School Quality Indicators and Accountability

School Quality Indicators and Accountability

Board of Education's Committee on School and Division Accountability

Dr. Cynthia A. Cave Assistant Superintendent for Policy and Communications

January 25, 2017

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Philosophy of Accountability

Principles: ? Provides comprehensive picture of school quality ? Drives continuous improvement for all schools ? Builds on strengths and addresses gaps in current

system ? Informs areas of technical assistance and school

improvement resources

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Mechanisms of Accountability

School Quality Profiles

? Public reporting function ? Features important indicators of school quality

Accountability

(Reporting to Public & Driving Continuous

Improvement)

Accreditation (State)

Every Student Succeeds Act (Federal)

? Educational effectiveness function ? Measures reflect highest priorities ? Directs levels of support/intervention

(school improvement)

Standards of Quality

? Essential elements of schools function ? Ensures necessary resources are in place

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Measuring School Quality Using Multiple Indicators

? Concept 1: ? Concept 2: ? Concept 3: ? Concept 4: ? Concept 5: ? Concept 6:

Defining School Quality School Quality Measures Performance Levels Benchmarks Actions Transition

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Concept 1: Defining School Quality

System with multiple measures of school quality: ? Process-based ? Encourages advancement to next performance level ? System can recognize continuous levels of

improvement ? Indicates strengths and weaknesses

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