2 EDCAL September 19 , 2016
MEASURES
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On behalf of ACSA and its more than 17,000 school and district leaders , Executive Director Wesley Smith encouraged the SBE to stay the course , calling the new accountability system a model for students across the United States . He praised the SBE for concerted efforts to developed a single , integrated local , state and federal accountability system that does not rely on a single , summative measure .
ACSA has been a key partner and has been proactively sharing administrators ’ perspectives and recommendations on the various decision-points regarding the proposed state indicators , cut scores and other key components of the accountability system . Several other speakers addressed the SBE Sept . 8 , including Azusa USD Superintendent Linda Kaminski , ACSA vice president for legislative action ; Jason Angle , assistant superintendent in Coachella Valley USD and president of ACSA ’ s Curriculum , Instruction and Accountability Council ; Sundale USD Superintendent Terri Rufert , a member of ACSA ’ s Small School Districts Committee ; and Central USD Assistant Superintendent Laurel Ashlock , presidentelect of the CI & A Council .
LCFF rubrics
The LCFF evaluation rubrics are the cornerstone of the new accountability system and include state and local performance standards for each LCFF priority . They are meant to assist LEAs in evaluating strengths , weaknesses and areas in need of improvement , and serve as a tool for county superintendents to identify districts or charter schools needing technical assistance .
The SBE adopted rubrics and performance standards based on the approved methodology to establish cut-scores and performance categories , for the following state indicators , which apply at the LEA and school level :
• Progress of English learners toward
English language proficiency ( Priority 4 ).
• High school grad rates ( Priority 5 ).
• Suspension rates by LEA and school type – elementary , high school , unified district / elementary , middle , high ( Priority 6 ).
• College and Career Indicator , which combines grade 11 test scores in English language arts and math , and other measures of readiness ( Priorities 7 and 8 ).
• Academic indicator for student test scores on ELA and math for grades 3-8 , including results from the second year of Smarter Balanced tests ( Priority 4 ).
The approved methodology for calculating performance results in five color-coded performance categories is based on how well
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The SBE had already approved a methodology for establishing standards for the LCFF priorities that are not addressed by approved state indicators , referred to as local performance indicators , as well as a
standard for local climate surveys . Although the evaluation rubrics may address these LCFF priorities differently in the future , the initial phase of the rubric design will include standards that address the following LCFF priorities :
• Appropriately assigned teachers , access to curriculum-aligned instructional materials , and safe , clean and functional school facilities ( Priority 1 ).
• Implementation of state academic standards ( Priority 2 ).
• Parent engagement ( Priority 3 ).
• Local climate surveys ( Priority 6 ).
• Coordination of services for expelled students ( Priority 9 – COEs only ).
• Coordination of services for foster youth ( Priority 10 – COEs only ).
The standards will be objective descriptions of practices , with LEAs assessing progress on a “ Met / Not Met / Not Met for Two-plus Years ” scale .
The evaluation rubrics will support all LEAs and schools by showing student performance on the state and local performance indicators and by highlighting disparities among student groups on those indicators . This will assist LEAs and schools as they review and update their LCAPs annually .
The rubrics will have a web-based user interface offering a series of data displays and reports through which the information contained in the rubrics can be accessed . The CDE will pre-populate LEA rubrics with their data for each state indicator and local performance indicators . That data will be made available to LEAs in November for review and correction before public release .
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Among other elements , the interface will include a top-level summary data display of performance in all LCFF priority areas and includes an equity report . The equity report will identify any subgroups of 30 or more students in the lowest performance categories , Red or Orange , for the state indicators . In collaboration with WestEd , the CDE and SBE staff will finalize the interface over the coming months .
For additional information and details on the performance categories , standards and cut-scores for state and local performance indicators , including the process and
Linda Kaminski , left , encourages members of the SBE not to delay adoption of a growth model for ELA and math tests for grades 3-8 that incorporates other elements besides proficiency rates . Terri Rufert , below , provides comments on behalf of administrators in small school districts , urging the board to include threeyear averages for all state indicators as a baseline .
timeline for further development of the new accountability system , see Item 1 in the SBE Sept . 8 agenda at www . cde . ca . gov / be / ag / ag / yr16 / agenda201609 . asp .
Technical assistance
The foundation of the new accountability system is supporting LEAs and schools to improve outcomes and opportunities for all students and to narrow disparities among student groups across the LCFF priorities and any local priorities .
As required by the LCFF statute , the SBE had to develop a process for using the performance standards on state and local indicators to identify LEAs in need of additional support , differentiated assistance or intensive intervention .
A primary goal for the first level of support is to provide all LEAs and schools with early support so that they do not require more intensive assistance in the second and third levels of support , based on persistent low performance .
An LEA would be eligible for differentiated assistance if any student group met the performance criteria Red / Not Met for two or more years on two or more LCFF priorities . An LEA would be eligible for intensive intervention if three or more student groups
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The California Collaborative for Educational Excellence is hosting a series of Local Control and Continuous Improvement Workshops focusing on the new LCFF Evaluation Rubrics .
The CCEE is the public agency set up to advise and assist school districts , county superintendents and charter schools in achieving LCAP goals . These free workshops will primarily focus on continuous improvement and how to help attendees interpret , understand and use the new Local Control Funding Formula Evaluation Rubrics as a tool to support improvement for all students . The workshops will also touch on changes to the LCAP .
All audiences are encouraged : parents / guardians , students , community and other local stakeholders , as well as superintendents , board members , principals , teachers and classified staff .
The workshops will be offered Nov . 2 in Sacramento ; Nov . 4 and Nov . 5 in San Jose ; Nov . 9 in Los Angeles ; Nov . 14 in Fresno ; Nov . 15 in Bakersfield ; Nov . 16 in San Diego ; Nov . 18 in Redding ; and Nov . 19 in Ontario . Register at www . ccee-ca . org / workshops-trainings . asp . If you have any questions or trouble with registration , please email ccee @ rcoe . us or call ( 951 ) 472-CCEE .
ACSA GR webinars
In an effort to keep ACSA ’ s members apprised of the new accountability system , staff is hosting free webinars on various topics . Join the Governmental Relations team and CDE co-hosts for two webinars Sept . 27 on the revised LCAP and Annual Update Template . Register at www . acsa . org / GRwebinars or email csinclair @ acsa . org .
performed at Red / Not Met levels over multiple years .
Based on the statutory provision , the earliest that technical assistance for LEAs could commence , based on the use of the evaluation rubrics , is 2017-18 .
As approved by the SBE , in the initial year that an LEA becomes eligible for technical assistance , the assistance will involve identification in writing of the LEA ’ s strengths and weaknesses , which would come in the form of a letter from the county office of education .
The SBE has consistently reminded stakeholders that the focus of the new system is continuous improvement – not punishment or shaming . It is important to remember , however , that the substantive technical assistance under LCFF as well as the federal Every Student Succeeds Act will begin in 2018-19 .
To read Legislative Advocate Martha Alvarez ’ full report on SBE action , visit www . acsa . org / advocacy . Contact her with concerns at malvarez @ acsa . org .