Below
I give a description of the North Star Accountability System as presented by
Minnesota Department of Education staff on 28 August 2018:
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 Implementation & Planning Implementation & Identification
of
Quick
Wins Improvement Quick wins Improvement Schools
& Districts
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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