DPI Accountability Report Cards

Data Use Guide: DPI Accountability

Report Cards

August 2014

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Understand the Data

DPI Accountability Report Cards The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) produces report cards for every district and school in Wisconsin as part of the state's accountability system. DPI issued the first school report cards in the fall of 2012, and the first district report cards in the fall of 2013.

These report cards include ratings for each district and school in four Priority Areas. Schools also can receive deductions if they do not meet goals on three Student Engagement Indicators. The Priority Areas and Student Engagement Indicators are:

Type Priority Areas Student Engagement Indicators

Measure Student Achievement

Student Growth

Closing Gaps

On-track and Postsecondary Readiness

Test Participation Rate Absenteeism Rate Dropout Rate

Meaning WKCE (Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination) and WAA-SwD (Wisconsin Alternative Assessment for Students with Disabilities) reading and

math performance Improvement over time on WKCE reading

and math (no WAA-SwD scores) Subgroup progress in closing reading and math proficiency or graduation rate gaps;

target racial/ethnic groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian) compared against white students

statewide; students with disabilities, ELL students, and low-income students

compared against complementary group statewide (e.g. ELL vs. non-ELL); groups of

smaller than 20 may be combined into "supergroups" (e.g. ELL and AfricanAmerican combined); closing gaps is really about improving subgroup

performance relative to state average improvement (i.e. if white students

improve 5% better than state average and Hispanic students improve 3% better than state average, gap expanded but

score is improving) Performance on graduation and postsecondary readiness measures; graduation is on one-year lag (i.e. 2013-14 report card actually includes Class of 2013

graduation rate)

Goal is 95% for all students and each subgroup

Goal is 13% or less; absenteeism defined as attendance rate of 84% or lower;

attendance is on one-year lag (i.e. 201314 report card actually includes 2012-13

attendance rates) Goal is 6% or less

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Schools receive a subscore in each of the Priority Areas, and these subscores then are averaged. From there, any deductions for failing to meet the Student Engagement Indicators are subtracted to arrive at a school's final overall score. In general, to receive a deduction, schools must fail to meet the Student Engagement Indicators in both the most recent year and as a three-year average across the three most recent years. This means that schools can clear a costly 5- or 10-point deduction with just one year of strong performance.

Possible scores range between 0 and 100. Each school's overall score corresponds to a rating

category:

Category

Score Range

Significantly Exceeds Expectations

83-100

Exceeds Expectations

73-82.9

Meets Expectations

63-72.9

Meets Few Expectations

53-62.9

Fails to Meet Expectations

0-52.9

Data Notes Each district and school's overall score on the report card is the result of a complicated series of calculations. To make this Guide as user-friendly as possible, we have chosen not to include many of the technical details about the report cards.

All content in this Guide represents the most current available information on the report cards, although DPI has changed their methodology between years and may do so again.

You can learn more about the report cards and find detailed technical documentation at .

Questions and Contacts For technical questions about the DPI School Accountability Report Cards, please contact Bo McCready in the Research & Program Evaluation Office, bmccready@madison.k12.wi.us. For questions about how to use report card data as part of SIP or teacher team planning, contact your School Improvement Partner or Data Strategist.

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Access the Data

You can find report cards for every district and school in Wisconsin at .

Use the dropdown menus at the top of the page (1) to select the year, district, and school (if applicable) you are trying to find. Use the links lower on the page (2) to download either the short or detailed versions of the district's or of each school's report card; the detailed version includes tables showing how each Priority Area and Student Engagement Indicator score was calculated, while the short version includes just subscores, Student Engagement Indicator deductions, and overall scores.

The image below provides an outline of the key content shown on the cover page of each district or school report card.

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The Research & Program Evaluation Office has created visual analytics that allow you to explore DPI Report Card scores for MMSD in the context of the rest of the state for prior years.

Visit research and click on "Visual Analytics" to find these and other interactive data tools. The interactive tool entitled "Wisconsin School DPI Accountability Report Card Scores Fall 2013" includes a scatterplot that shows the overall accountability score and the percent of students who are economically disadvantaged for every school in the state (3). MMSD schools are marked with stars, and you can mouse over any school for additional details. You can use the filters on the right side of the screen (4) to find specific districts or schools or select only schools of certain sizes and locales. The other interactive tools around DPI Report Cards have similar content.

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