Investing in educational excellence: Rabun County year 1 evaluation (2011-2012) [2012]

Investing in Educational Excellence: Rabun County Year 1 Evaluation (2011-2012)
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Table of Contents
Annual Evaluation of Progress towards Contracted Goals ........................................................................... 3 2011-2012 Evaluation Results Summary ...................................................................................................... 4 Rabun Gap Community School ..................................................................................................................... 5 South Rabun Elementary School................................................................................................................... 6 Rabun County Elementary School................................................................................................................. 7 Rabun County Middle School........................................................................................................................ 9 Rabun County High School.......................................................................................................................... 11 Appendix: Rabun County Accountability Measures ................................................................................... 13

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Annual Evaluation of Progress towards Contracted Goals
In 2011, Rabun County Schools (RCS) entered into the Investing in Educational Excellence Contract (IE2) with the State Board of Education as defined by Georgia Code 20-2-80 - 20-2-84 and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) Rule 160-5-1-.33. By law, the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) must annually monitor RCS's progress towards meeting its contracted IE2 performance goals.
The overall goal of the contract is to close gaps for all students and subgroups in reading and English/language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science between the school's performance and the state average within five years. To accomplish this goal, GOSA, the GaDOE, and RCS developed annual performance targets in each subject to track progress using the all students group and the same subgroups used for the purpose of determining Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) each year for federal accountability requirements. These subgroups are Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaskan, White, Multi-Racial, Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, and Economically Disadvantaged students.
RCS selected the following measures for the evaluation:
Primary Schools Percent Exceeds on Grade 3 Reading/ELA Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) for students who attended respective school in 2nd grade the previous year Percent Exceeds on Grades 3 Mathematics CRCT for students who attended respective school in 2nd grade the previous year
Elementary School Percent Exceeds on Grades 3-6 Reading/ELA CRCT Percent Exceeds on Grades 3-6 Mathematics CRCT Percent Meets + Exceeds on Grades 3-6 Science CRCT
Middle School Percent Exceeds on Grades 7-8 Reading/ELA CRCT Percent Exceeds on Grades 7-8 Mathematics CRCT Percent Meets + Exceeds on Grades 7-8 Science CRCT
High School Percent Exceeds on American Literature and Composition End of Course Test (EOCT) Percent Exceeds on Math I EOCT Percent Meets + Exceeds on Biology EOCT
The guidelines below have been used to determine if a school met or did not meet its annual performance targets and whether each year counts as one of the school's three years of progress.1

1 In 2013, House Bill 283 removed the requirement that schools meet annual performance goals for "three consecutive years."

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A school will be deemed as meeting its yearly performance targets if, within a 95% confidence interval: a) The school did not miss more than one subgroup target in a given subject area, AND b) The same student subgroup did not miss a target in more than one subject area.
Beginning with the 2011-2012 evaluation, GOSA implemented a "second look" option for schools that do not meet targets within the parameters described above. The second look option allows for schools not meeting targets to receive a holistic review through the CCRPI score. If a school has missed its targets, it will be deemed as meeting its yearly performance targets if:
The school's CCRPI score is in the 85th percentile of CCRPI scores across the state within its grade cluster (Elementary, Middle, and High School clusters), as long as the 85th percentile score does not fall below an absolute CCRPI score of 85.
2011-2012 Evaluation Results Summary 4 out of 5 Rabun County schools met targets in the 2011-2012 evaluation. The following school did not meet targets:
Rabun County High School

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Rabun Gap Community School- IE2 Performance Evaluation Plan Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)

Rabun Gap Community School is evaluated on: Percent Exceeds on Reading/ELA CRCT for Grade 3 students who attended Rabun Gap Community School in Grade 2 Percent Exceeds on Mathematics CRCT for Grade 3 students who attended Rabun Gap Community School in Grade 2

(Reading/ELA, CRCT, Grade 3-Attended Rabun Gap Community School in Grade 2)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Actual Performance

Within 95%

Exceeds Target

Confidence Interval

All Students

27.0%

53.8%

Y

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

TFS

TFS

Black

TFS

TFS

TFS

Hispanic

TFS

TFS

TFS

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

TFS

TFS

White

31.6%

56.9%

Y

Multi-Racial

TFS

TFS

TFS

SWD

TFS

TFS

TFS

ELL

TFS

TFS

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

18.3%

48.8%

Y

(Math, CRCT, Grade 3-Attended Rabun Gap Community School in Grade 2)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Actual Performance

Exceeds Target

All Students

31.6%

51.9%

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

TFS

Black

TFS

TFS

Hispanic

TFS

TFS

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

TFS

White

35.5%

TFS

Multi-Racial

TFS

TFS

SWD

TFS

TFS

ELL

TFS

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

24.8%

48.8%

TFS = Too few students

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS TFS TFS TFS TFS TFS TFS Y

Year 1 (2011-2012) Evaluation Rabun Gap Community School met its targeted goals for Year One of the RCS IE2 Contract.

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South Rabun Elementary School- IE2 Performance Evaluation Plan Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)

South Rabun Elementary School is evaluated on: Percent Exceeds on Reading/ELA CRCT for Grade 3 students who attended South Rabun Elementary School in Grade 2 Percent Exceeds on Mathematics CRCT for Grade 3 students who attended South Rabun Elementary School in Grade 2

(Reading/ELA, CRCT, Grade 3-Attended South Rabun Elementary School in Grade 2)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Actual Performance

Within 95%

Exceeds Target

Confidence Interval

All Students

36.0%

53.9%

Y

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

TFS

TFS

Black

TFS

TFS

TFS

Hispanic

TFS

TFS

TFS

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

TFS

TFS

White

39.1%

55.7%

Y

Multi-Racial

TFS

TFS

TFS

SWD

TFS

TFS

TFS

ELL

TFS

TFS

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

26.2%

46.1%

Y

(Math, CRCT, Grade 3-Attended South Rabun Elementary School in Grade 2)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Actual Performance

Exceeds Target

All Students

39.3%

57.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

TFS

Black

TFS

TFS

Hispanic

TFS

TFS

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

TFS

White

42.1%

57.9%

Multi-Racial

TFS

TFS

SWD

TFS

TFS

ELL

TFS

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

32.9%

50.0%

TFS = Too few students

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS TFS TFS Y TFS TFS TFS Y

Year 1 (2011-2012) Evaluation South Rabun Elementary School met its targeted goals for Year One of the RCS IE2 Contract.

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Rabun County Elementary School- IE2 Performance Evaluation Plan Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)
Rabun County Elementary School is evaluated on: Percent Exceeds on Grades 3-5 Reading/ELA CRCT Percent Exceeds on Grades 3-5 Mathematics CRCT Percent Meets + Exceeds on Grades 3-5 Science CRCT

(Reading/ELA, CRCT, Grades 3-6)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Exceeds Target

All Students

32.8%

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

Black

TFS

Hispanic

16.8%

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

White

36.7%

Multi-Racial

TFS

SWD

8.4%

ELL

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

23.7%

(Math, CRCT, Grades 3-6) Subgroup
All Students Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic Am. Indian/Alaskan White Multi-Racial SWD ELL Econ. Disadv.

2011/12 Percent Exceeds Target
31.2% TFS TFS
20.6% TFS
34.7% TFS
15.3% TFS
23.8%

Actual Performance
41.1% TFS TFS
28.1% TFS
42.9% TFS 9.5% TFS
34.4%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS Y TFS Y TFS Y TFS
Y

Actual Performance
37.3% TFS TFS
33.0% TFS
38.2% TFS
16.2% TFS
31.3%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS Y TFS Y TFS Y TFS Y

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(Science, CRCT, Grades 3-6)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Meets +Exceeds Target

All Students

84.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

Black

TFS

Hispanic

71.6%

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

White

87.9%

Multi-Racial

TFS

SWD

64.2%

ELL

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

78.8%

TFS = Too few students

Actual Performance
89.6% TFS TFS
84.7% TFS
90.7% TFS
70.0% TFS
86.9%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS Y TFS Y TFS Y TFS Y

Year 1 (2011-2012) Evaluation Rabun County Elementary School met its targeted goals for Year One of the RCS IE2 Contract.

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Rabun County Middle School- IE2 Performance Evaluation Plan Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)

Rabun County Middle School is evaluated on: Percent Exceeds on Grades 6-8 Reading/ELA CRCT Percent Exceeds on Grades 6-8 Mathematics CRCT Percent Meets + Exceeds on Grades 6-8 Science CRCT

(Reading/ELA, CRCT, Grades 7-8)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Exceeds Target

All Students Asian/Pacific Islander

26.1% TFS

Black

TFS

Hispanic

10.3%

Am. Indian/Alaskan White

TFS 29.2%

Multi-Racial

TFS

SWD ELL

7.6% TFS

Econ. Disadv.

19.5%

Actual Performance
38.0% TFS TFS
25.6% TFS
38.9% TFS TFS TFS
31.7%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS Y TFS Y TFS TFS TFS
Y

(Math, CRCT, Grades 7-8) Subgroup
All Students Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic Am. Indian/Alaskan White Multi-Racial SWD ELL Econ. Disadv.

2011/12 Percent Exceeds Target
27.6% TFS TFS
18.3% TFS
30.1% TFS 8.8% TFS
20.7%

Actual Performance
37.0% TFS TFS
28.9% TFS
37.9% TFS TFS TFS
32.2%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS Y TFS Y TFS TFS TFS Y

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(Science, CRCT, Grades 7-8)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Meets +Exceeds Target

All Students

79.4%

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

Black

TFS

Hispanic

63.1%

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

White

83.5%

Multi-Racial

TFS

SWD

51.8%

ELL

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

72.8%

TFS = Too few students

Actual Performance
86.9% TFS TFS
68.9% TFS
88.8% TFS
48.8% TFS
83.7%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS Y TFS Y TFS Y TFS Y

Year 1 (2011-2012) Evaluation Rabun County Middle School met its targeted goals for Year One of the RCS IE2 Contract.

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Rabun County High School- IE2 Performance Evaluation Plan Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and the Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)

Rabun County High School is evaluated on: Percent Exceeds on American Literature and Composition EOCT Percent Exceeds on Math I EOCT Percent Meets + Exceeds on Biology EOCT

(American Literature and Composition, EOCT)

Subgroup

2011/12 Percent

Exceeds Target

All Students

24.7%

Asian/Pacific Islander

TFS

Black

TFS

Hispanic

TFS

Am. Indian/Alaskan

TFS

White

28.3%

Multi-Racial SWD

TFS 3.0%

ELL

TFS

Econ. Disadv.

18.9%

Actual Performance
18.9% TFS TFS TFS TFS
19.7% TFS TFS TFS
17.0%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
N TFS TFS TFS TFS N TFS TFS TFS
Y

(Math I, EOCT)

Subgroup
All Students Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic Am. Indian/Alaskan White Multi-Racial SWD ELL Econ. Disadv.

2011/12 Percent Exceeds Target
10.4% TFS TFS TFS TFS
12.4% TFS 0.0% TFS 8.0%

Actual Performance
12.0% TFS TFS TFS TFS
13.4% TFS TFS TFS 8.4%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS TFS TFS Y TFS TFS TFS Y

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(Biology, EOCT) Subgroup
All Students Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic Am. Indian/Alaskan White Multi-Racial SWD ELL Econ. Disadv. TFS = Too few students

2011/12 Percent Meets +Exceeds Target
72.2% TFS TFS TFS TFS
75.5% TFS
39.3% TFS
65.9%

Actual Performance
82.6% TFS TFS TFS TFS
84.9% TFS TFS TFS
77.7%

Within 95% Confidence Interval
Y TFS TFS TFS TFS Y TFS TFS TFS Y

Year 1 (2011-2012) Evaluation Rabun County High School did not meet its targeted goals for Year 1 of the RCS IE2 Contract. Rabun County High School missed more than one subgroup target in a given subject area (American Literature & Composition--All Students and White), and its 2011-2012 CCRPI score of 82.8 is below the 85th percentile.

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Appendix: Rabun County Accountability Measures

Reading/ELA and Math Accountability Measures

Reading/ELA and Math Accountability Measures Description

PK-2 Schools - Increase the percent Exceeds in Reading/ELA, and Math for third graders at RCES previously enrolled in second grade at RGCS or SRES (for a full academic year).
Grades 3-8 - Increase the percent Exceeds in Reading/ELA and Math for AYP subgroups in Elementary School (Grades 3-6) and Middle School (Grades 7-8) on the Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT).
Increase the percent Exceeds in ELA for AYP subgroups in High School (Grades 9-12) on the End-ofCourse Tests (EOCT) for American Literature & Composition and Math I.

The district will establish a five-year goal for each school that will include annual performance targets for the school's actual AYP subgroups to close any existing gap(s) in performance relative to the state percent Exceeds. The gap for subgroups will be defined as the difference between the state's percent for the specific subgroup (reference value) and the school percent for the AYP subgroup using the baseline data defined below.
For AYP subgroups in a school below the state subgroup Exceeds percent, the annual performance targets are increased by 1/5th of the gap as defined above.
For example: State subgroup performance(reference value) = 16.6%
School Subgroup performance = 14.6% 16.6% - 14.6% = 2.0%
2.0% / 5 years = 0.40% (annual target increase)
Annual targets would be 15.0%; 15.4%; 15.8%; 16.2%, and 16.6%

For AYP subgroups in a school above the state subgroup Exceeds percent, the percent will not fall more than 1/5th of the difference between the current subgroup percent and the state subgroup percent.
For example: State (reference value) = 40, Subgroup = 60 60 40 = 20 20 / 5 = 4
The bound is 60 4 = 56. The school subgroup performance cannot fall below 56.

**Annual targets for AYP subgroups of Students with Disabilities (SWD) and English Language Learners (ELL) will be to maintain or increase the Exceeds percent annually over baseline data from the individual school (reference value).

The baseline data (reference values) for each subgroup will be established by averaging the percent Exceeds for the 2009-2010 school year and up to two prior school years (2007-2008 and 20082009) where GPS data are available.

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Science Accountability Measures
Decrease the gap in Science percent Meets + Exceeds for AYP subgroups in Elementary School (Grades 3-6) and Middle School (Grades 7-8) on the Criterion Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT).
Decrease the gap in Science percent Meets + Exceeds for AYP subgroups in High School (Grades 9-12) on the End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) for Biology.

Science Accountability Measures Description
The district will establish a five-year goal for each school that will include annual performance targets for the school's actual AYP subgroups to close any existing gap(s) in performance relative to the state subgroup percents. The gap will be defined as the difference between the state's Meets + Exceeds percent for the specific subgroup (reference value) and the school percent for the AYP subgroup using the baseline data defined below.
For AYP subgroups in a school below the state subgroup Meets + Exceeds percent, the annual performance targets are increased by 1/5th of the gap as defined above.
For example: State subgroup performance (reference value) = 60.0%
School Subgroup performance = 48.0% 60.0% - 48.0% = 12.0%
12.0% / 5 years = 2.4% (annual target increase) Annual targets would be 50.4%, 52.8%, 55.2%, 57.6%, 60.0%.
For AYP subgroups in a school above the state subgroup Meets + Exceeds percent, the percent will not fall more than 1/5th of the difference between the current subgroup percent and the state subgroup percent.
For example: State (reference value) = 40, Subgroup = 60 60 40 = 20 20 / 5 = 4
The bound is 60 4 = 56. The school subgroup performance cannot fall below 56.
**Annual targets for AYP subgroups of Students with Disabilities (SWD) and English Language Learners (ELL) will be to maintain or increase the Exceeds percent annually over baseline data from the individual school (reference value).
The baseline data for each subgroup will be established by averaging the percent Meets + Exceeds for the 2009-2010 school year and up to two prior school years (2007-2008 and 2008-2009) where GPS data are available.

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