People, Groups, and Projects
Federal Regulations, Guidance, and Letters
Accountability Resources
- 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
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
