LSCAB:

Accountability Statuses Implementation Planning

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Augusta Smith

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Manager of Performance Policy

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Meeting Objectives

By the end of this briefing, LSCAB members will:

• Advise on recommendations for the December accountability status policy

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• Advise on LSCAB meeting cadence for implementation work

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• Leave the meeting with a clear shared understanding of next steps

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Meeting Questions

Question we NEED to answer:

• Is the consensus that we should focus valuable stakeholder time on topics other than policy housekeeping (i.e., the Board policy being voted on in December)?

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Questions we’d LIKE to discuss (for as long as time permits):

• Do the LSCAB members understand next steps for accountability implementation?

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• How should the District support LSC member understanding of the new approach to accountability moving forward?

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• How would the LSCAB like to be engaged in this work?

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The SQMR team sent pre-read materials before this meeting, including the slides in this deck. The key points about the December Board vote are:

• The only new language in the December policy is changing to accommodate changes to state policy and is required.
• Of the options considered by the District, the policy is enacting the one that will result in the fewest schools on “Probation” from year to year.

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What questions do you have about the policy being voted on at December Board?

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Policy Context

There are three main uses for school practice and student outcomes data:

1. Formal accountability, in compliance with state requirements (more on next slide)
1. Applies only to Chicago, and only to District-managed schools
2. This requirement is met differently for standard and non-standard (Options, specialty, and detention centers), given their different instructional contexts
2. Informal accountability, analogous to the Continuous Improvement and Data Transparency Policy
• Per the April 2023 policy, this is defined for standard models, but not non-standard models (those definitions currently due April 2024)
3. Contracting with charter and contract schools, including Options

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Context - “Formal” & “Informal” Accountability

Accountability

State Mandated Accountability (ILCS Section 8.3)

• Required by state law
• State Summative Designations (ISBE)
• Good Standing
• Remediation
• Probation
• Applies to district-managed schools only

Additional Measures Important to the District

• CPS Accountability Redesign
• Advisory Group recommendations based on stakeholder feedback
• CPS Policy for Continuous Improvement & Data Transparency
• Codification of Advisory Group recommendations
• Metrics identified by District leadership & stakeholders
• Applies to all school types

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Context - State Summative Designations

• ELA and Math indicators based on IAR for elementary and middle; P/SAT for high school
• English Learner Progress to Proficiency based on ACCESS
• Additional resources on each of the indicators to the right here
• In May, the federal Department of Education approved changes to the state system, requiring the District revise its policy to accommodate those changes.

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Accountability Policies: Compliance with State Law

Includes planned revisions to summative designations

23-0125-PO2

Options School Accountability

23-0426-PO3

State Compliance

23-0726-PO2

Specialty & Detention Center School Accountability

Current Policies

Future Policies

Comprehensive State Compliance Policy

(December 2023)

Options Accountability/Contracting

(September 2023)

* For all models, development of process to engage stakeholders to define school practice indicators ongoing.

Accountability Statuses District schools

Contracting criteria for Charter/Contract schools

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Next Steps

This is the rough timeline of work for the various threads of accountability:

• September 2023: Board approval of policy for 1) contracting with Options operators (extension of existing language) AND 2) public comment on draft state compliance policy
• December 2023: Board approval of consolidated state compliance policy
• October 2023 - April 2024 and beyond: Stakeholder engagement for ongoing policy design and implementation. Activities include:
• Convene and support advisory group discussions as outlined in this document
• Develop and implement aligned plan for supplemental work for non-standard models (PreK and primary grades; Options; Specialty; Detention Centers)

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Next Steps (cont.)

Additional details for the accountability implementation process:

• SQMR is working with District SMEs to develop proposals to measure and report on the various indicators outlined in the Continuous Improvement and Data Transparency Policy (CIDT).
• These proposals will be reviewed by the three identified advisory groups (technical stakeholder engagement and District leadership) and revised as needed based on their feedback.
• The goal will be to release as many indicators as possible in Fall of 2024, with the remainder coming online in Fall of 2025, per the CIDT.
• For now, a one-page summary of redesign work can be found here.

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DT-SAG

Stakeholder Advisory Group

SQMR

Consultants

• Committee
• Evaluates technical solutions proposed by A-TAG
• Advises on coherence, usability, and accessibility for stakeholders
• Recommends ongoing stakeholder engagement activities and how to meet stakeholder learning demands
• Develops ongoing monitoring plan
• SQMR provides project management, assists consultants in implementation and technical support for group, and assists with conducting stakeholder engagement activities.
• Consultants: None named so far. This is what Kids First assisted with in AR. Need assistance and additional funds to achieve same level of success.

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Full advisory group deck here

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Meeting Questions

Questions we’d LIKE to discuss (for as long as time permits):

• Do the LSCAB members understand next steps for accountability implementation?

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• How should the District support LSC member understanding of the new approach to accountability moving forward?

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• How would the LSCAB like to be engaged in this work?

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Q & A

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