Prepared by Jason Ogle and John Barker, Memphis City Schools REASI and Office of the Chief of Staff

No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Performance Dimensions Compared with

the Proposed Tennessee ESEA Waiver

Area of Comparison NCLB (since 2002) Tennessee’s ESEA Waiver Proposal

School Identification Labels

Accountability system: • Good Standing • Target • High Priority List • New lists generated annually

Race to the Top labels (Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3)

• Reward Schools • Focus Schools • Priority Schools • List generated in summer 2012 and

then again in summer 2015

Variables used to determine Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

• K8 TCAP Math • K8 TCAP Reading/Language Arts • Alg I End of Course (EOC) • Eng II EOC • TCAP Writing • K8 Attendance • HS Graduation Rate

• K8 TCAP Math • K8 TCAP Reading • K8 TCAP Science • Algebra I End of Course (EOC) • English I EOC • English II EOC • Biology I EOC • HS Graduation • Note: Algebra II and English III may

also be included in the future

General description of AYP calculations

Schools earn a proficiency rate for: • Math • Reading/Lang Arts • Attendance • Graduation • Annual rates are independent of

past performance

Schools earn a blended proficiency rate where scores are combined:

• This rate is referred to as the Success Rate (SR)

• Blended rate is calculated by combining multiple assessments over multiple years

Achievement/Growth goals and targets

• Clearly defined Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) for Math

• Clearly defined AMO for Reading/Language Arts

• Annual Safe Harbor Targets for individual schools

• School status determined by comparing school performance across the state

• There will always be a Reward list of the top-performing 5% and a Priority list of the lowest-performing 5%

Subgroup determination

• All • Asian/Pacific Islander • Black • Hispanic • Native American • White • Economically Disadvantaged (ED) • Limited English Proficient (LEP) • Students with Disabilities (SWD)

Achievement and growth gaps calculated for subgroups:

• Non-White vs. White • ED vs. Non-ED • LEP vs. Non-LEP • SWD vs. Non-SWD • All combined into one subgroup

measurement

Effective golf analogy for the difference (per Dr. Jeff Shive)

• Schools are playing against par (as long as you are beating the criteria or par, you’re winning)

Schools are playing against others in the field and the rankings are determined against Tiger Woods and others

Updated 2/6/12