Accountability, including Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

People, Groups, and Projects Federal Regulations, Guidance, and Letters Accountability Resources People, Groups, and Projects All State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) projects Accountability Systems and Reporting Consortium (ASR-SCASS) Collaborative of state educators and consultants that focuses on the effective development and implementation of state accountability and reporting systems. Comprehensive Assessment Systems for ESEA Title I Consortium (CAS-SCASS) Collaborative of state educators and consultants that focuses on the implementation of standards, assessments, and accountability systems used for ESEA Title I (including NCLB). CCSSO Accountability/AYP Braintrust School Indicators and Profiles Special Interest Group of AERA Federal Regulations, Guidance, and Letters Links to states' approved accountability plans 2005 Links to states' accountability plan decision letters 2005 Calculating participation rates March 29, 2004 US Department of Education NCLB website Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Regulations for Standards and assessments July 5, 2002 Past Department of Education AYP Letters Regulations for AYP, corrective action, supplemental services, and teacher quality December 2, 2002 Letter to Chiefs from Secretary Paige describing AYP criteria and the peer review process July 24, 2002 Accountability Resources Reports and Actions AYP press releases by state 2004 Data-Based Decision Making: Resources for Educators CCSSO and AEL 2003 Guidance designed to help schools build effective data-based decision making systems, using specific examples, real school stories, and the best available tools and resources. The Implication of NCLB Accountability for Comprehensive School Reform Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, James Taylor, and Kerri Thomsen 2005 Keeping School Performance in Perspective: Cautions When Comparing States KSA Plus Communications October 2003 Guidance on the interpretation of cross-state assessment results. Revisiting Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB: A Summary of State Requests in 2003-04 for Amendments to State Accountability Plans Ellen Forte Fast and William J. Erpenbach 2004  State Education Accountability Reports and Indicator Reports: Status of Reports across the States 2005 CCSSO October 2005 Links on state websites for state report cards, district/school report cards and AYP reporting Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB William Erpenbach, Ellen Forte Fast, & Abigail Potts with ASR-SCASS and CAS-SCASS July 2003 Analysis of states' accountability strategies that did and did gain federal approval during the peer review process in the spring of 2003. Additional Resources Development and Implementation Accountability of LEP Students: Approved State Accountability Plans CCSSO Braintrusts June 5, 2003 Profile of states' approaches to the full inclusion of English Language Learners in their state assessment and accountability systems, as described in Critical Element 5.4 of their accountability workbooks. Accountability of Small Schools: Approved State Accountability Plans CCSSO Braintrusts June 5, 2003 Profile of states' approaches to issues of particular concern to small schools, including minimum Ns for reporting and AYP, combining data across years, and alternate means of making accountability decisions when minimum N criteria are not met. Blueprint for Building a Single Statewide Accountability System (Appendices) CCSSO Braintrusts  February 2004 Detailed blueprint for developing a single statewide accountability system in a way that integrates federal requirements with state goals and contexts. Provides options for addressing several key issues related to AYP, state accountability criteria other than AYP, and the imposition of rewards and consequences. Designing School Accountability Systems: Towards a Framework and Process Brian Gong with ASR-SCASS January 2002 Guidance on how to design effective and coherent statewide accountability systems. A Framework for Examing Validity in State Accountability Systems Ellen Forte Fast & Steve Hebbler with ASR-SCASS and CAS-SCASS 2004 Guidance for state and local educators on how to conceptualize and implement a plan for evaluating the validity of their statewide accountability systems. An executive summary of this document is also available. Implementing Adequate Yearly Progress in State Accountability Systems CCSSO September 2003 Materials from a national CCSSO workshop that addressed technical and policy considerations in establishing an AYP model. Inclusion of Students with Disabilities 2003 U.S. Department of Education Letter to Chiefs Incorporating Multiple Measures of Student Performance into State Accountability Systems: A Compendium of Resources (CD) CAS-SCASS 2002 CD-ROM blueprint for the use of multiple measures of student performance in state accountability systems. Key State Policies on PK-12 Education CCSSO 2005 Making Valid and Reliable Decisions in Determining Adequate Yearly Progress Scott Marion, Carole White, Dale Carlson, William Erpenbach, Stanley Rabinowitz, & Jan Sheinker with ASR-SCASS and CAS-SCASS December 2002 Analysis of NCLB AYP requirements and technical guidance on how to interpret and implement these requirements. An executive summary of this paper is available as well. NCLB Workplan CCSSO Braintrusts November 7, 2003 Workplan listing specific tasks related to key NCLB issues in the areas of Accountability, Standards and Assessments, Teacher Quality, Data and Reporting, ELL Students, Students with Disabilities, and School Safety. Participation Rates Calculation  2004 US Department of Education Letter to Chiefs Process to Ammend State Accountability Plans US Department of Education January 2005 Profiles of State Accountability Systems (password protected) CCSSO current Revisiting Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB: A Summary of State Requests in 2003-2004 for Amendments to State Accountability Plans Ellen Forte Fast and William Erpenbach, with ASR-SCASS September 2004 In the second year of accountability plan approvals for NCLB, Ed has offered states greater flexibility in determining AYP. A Roadmap for Buliding "Single Statewide Accountability Systems," including AYP CCSSO Braintrusts September 28, 2003 Overview of AYP issues and options within the context of broader accountability and education reform goals. Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB William Erpenback, Ellen Forte Fast, & Abigail Potts with ASR-SCASS and CAS-SCASS 2003  Analysis of states' accountability strategies that did and did not gain federal approval during the peer review process in the spring of 2003. Statewide Educational Accountability under NCLB: Ammendments to State Plans 2005 Additional Resources

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