Grad Component

8/9/2019 Grad Component

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Revising High School

Grading Requirements

Revision of Rule 6A-1.09981, F.A.C.


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What is the Purpose of this Rule

Change?

Senate Bill 1908 (2008 Legislative Session)requires a significant change to the way highschools are graded beginning with the 2009-10School Year.

In addition to the vital foundation of assessmentresults in Grades 9,10, and 11(Science), thelaw requires an equal focus be placed on:

Access to rigorous, accelerated coursework, aswell as performance in rigorous, acceleratedcoursework.

College Readiness

Graduation rates for all students as well as thoseacademically at-risk.


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Why Change the Way we Grade

our High Schools? Over the past decade, Florida has shown tremendous progress in the

foundation skills of reading and mathematics proficiency through Grade 10

FCAT Reading

by Achievement Level

Grades 3-10

Achievement Level 3 and Above(On Grade Level and Above)

Achievement Level 1

47 4750

52 53

57 5860 61

32 3129

27 26

22 21 2018

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

FCAT Reading


Grades 3-10


Achievement Level 1

47 4750

52 53

57 5860 61

32 3129

27 26

22 21 2018

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009


Achievement Level 1


Achievement Level 1

47 4750

52 53

57 5860 61

32 3129

27 26

22 21 2018

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

47 4750

52 53

57 5860 61

32 3129

27 26

22 21 2018

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

FCAT Mathematics


Grades 3-10

Achievement Level 3 and Above

(On Grade Level and Above)

Achievement Level 1

50 5154

5659

6163

6567

29

27 2422

2018 17

15 14

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

FCAT Mathematics


Grades 3-10



Achievement Level 1

50 5154

5659

6163

6567

29

27 2422

2018 17

15 14

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009



Achievement Level 1



Achievement Level 1

50 5154

5659

6163

6567

29

27 2422

2018 17

15 14

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

50 5154

5659

6163

6567

29

27 2422

2018 17

15 14

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009


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Why Change the Way we Grade

our High Schools?

State and national expectations are rising for our

high schools

In 2007,54 percent of high school graduates whoenrolled in community college required remediation in

at least one subject.

The high school accountability system demands:

More rigorous standards and assessments Alignment between high school and college readiness

and high-skill/high-wage employment

Focus on access, rigor, and readiness


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New Component #1:

Graduation RateGraduate Rate

Methods

Students Not Included

in the Calculation

Graduates Non-Graduates

For use in 2009-10 and

2010-11

National Governors

Association (NGA) Rate

Students who transfer to:

Other schools (public,

private, or Dept. of

Juvenile Justice facilities);

Home-education

programs;

Adult education programs

Deceased students

Standard

Diploma

recipients

Special Diploma

recipients

Dropouts

Certificate of Completion recipients

GED recipientsContinuing enrollees who are not on-

time graduates

For use beginning in 2011-

12

New Federal Uniform Rate

*Note: If federal

requirements for the uniform

rate change in the interim,

Floridas federal uniform

rate calculation will be

adjusted accordingly.

Students who transfer to:

Other schools (public or

private)

Home-education programs

Deceased students

Standard

Diploma

recipients

Dropouts

Certificate of Completion recipients

GED recipientsContinuing enrollees who are not on-

time graduates

Special Diplomas

Transfers to Adult educationprograms or Dept. of Juvenile

Justice facilities who are not

standard diploma recipients.


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New Component #4:

Graduation Rate for At-Risk Students

Track the 4-year high school graduation

rate of students who scored a Level 2 or

lower on both FCAT Reading and

Mathematics in 8th Grade.

If a school does not have at least 10

students in that subgroup, the schoolsoverall graduation rate will be substituted

for this measure.


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Additional Requirement At-Risk

Graduation Rate Law stipulates that in order for a school that earns

enough points for an A to be awarded an A, theschools at-risk graduation rate must meet a certain

threshold to ensure adequate progress. Recommended Threshold:

75%; or

1 percentage point improvement over the prior year ifpercentage is within 10 points of the target

5 percentage point improvement over the prior year if

percentage is beyond 10 points of the target This requirement is akin to the current learning gains

requirement for the Low 25%.


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New High School Grade

50% on

FCAT Components

800 Points Possible

50% on

New High School

Components800 Points Possible

TOTAL POINTS

(FCAT + New High SchoolComponents)

1600 Points Possible

Grade ScaleA >= 1050B 990 to 1049C 870 to 989D 790 to 869F < 790


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FCAT Components

(50% of the Grade)READING MATH WRITING SCIENCE

Performance

100 possible pts.

Performance

100 possible pts.

Performance

100 possible pts.

Performance

100 possible pts.

Learning Gains

100 possible pts.

Learning Gains

100 possible pts.

TOTAL FCAT POINTS

800 POINTSLearning Gains ofLowest 25%

100 possible pts.

Learning Gains of

Lowest 25%100 possible pts.

PLUS 11th and 12th grade retakes forpossible bonus points (10) High

schools earn ten bonus points when half of all 11th and 12th graders retaking the

FCAT meet the graduation requirement.


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New High School Components

NEW 50% (with points possible)GRADUATION ACCELERATION READINESS GROWTH/DECLINE

Overall Rate

200

Participation

200 (in 2009-10)

175 (in 2010-11)

150 (in 2011-12)

Performance on

Reading

100

For each component schools may earn

up to 20 additional points for GROWTH

(40 points for factors worth 200 points)

At-Risk Rate

100

Performance

100 (in 2009-10)

125 (in 2010-11)

150 (in 2011-12)

Performance on Math

100

For each component schools may lose

5 additional points for DECLINE

(10 points for factors worth 200 points)

Total Graduation

Points

300

Total Acceleration

Points

300

Total Readiness

Points

200

Total NEW HIGH SCHOOL Points

Possible

800

All components are percentages. Those components weighted twice as much as others reflect acalculated percentage that is doubled (e.g., School X has a 75% graduation rate School X earns150 points (75*2) for that component).

All component values are capped at their maximum values. That is, if a school earns points inexcess of the total for a particular component through the growth adjustment or the escalatingweights in the acceleration components the school will receive the maximum points for thatcomponent.


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THE NEW A++

HIGH SCHOOL GRADING

PRESENTED BY SCOTT FISKE & ALAN STRAUSS


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NEW GRADING CATEGORIES

GRADUATION ACCELERATION READINESS

Natl Governors

Association (NGA) 4-year

cohort based rate (GEDs

counted as non-graduates)

200 points possible

Number of accelerated

exams/courses taken (9th-

12th grade) divided by all

11th-12th graders

200 points possible

Number of students scoring

ready in Reading via SAT,

ACT, or CPT divided by high

school graduates who

earned a 3+ on their 10th

grade FCAT Reading

100 points possible

NGA (described above);

only students who scored

Level 1 or 2 on the 8th

Grade FCAT Reading and

Math

(AT-RISK GRAD RATE)

100 points possible

Number of accelerated

successes earned divided

by students who enrolled

in/took exam in accelerated

coursework.

100 points possible

Number of students scoring

ready in Math via SAT,

ACT, or CPT divided by high

school graduates who

earned a 3+ on their 10th

grade FCAT Math

100 points possible


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OVERALL & AT-RISK GRADUATION RATES

Only Standard & Special Diplomas willcount as graduates in the calculation of

both rates

At-Risk population defined as students

that earned a Level 2 or lower on both

FCAT Reading & Math in 8th grade


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NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADING SCALE

Current 800-point scale New 1600-point scale

A 525-800 1050-1600

B 495-524 990-1049

C 435-494 870-989

D 395-434 790-869

F Less Than 395 Less Than 790


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HOW CAN MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

ASSIST?

Work within I-Zone to gain knowledge

of graduation and post-secondary

(Bright Futures) requirements and

share appropriately with parents

Goal: Every student scoring at or

above level 3 in math and/or reading

in the 8th grade

Work within the I-Zone to gain

knowledge of accelerated programs

(AP,IB,A

ICE) and share

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