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Next Generation Accountability Report 2021-2022

PREPARED BY MONICA GIGLIO-KASPER

JANUARY 12, 2023

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What is the Connecticut Next Generation Accountability Report?

  • Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System is a broad set of 12 indicators that help tell the story of how well a school is preparing its students for success in college, careers and life.

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  • It provides a holistic, multifactor perspective of district and school performance.

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  • CT did not issue summative ratings during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, so the most recent data set is from 2018-2019.

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Accountability Systems Serve Important Purposes�

  • Track progress
  • Help schools and districts make improvements
  • Show where support is needed most
  • Recognize successes
  • Promote transparency
  • Satisfy federal and state requirements

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Connecticut Next Generation Accountability System for Districts and Schools

  • Provides a more complete picture of a school or district
  • Guards against narrowing of the curriculum to the tested subjects
  • Expands ownership of accountability to all staff
  • Allows schools to demonstrate progress on “outcome pre-cursors”
  • Encourages leaders to view accountability results not as a “gotcha” but as a tool to guide and track improvement efforts
  • Developed by CT Department of Education with extensive feedback from district and school leaders, Connecticut educators, state and national experts, CSDE staff, and many others.

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What are the twelve indicators in the report?

  1. Academic achievement (Performance Index) H
  2. Academic growth H and Progress toward English proficiency
  3. Assessment participation rate H
  4. Chronic absenteeism H
  5. Postsecondary preparation
  6. Postsecondary readiness
  7. Graduation – on track in ninth grade
  8. Graduation – four-year adjusted cohort
  9. Graduation – six-year adjusted cohort H
  10. Postsecondary Entrance Rate
  11. Physical fitness
  12. Arts access

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H Separate set of points allotted for “High Needs” (students from low-income families, English learners (ELs), or students with disabilities)

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Index Scores

Accountability Index 

The percentage of total possible points earned on all available indicators 

�Performance Index 

The subject-specific index scores derived from state assessment results 

(Indicator 1 - English Language Arts, Math, Science) 

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Indicator

Index/Rate

Target

Points Earned

Max Points

% Points Earned

State % Points Earned

1a. ELA Performance Index - All Students

69.9

75

46.6

50

93.2

85.6

1b. ELA Performance Index - High Needs Students

54.3

75

36.2

50

72.3

72.3

1c. Math Performance Index - All Students

63.8

75

42.5

50

85.0

78.2

1d. Math Performance Index - High Needs Students

47.3

75

31.5

50

63.0

63.6

1e. Science Performance Index - All Students

72.8

75

48.5

50

97.1

81.9

1f. Science Performance Index - High Needs Students

60.1

75

40.1

50

80.2

68.4

2a. ELA Academic Growth - All Students

60.6%

100%

60.6

100

60.6

60.4

2b. ELA Academic Growth - High Needs Students

51.1%

100%

51.1

100

51.1

56.2

2c. Math Academic Growth - All Students

70.7%

100%

70.7

100

70.7

65.2

2d. Math Academic Growth - High Needs Students

63.3%

100%

63.3

100

63.3

59.1

2e. Progress Toward English Proficiency - Literacy

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100%

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64.9

2f. Progress Toward English Proficiency - Oral

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100%

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57.4

4a. Chronic Absenteeism - All Students

12.8%

<=5%

34.4

50

68.9

25.1

4b. Chronic Absenteeism - High Needs Students

32.1%

<=5%

0.0

50

0.0

0.0

5. Preparation for CCR - Percent Taking Courses

85.3%

75%

50.0

50

100.0

100.0

6. Preparation for CCR - Percent Passing Exams

64.7%

75%

43.1

50

86.2

58.0

7. On-track to High School Graduation

83.7%

94%

44.5

50

89.0

87.9

8. 4-year Graduation: All Students (2021 Cohort)

94.9%

94%

100.0

100

100.0

95.3

9. 6-year Graduation: High Needs Students (2019 Cohort)

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94%

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90.6

10. Postsecondary Entrance (Graduating Class 2021)

64.3%

75%

85.7

100

85.7

88.2

11. Physical Fitness (estimated participation rate = 97.8%)

44.2%

75%

29.5

50

59.0

61.1

12. Arts Access

43.1%

60%

35.9

50

71.9

87.4

Accountability Index

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914.5

1250

73.2

69.7

Bolton Public Schools District Report 2021-2022

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BPS Strategic Priorities and Focus Areas

ELA and Mathematics

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  • Strengthen and streamline the SRBI process for intervention at BCS K-5, and continue to provide teachers with relevant PD to support student learning
  • Continue Teacher Clarity focus in all content areas to support students learning goals
  • Continue to ensure that students are learning in a safe and supportive environment that encourages development of Transferable Skills

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BPS Strategic Priorities and Focus Areas (cont’d)

Chronic Absenteeism

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  • Ongoing family/home communication – calls and home visits as needed
  • Clear expectations for families regarding regular attendance
  • Attendance letters and meetings

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Note: Without the difficulties that surrounded remote learning when students had to quarantine, improvement is expected for this indicator in 2022-2023

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BPS Strategic Priorities and Focus Areas (cont’d)

Physical Fitness

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  • Data collection will occur at the individual student level for 2022-2023 per state requirements. This will allow teachers to target specific student needs.
  • Meetings with PE teachers to identify classroom-level needs for preparing students for the assessment
  • Examination of curriculum to ensure a focus on lifelong fitness and healthy living

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BPS Strategic Priorities and Focus Areas (cont’d)

Review data collection process

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  • Re-examine reporting of course codes, credits taken at other schools, and student course loads

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  • Small adjustments will make a difference with our Arts Access and On-track for graduation percentages

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Questions?

Thank you!