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Just the Facts:

Accountability for Classroom Teachers

Chris Julian

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Goals & Agenda

  • Build Understanding of Texas Accountability System to assist teachers in decision making.

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  • Warm-up
  • A-F Overview
  • Domain 1 (Student Performance) Overview
  • Domain 2B (Relative Performance) Overview
  • Domain 2A (Growth) Overview
  • Domain 3 (Closing the gaps) Explanation

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STAAR Alt. 2 counts the same as STAAR!

TELPAS is calculated only in Domain 3

High School- CCMR & Graduation is not included in this conversation

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Tools & Resources

www.cfbisd.edu/assessment

Eduphoria Help

Lead4ward

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Mastery Tracker

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Learning Target

  • Participants will walk away with 3 key concepts that impact all aspects of instruction.
  • Participants will be able calculate A-F scores for any grade, content level, or campus.
  • Participants will explore ways to connect A-F to decisions made in the classroom.

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Getting to know you!

  • Fist to 4 - Please rank your level of understanding of the A-F system.
    • 4 - Extremely knowledgeable
    • 3 – Very knowledgeable
    • 2 – Somewhat knowledgeable
    • 1 – Very limited knowledge

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Share with your table,

Name, grade, experience, why you ranked your understanding as you did.

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Norms

  • Have fun
  • Problem solve
  • Lean into discomfort
  • Engage actively
  • Ask questions
  • Make connections with others

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Start with the WHY?

  • Discuss with a partner!
    • And share out…

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  • Why has the state adopted an A-F Accountability system?

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Overall Rating

  • Intent
  • Communication
  • Implications

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overall rating

  • 30% on Domain III
  • 70% on the better of Domain I or Domain II
  • Since Domain II is the better of Part A or Part B …
  • 70% of the overall rating will be based on the BEST of
    • Domain I
    • Domain II – Part A
    • Domain II – Part B

Best

Score

OR

OR

Domain III

30%

Better of

Domain I

or

Domain II

70%

Domain 1

Domain 2A

Domain 2B

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Comprehension Check

Fill in the blanks

  • Campus’ final letter grade equals the highest score from domain ___ or ___ multiplied by ___ and the domain ___ score multiplied by ___.

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  • Domain 2 score equals the high score from Domain ___ or ___.

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Domain 1 Performance

  • Calculating a Domain 1 Score
    • Approaches + Meets + Masters
    • Meets + Masters
    • Masters
    • Divide by 3 =
    • Component Score
  • Scaling Component Scores to Letter Grades

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STAAR Performance

87 + 52 + 18 = 157

157 ÷ 3 = 52.3

Student Achievement Score = 52

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Reflection Question

  • Which performance levels carry the most weight in the calculation of Domain 1 (Approaches, Meets or Masters)?

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  • Understanding this system and how Domain 1 is calculated, what are the implications for classroom teachers?

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Scaling

  • Nobody knows what a 52 represents for a component score, but we all know that an “A” is good and an “F” is bad.

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Scaling Activity

  • I need 10 Volunteers

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scaling of domain scores

the solution …

… convert the domain scores to a common scale!

  • Order 2016-17 scores from highest to lowest
  • Determine
    • Top 10%
    • Next 20%
    • Next 40%
    • Next 20%
    • Bottom 10%
  • Scale the Domain Scores
    • A = 90 to 100
    • B = 80 to 89
    • C = 70 to 79
    • D = 60 to 69
    • F = Below 60

Domain

I

Domain

II

Part A

Domain

II

Part B

Domain

1

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Knowledge Check?�Fill in the blanks!

  • The Domain 1 Component score is calculated by adding together the percentage of scores at __________, ___________, and __________ and dividing by ___.

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  • This score is then scaled (curved) based on 2022 STAAR performance.

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  • The lowest scaled score possible is a _____ and the highest scaled score is a ____.
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  • Across the state, scaled scores between 70 and 79 (C’s) represent ___ % of total scores across the state.

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Reflective Question

  • Since scores across the state are scaled every 5 years and not every year, this means that every school across the state could be an “A” hypothetically.

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  • Since 2023 is a re-scaling year, which holds more weight this year?
    • How each campus performs compared to last year or
    • How each campus performs compared to every other campus in the state?

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School Progress Domain� Relative Performance

  • Methodology
    • For each district/campus, look at 2 measures
      1. Domain I Score
        • STAAR Performance Only, OR
        • Average of STAAR Performance and CCMR
      2. % EcoDis Students
    • Compare

Relative Performance

ACTUAL Domain I Score

to

PREDICTED Domain I Score

(for a district/campus with the same % EcoDis)

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1. TEA maps actual data for campuses and districts based on 2 variables

    • Student Achievement Score (y axis)
    • Fall Snapshot % of EcoDis students (x axis)

Student Achievement

(STAAR Performance or Average of STAAR Performance and CCMR)

x axis

y axis

2. TEA then ran a quadratic regression analysis to generate a curved “line of best fit”

3. TEA then determined performance bands based on distances above or below the “line of best fit”

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Gray Band: Actual Performance is in the Range of “Average” (or Predicted) Performance

Green Band: Actual Performance is WAY above “Average” (or Predicted) Performance

Blue Band: Actual Performance is WELL above “Average” (or Predicted) Performance

Yellow Band: Actual Performance is WELL below “Average” (or Predicted) Performance

Orange Band: Actual Performance is WAY below “Average” (or Predicted) Performance

Student Achievement

(STAAR Performance or Average of STAAR Performance and CCMR)

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Student Achievement

(STAAR Performance or Average of STAAR Performance and CCMR)

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What about 2 campuses with the SAME Domain I Score, but different %ages of EcoDis?

Domain I Score = 66

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C

A

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Knowledge Check �Fill in the blanks

  • A Campus’s Domain 2B score is provided based on two criteria or factors, on the X axis is the percentage of students classified as ________ ________ and on the y axis is the __________ score.

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Part A: Academic Growth

  • Methodology
    • Calculate based on Reading and Math combined results (beginning at Grade 4)
      • Reading tests: Grades 4-English II
      • Math tests: Grades 4-Algebra I
      • High School- Welcome to the growth party!
    • Must have a test that aligns by subject and grade
      • In 2023 English & Spanish will count towards growth
    • Success =
      • Maintain Performance Level
      • Meet STAAR Progress

Academic Growth

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Domain II – Part A��Academic Growth (Illustrated using a Single Test)

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Domain II – Part A��Academic Growth (Illustrated using a Single Test)

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Reflection Question

  • Understanding how the growth scores are calculated, what does this mean for the classroom teacher?

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Changes in 2023

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Accelerated Instruction Bonus

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Knowledge Check �Fill in the blanks

Knowledge Check �Fill in the blanks

  • A Campus’s Domain 2A score is calculated by dividing the total number of tests that did better than the year before and dividing by the _________________.

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  • A 2019 Campus progress point is determined by comparing each students performance from _____ STAAR to _____ STAAR (or STAAR Alt. 2).

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  • Starting in 2023, ____ points are added to this score for every student that moves from _______ _____ _________ to Approaches, Meets or Masters.

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Reflection Question

  • Knowing how growth is calculated, how may this impact how we talk to our students about their performance on STAAR, MAP or Interim Assessments?

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Closing the Gaps

  • 30% of the total rating is Domain 3
  • Federal Accountability requires that a minimum of 30% of a campus’ state accountability rating hold us accountable for sub-groups and special populations.

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Contact Me

  • julianc@cfbisd.edu
  • 972-968-6541