Annual Report 2010-11 | Page 37

Evidence of Performance and Progress Provide a Summary of the Adult Education/GED Accountability Plan Measures On May 16, 2011, the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (PCSB) approved the Adult Education/GED Accountability Plan submitted by Carlos Rosario. As per PCSB policy, the Adult Education/GED Accountability Plan will be used in lieu of the Performance Management Framework (PMF) for Adult Education/GED for the 2010-2012 school years. During this time period, the Adult Education/GED Accountability Plan will serve as the official framework used to gauge student performance and hold the School accountable for student performance. The Adult Education/ GED Accountability Plan has four major academic indicators: Student Progress, Student Achievement, Gateway, and Leading Indicators. Student Academic Performance Student Progress This performance indicator provides data on student performance on the Supera Test: Evaluaciones Essenciales, a standardized assessment administered to beginning Spanish GED students classified by our school as Spanish GED 100 and 200 students. This measure reports on the percentage of students making one grade level progress in language arts by the end of the school year. This year, 76% (31 of 41) of such students made one grade level progress. Student Achievement Two separate performance measures were developed for Student Achievement. The first measure deals with student performance on the Test of English Language Achievement for Adult Learners (TEAAL). For the purposes of this Accountability Plan, the combined performance of students in ESL Level 2 and ESL Level 6 is reported as a yearly rate aggregating two semesters (Fall and Spring). A target cut score of 70 is the standard by which achievement is measured. This year, 74% (502 of 682) of the students achieved the target