Level 3 Performance Standards - Phase 1
Level 5 Performance Standards - Phase 2
1996-97 Performance Index
Level 3 Performance Standards - Phase 1
Level 5 Performance Standards - Phase 2
1996-97 Performance Index Accreditation levels assigned to school districts are Accredited-5-Excellent, Accredited-4-Advanced, Accredited-3-Successful, Accredited-2-Warned, and Accredited-1-Probation. The Accredited-5 level indicates that the district has met 100% of Level 5 performance standards and all applicable process standards; Accredited-4, 85% to 99% of the Level 5 performance standards and all applicable process standards; Accredited-3, 90% to 100% of the Level 3 performance standards and all applicable process standards; Accredited-2, 70% to 89% of the Level 3 performance standards and all process standards; Accredited-1, less than 70% of the performance standards and less than 100% of the process standards.
In March of 1997 the Commission on School Accreditation assigned accreditation levels to 147 school districts and four agricultural high schools. Numbers in each category of accreditation level follow:
In addition, two
districts had their accreditation withdrawn, resulting in a designation
of Accreditation-Withdrawn for each district.
As already indicated, accreditation levels are determined by meeting performance standards and process standards.
Process standards measure components of each district's professional personnel, organizational makeup, instructional program, and school climate. Compliance is determined mainly through audits conducted in the districts.
Performance standards refer mainly to each district's performance on standardized tests. These standards are implemented in two phases: Phase 1, in which Level 3 performance standards are applied to each district, and Phase 2, in which districts meeting Level 3 accreditation have Level 5 performance standards applied to them. Each district's performance on the Phase 1 and Phase 2 criteria determines the performance level that is assigned. Also, each district is assigned a performance index, a rating that allows performance comparisons between districts within accreditation levels and that allows comparisons of year-to-year performance within a single district, though the district's accreditation level remains the same.
Table 1 details the 34 Level 3 performance standards of 1996-97; Table 2, the 37 Level 5 performance standards of 1996-97; and Table 3, the 1996-97 performance index.
| Performance Standard | Absolute Minimum Value | Annual Minimum Value | Maximum Value |
| FLE Reading
FLE Math FLE Written Comm. ITBS GR4 Reading ITBS GR4 Lang ITBS GR4 Math PA1 GR4 Int. Lang Arts PA GR4 Math ITBS GR5 Reading ITBS GR5 Lang ITBS GR5 Math PA GR5 Int. Lang Arts PA GR5 Math ITBS GR6 Reading ITBS GR6 Lang ITBS GR6 Math PA GR6 Int. Lang Arts PA GR6 Math ITBS GR7 Reading ITBS GR7 Lang ITBS GR7 Math PA GR7 Int. Lang Arts PA GR7 Math ITBS GR8 Reading ITBS GR8 Lang ITBS GR8 Math PA GR8 Int. Lang Arts PA GR8 Math TAP GR9 Reading TAP GR9 Lang TAP GR9 Math PA GR9 Int.Lang Arts PA GR9 Math Percent < Q1 |
246.0
243.0 240.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 400.0 400.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 400.0 400.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 400.0 400.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 400.0 400.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 400.0 400.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 400.0 400.0 N/A |
257.52
257.5 255.0 37.0 38.8 40.0 400.0 400.0 37.0 38.5 38.6 400.0 400.0 39.3 39.9 40.0 400.0 400.0 37.0 39.7 37.9 400.0 400.0 40.0 40.0 37.3 400.0 400.0 37.0 40.0 37.0 400.0 400.0 <30% on 5 of 7 tests |
257.5
257.5 255.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 500.0 500.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 500.0 500.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 500.0 500.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 500.0 500.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 500.0 500.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 500.0 500.0 N/A |
1Performance
Assessment
2The annual
value on these variables will always fall between the absolute minimum
and maximum values established by the State Board of Education. The procedure
used for establishing the annual minimum values for these variables is
described in Accreditation
Requirements of the State Board of Education, Bulletin 171.
| Performance
Standard |
Annual Minimum Value |
| FLE Reading
FLE Math FLE Written Comm. ITBS GR4 Reading ITBS GR4 Lang ITBS GR4 Math PA1 GR4 Int. Lang Arts PA GR4 Math ITBS GR5 Reading ITBS GR5 Lang ITBS GR5 Math PA GR5 Int. Lang Arts PA GR5 Math ITBS GR6 Reading ITBS GR6 Lang ITBS GR6 Math PA GR6 Int. Lang Arts PA GR6 Math ITBS GR7 Reading ITBS GR7 Lang ITBS GR7 Math PA GR7 Int. Lang Arts PA GR7 Math ITBS GR8 Reading ITBS GR8 Lang ITBS GR8 Math PA GR8 Int. Lang Arts PA GR8 Math TAP GR9 Reading TAP GR9 Lang TAP GR9 Math PA GR9 Int.Lang Arts PA GR9 Math Percent < Q1 ACT (Core)3 % ACT Core GRAD |
274.4
273.2 269.2 47.2 48.2 48.7 480.6 463.6 46.2 48.9 49.4 478.6 453.0 49.5 47.4 47.6 478.8 463.1 48.2 50.0 48.0 468.4 454.9 51.7 50.1 47.9 472.6 441.1 47.0 49.8 45.9 467.9 441.5 25% on 5 of 7 tests 20.2 35.0% 75.0% |
1Performance
Assessment
2The
average NCE or scale score of the districts that meet the required percentage
of Level 3 performance standards.
| Level | Number of Variables | Number Met | Percent Met | Index | |
| P
H A S E 2 |
5 | 37 | 37 | 100.0% | 5.0 |
| 4 | 37 | 36 | 97.3% | 4.9 | |
| 37 | 35 | 94.6% | 4.7 | ||
| 37 | 34 | 91.9% | 4.5 | ||
| 37 | 33 | 89.2% | 4.3 | ||
| 37 | 32 | 86.5% | 4.1 | ||
| 3 | 37 | 30-31 | 81.1-83.8% | 3.9 | |
| 37 | 28-29 | 75.7-78.4% | 3.8 | ||
| 37 | 26-27 | 70.3-73.0% | 3.7 | ||
| 37 | 24-25 | 64.9-67.6% | 3.6 | ||
| 37 | 22-23 | 59.5-62.2% | 3.5 | ||
| 37 | 20-21 | 54.1-56.8% | 3.4 | ||
| 37 | 18-19 | 48.6-51.4% | 3.3 | ||
| 37 | 16-17 | 43.2-45.9% | 3.2 | ||
| 37 | 14-15 | 37.8-40.5% | 3.1 | ||
| 37 | <=13 | <=35.1% | 3.0 | ||
| P
H A S E 1 |
2 | 34 | 30 | 88.2% | 2.9 |
| 34 | 29 | 85.3% | 2.7 | ||
| 34 | 28 | 82.4% | 2.6 | ||
| 34 | 27 | 79.4% | 2.5 | ||
| 34 | 26 | 76.5% | 2.3 | ||
| 34 | 25 | 73.5% | 2.1 | ||
| 34 | 24 | 70.6% | 2.0 | ||
| 1 | 34 | 23 | 67.6% | 1.9 | |
| 34 | 22 | 64.7% | 1.8 | ||
| 34 | 21 | 61.8% | 1.7 | ||
| 34 | 20 | 58.8% | 1.6 | ||
| 34 | 19 | 55.9% | 1.5 | ||
| 34 | 18 | 52.9% | 1.4 | ||
| 34 | 17 | 50.0% | 1.3 | ||
| 34 | 16 | 47.1% | 1.2 | ||
| 34 | 15 | 44.1% | 1.1 | ||
| 34 | <=14 | <=41.2% | 1.0 |
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