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Accountability Reporting
- State Accountability Systems Beyond NCLB , 2007
- State Report Card Websites, 2006-07
- Schools Identified for Improvement, 2006-07
- AYP Press Release Dates and Website Links, 2005-06
- Indiana’s “New Model” Making Data Accessible for All, CCSSO Assessment Conference, 2006
- Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) Forth Cycle, Becky Kemna, Missouri Department of Education, CCSSO Assessment Conference, 2006
- 50-StateWeblinks: State Report Cards, School/District Data, AYP Reporting, 2005
- State Report Cards, 2004
- Guide to Effective Accountability Reporting, 2002
- Delaware Model for Reporting State Assessments: Strategies for Local Flexibility using Web-Based access of Data, Robin Taylor, Delaware Department of Education, AERA 2005
- Using Data for Supporting Improved Instruction and Student Learning, Pat Roschewski, Nebraska Department of Education, AERA 2005
Accountability Validity and Reliability
- Has Student Achievement Increased Since 2002? State Test Score Trends Through 2006-07, Center on Education Policy
- List of NCLB Accountability Studies
- Quality Assurance Practices Associated With Producing Cohort Graduation Rates 2007
- Validity Threats: Detection and Control Practices for State and Local Education Officials, 2006
- Gauging Growth: How to Judge No Child Left Behind?
- When does a "Growth Model" act the same as a "Status Model"? - Lessons learned from some empirical growth model comparisons
- Left Behind by Design: Proficiency Counts and Test-Based Accountability
- A Framework for Examining Validity in State Accountability Systems, Ellen Forte Fast and Steve Hebbler with ASR-CAS Joint Study Group on Validity in Accountability Systems, 2004, and Executive Summary
- Making Valid and Reliable Decisions in Determining Adequate Yearly Progress (Joint CAS and ASR Publication), 2003, and Executive Summary
- Impact of State Accountability on Student Performance, Eric Hanushek, Stanford University, 2005 (NAS, Board on Testing and Assessment)
- Consequential Validity, Suzanne Lane, 2005
- Examining the Validity of State Accountability Systems: Will Based on AYP Models Hold Up? (CCSSO Conference on Large Scale Assessment, 2004)
- Developing a Framework for Ensuring the Validity of State Accountability Systems (AERA, 2004)
Alignment Analysis
Assessment for Accountability
Designing Effective Accountability Systems
Issues with Growth Models
- Implementer's Guide to Growth Models, 2008
- Delaware's Growth Model for AYP Determinations
- Tennessee's AYP Growth Model
- Summary of State-Proposed Growth Models, 2007
- What Are the Findings From Use of Growth Models in School Accountability? American Educational Research Association 2008 Symposium, New York, March 2008
- Delaware Growth Model for School Accountability and Initial Findings from Application in the State - Robin R. Taylor, Delaware Department of Education
- A Comparison of NCLB Growth Models: What Schools Are Being Identified? - Jessica C. Allen, University of Colorado - Boulder, Jennifer L. Dunn, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc.
- North Carolina's Adequate Yearly Progress Growth Results: A Two-Year Review - Gary L. Williamson, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Growth Models in School Accountability: The Implementer's Guide to Growth - Bill Auty, Education Measurement Consulting (also see Implementer's Guide to Growth Models
- Using Growth Models to Monitor School Performance Over Time: Comparing NCE, Scale, and Scores on NRTs and SBTs - Pete G. Goldschmidt, California State University - Northbridge
- American Educational Research Association 2007 Symposium on Growth Models -- Analyses of State Pilot projects and Issues in State Development, Chicago, IL, April 9-13, 2007
- Growth Model: A Way to Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), Mary Reel, Tennessee Department of Education
- The interaction of measurement, models and accountability: How values affect our growth model choices, PowerPoint presentation, Jennifer L. Dunn, Center for Assessment
- The Use of Trajectory-Modeled Growth as Part of Adequate Yearly Progress: One State's Results, Christopher I Cobitz, Ph.D, North Carolina Department of Education
- Will Growth Models Improve School Accountability and NCLB/AYP? Results From New Research, Kimberly O'Malley, Pearson Educational Measurement and Bill Auty, Education Measurement Consulting
- Identifying Effective and Ineffective Schools for Accountability Purposes: A Comparison of Four Generic Types of Accountability Models, Fen Yu, Eugene Kennedy, and Charles Teddlie, Louisiana State University, and Mindy Crain, Louisiana Department of Education
- The Practical Benefits of Growth Models for Accountability and the Limitations Under NCLB, Pete Goldschmidt and Kilchan Choi, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards
- Using Student Longitudinal Growth Measures for School Accountability, B. Gong, M. Perie, and J. Dunn, paper presented to ASR SCASS, September 2006
- Practical Consideration for Choosing an Accountability Model, P. Goldschmidt, presentation for AERA, 2006
- Review of Growth Model Proposal -- Review of Proposals for Growth Model Pilot Projects for US ED: Cross-Cutting Themes from the Peer Review Panel, 2006
- Summary of State Proposed Growth Models Undergoing Peer Review paper for ASR SCASS, W. Auty, September 2006
- States Face Challenges Measuring Academic Growth That Education’s Initiatives May Help Address, United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), July 2006
- Policymakers’ Guide to Growth Models for School Accountability: How Do Accountability Models Differ? 2005
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- Exploring Models of School Performance: from Theory to Practice, Choi, K., P. Goldschmidt, and K. Yamashiro, National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
- Incorporating Student Growth (or Value-Added) Measurements Into School Accountability—What Are the Models? Brian Gong, Center for Assessment
State Report Cards, Indicators, and Policies
Trends in Accountability Systems
- Statewide Educational Accountability Systems Under the NCLB Act -- A Report on 2008 Amendments to State Plans
- Statewide Educational Accountability Systems Under the NCLB Act -- A Report on 2007 Amendments to State Plans
- Summary of State strategies for districts identified for improvement under NCLB AIR/California comprehensive center, July 2006
- Statewide Educational Accountability Under the No Child Left Behind Act - A Report on 2006 Amendments and Plans, 2006
- Statewide Educational Accountability under the NCLB Act—A Report on 2005 Amendments to State Plans
- 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
- Statewide Educational Accountability Under NCLB: Central Issues Arising from an Examination of State Accountability Workbooks and U.S. Department of Education Reviews Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 2003
- The Implication of NCLB Accountability for Comprehensive School Reform, Kerstin Carlson Le Floch, James Taylor, and Kerri Thomsen , AERA 2005
- Relationships Between Performance on the 2003 National Assessment of Educational Progress and Washington Assessment of Student Learning, Kathryn L. Sprigg, AERA 2005
- Subject Matters: How Accountability Impacts High School Math and English Departments, Dana Holland, Betheny Gross, and Joy Anderson, Consortium for Policy Research in Education, and University of Pennsylvania, AERA 2005
- Holding High Hopes: How High Schools respond to State Accountability Policies, Margaret E. Goertz and Diane Massell, CPRE Policy Brief, January 2005
- Isolated Schools with Few Students: Issues of Adequate Yearly Progress and Appropriateness, Sarah Gronna, Hawaii Department of Education; Robin Taylor, Delaware Department of Education; Les Morse, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
- Impact of NCLB Accountability Requirements: Were the First-Year Results as Dire as Predicted? (AERA, 2004)
- Rolf Blank, CCSSO
- Mitchell Chester, Ohio Department of Education
- Peter Bylsma, Washington Department of Education
- Jonathan Dings, Boulder Valley (Colorado) School District
- Rachel Perry, California Department of Education -
- Glynn Ligon, Barbara Clements, Evaluation Software Publishing
- Andra Williams, CCSSO
- Sue Rigney, US Department of Education, Discussant
- Brian Gong, The Center for Assessment, Discussant
- Redesigning Accountability Systems for Education, Susan H. Fuhrman, CPRE Policy Brief, September 2003
- Schools on Probation, How Accountability Works (and Doesn't Work), Heinrich Mintrop, December 2003
Links to Other Web Resources
Project Staff Rolf K. Blank, Director of Education Indicators, rolfb@ccsso.org
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