

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Plans for Reporting On Track Growth in 2024

During 2024, reports will be informational only and will include:

  • Student level growth data files for every district that include which students are considered Keeping Up, Catching Up, and On Track.
  • A public report embedded in our current dashboards that includes On Track Growth data, meant for district and school improvement planning.

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Plans for Reporting On Track Growth in the Future

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Last Year’s Individual Student Growth Report Sample:

When the measures are included in frameworks, CDE plans to create individual student growth reports to share with teachers and parents.

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Technical Assistance Plan for Schools and Districts

CDE is coordinating the release of the On Track Growth reports and resources with a training and professional development series this summer and fall.

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Once On Track Growth is Released in August

Event

Audience

Resource Availability Webinar

District staff

Growth Modules - virtual

School and District Staff

Growth In Person Meetings

School and District Staff

Training Materials for districts and schools to support SACs/DACs with Frameworks and the Growth Model

Members of Accountability Committees

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Resources - Available Now

On Track Growth Fact Sheet: https://www.cde.state.co.us/accountability/ontrackgrowthfactsheet

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Other Accountability Resources:

https://www.cde.state.co.us/accountability/accountability-resources

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Contact: accountability@cde.state.co.us

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SACPIE Feedback Questions

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Feedback - Discussion

  • Do you have any feedback regarding our current reporting and technical assistance plan?
  • What else would be helpful to know or have in order to support accountability committees around this topic?
  • Are there any audiences or purposes we are missing?

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SACPIE Member Resource Sharing and �Statewide Family Engagement Centers

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Colorado Department of Education�FSCP Report

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CDE Updates

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  • Anything else you’d like to know?

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Mark Your Calendar!

Full Council Meetings

Reminder: Members must attend at least three meetings per year.

  • August 27,2024
  • November 19, 2024
  • February 11, 2025

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