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Minnesota
Department of Education North Star Accountability System,
28
August 2018 Minneapolis Public Schools
Committee
of the Whole Presentation
At
the 28 August 2018 convening of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Committee
of the Whole, representatives of the Minnesota Department of Education MDE),
explained the new North Star Accountability system, the key details of which
are as follows:
Identifies
Districts for Support under the State’s World Best Workforce Law
>>>>>
Identifies schools for support under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), using several indicators grouped into three stages to prioritize schools for different levels of support
>>>>>
Replaces the accountability system from No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Minnesota MCLB waiver
ESSA
Programs of Emphasis and Requirements for States
>>>>>
ESSA
Programs of Emphasis:
Funded
Programs:
Academically
Disadvantaged Students
English
Learners
American
Indian Students
Professional
Development
Requirements
for States:
Testing
Reporting
Accountability
School
Support
Stakeholder
Priorities
>>>>> Keep indicators separate and simple
>>>>> Remember prioritization schools for support
>>>>> Maintain focus on student groups:
Categories:
Racial
Groups
English
Learners
Students
Eligible for Free and Reduced Price Lunch
Students
Receiving Special Education Services
The
Three-Stage Decision-Making Process
>>>>> Stage 1
Math
Achievement
Reading
Achievement
Progress
Toward Reading Proficiency
>>>>> Stage 2
(Elementary/Middle
School)
Math
Progress
Reading
Progress
(High
School)
Four-Year
Graduation Rate
Seven-Year
Graduation Rate
>>>>> Stage 3
Consistent
Attendance
Example: Gopherville Elementary School
(lowest 5% Title I elementary
school)
>>>>> Stage 1
Is the school in the lowest 25% of Title I
schools for any category?
If “No” >>>>> not in the lowest of Title I elementary
schools = 34 schools
Math Achievement
Reading Achievement
Progress Toward English Language
Proficiency
If “Yes” >>>>> among the lowest of Title I elementary
schools = 34 schools,
then,
>>>>> Stage 2
Is the
school in the lowest 25%of the remaining schools for either
Math Progress
Reading Progress ?
Then
>>>>> Support from the
Minnesota Department of Education
>>>>> Stage 3
Is the
school in the lowest of the remaining schools for consistent attendance?
If “No,”
then >>>>> Targeted
Support
If “Yes,”
then >>>>> Comprehensive
Support
Categories
of School Support
Comprehensive
Support >>>>>
Ongoing
technical assistance from the Regional Centers of Excellence (RCE)
for all
public high schools with a four-year graduation rate below 67% overall and for
any student group; and
for the
lowest 5% of Title I schools based on stages 1-3
Targeted
Support >>>>>
Mostly
district support, with professional development opportunities from the RCEs
for schools where student groups perform
below thresholds for at least one indicator in each stage; and
for
Title I schools with overall performance below thresholds in Stage 1 and Stage
2
Support
from MDE will go to Title I schools with overall performance below thresholds
in Stage 1.
Timeline
2018
----------------------- 2021
------------------------ 2024
Planning Planning Identification of
Implementation
& Implementation & Schools and Districts
Improvement
Improvement
Quick
Wins Quick Wins
Smoke,
Not Fire
Emphasis
will be on
>>>>>
Student
Experiences and Learning
with well-directed support leading to
academic improvement, graduation, and progress over
time
Responsibilities
of Districts with Comprehesive Support for Improvement (CSI) and
Targeted
Support for Improvemernt (TSI) Schools
>>>>>
providing
oversite and leadership for each identified school in four broad areas >>>>>
1) communication and engagement with
stakeholders
2) conducting comprehensive needs assessment in
the schools
3) reviewing district and school level resources
among and within the schools
4) in partnership with stakeholders, designing
and implementing a support and improvement plan
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