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Considerations for Developing a New Accountability System
Nancy S. Brownell, Senior Fellow, State Board of Education StaffLocal Control and Accountability Team
Intersegmental Coordinating Council (ICC) – June 30, 2015
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LCFF Big Ideas• The changes introduced by the Local Control
Funding Formula (LCFF) represent a major shift in how California funds Local Educational Agencies (LEAs).
• Under LCFF, California funds school districts, charter schools, and county offices of education equally per student with adjustments based on grade levels and demographic characteristics.
• LCFF replaces complexity in favor of equity, transparency, and performance.
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LCFF Big Ideas• In conjunction with the new funding
formula, we adopted a new system of support and technical assistance for districts and counties.
• Founded on annual plans and evaluation rubrics.
• Districts develop, adopt and implement 3-year plans to improve student performance.
• Builds on a continuous improvement model of accountability. 3
8 State Priorities and Related Data ElementsNeeds Assessment Goals Resource Alignment Services Outcomes
Student Achievement Performance on
assessments Academic Performance
Index College and Career
Readiness English learners becoming
reclassified and proficient Advanced Placement
Exams passage Prepared through Early
Assessment Program Basic Services Rate of teacher mis-
assignments Student Access to
standards-aligned instructional resources and materials
Facilities
Course Access Student access and
enrollment in courses of study
Student Engagement School attendance rates Chronic absenteeism rates Middle School dropout
rates High School dropout rates High School graduation
rates
School Climate Student
suspension rates
Student expulsion rates
Other local measures
Implementation of State Standards Implementation results for
all students, including English learners
Parental Involvement Efforts to
seek parent input
Promotion of parental participation and leadership
Other Student Outcomes Other indicators of student
performance in courses of study. May include performance and other exams.
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New Accountability System• New academic standards and Local Control
Funding Formula (LCFF), state priorities as the foundation.
• Increase district and school capacity and drive continuous improvement.
• System needs to focus on a broader set of outcomes than in the past, reflect more clearly what students need in order to be prepared for college, careers, and citizenship.
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Key Purposes of New Accountability System
• Provide transparency of decision making processes in support of student achievement and outcomes.
• Focus district and school leaders on significant areas for improvement and raise the sense of urgency to do so.
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Key Purposes of New Accountability System
• Report well-timed, accessible and actionable data for use by educators, parents, community members and policymakers.
• Drive continuous improvement and allow the state to differentiate the performance of districts and schools in need of support and technical assistance.
• Strengthen confidence in the educational system and return on investment.
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SBE Guiding Principles• Articulate the state’s expectations for districts,
charter schools and county offices of education. • Foster equity.• Provide useful information that helps parents,
districts, charter schools, county offices of education and policymakers make important decisions.
• Build capacity and increase support for districts, charter schools and county offices.
• Encourage continuous improvement focused on student-level outcomes, using multiple measures for state and local priorities.
• Promote system-wide integration and innovation.8
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Transitioning to a New Accountability System
• What are the primary goals and purposes of the new accountability system?
• What local and state multiple measures and data are available, valid, reliable, and useful as we phase in a new accountability system?
• What technical issues and additional analyses will need to be addressed in developing a valid set of indicators?
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Transitioning to a New Accountability System
• How will data from multiple measures and indicators reflecting the state priorities be combined to differentiate the needs of schools and districts needing technical assistance?
• How will the accountability system provide both status and growth information? How will information on how well schools and districts are performing and making satisfactory progress be determined? 10
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New Context for Accountability
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Continuous Learning,
Equity, and Transparen
cy
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Accountability Mechanisms• Political accountability - operationalized
through Local Control Accountability Plans (LCAPs)
• Professional accountability - through effective licensure, accreditation and professional development
• Performance accountability - monitoring the performance of schools/ districts across the state’s eight priority areas, plus other local priorities.
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Collective Accountability and Shared Responsibility
• Student accountability• Parent responsibility• Teacher and leader accountability• Local school board and superintendent
accountability• Higher education accountability• Educator preparation provider accountability• State accountability
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Building a Coherent Accountability System
Classroom and School Practices
Local Accountability
Processes
State Accountability
Processes
Classroom and school
practices grounded in
state standards and curricular frameworks.
Local accountability processes and
elements, based on the
state priorities, LCAPs, and evaluation
rubrics.
Statewide accountability processes and elements that
support fairness, comparability,
and trend analysis across
multiple measures of
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Role of Evaluation RubricsLocal Control Funding Formula Component
Role of the Evaluation Rubrics
Student Outcomes
Provide (1) local educational agencies (LEA) with information to assess areas of strengths, weaknesses, and improvement needs related to state priority areas and (2) provide information that technical assistance providers can use to address needs
Equity Bring attention to performance of all students including low-income, English learners, foster youth, and other significant subgroups of students
Engagement Provide transparent and accessible access to data and information that supports local engagement in planning, implementation, and monitoring of activities to improve student outcomes
Resource Alignment
Provide systematic way to review outcomes to assess impact of investments to inform resource use
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Linking LCAP Processes to LCAP Outcomes?
Process Measures
• Attendance reports• Student engagement surveys• Suspensions, expulsions• Student/parent/teacher
climate surveys• Parental input/involvement
efforts• Parent participation surveys• Common Core implementation• Course access in core academic
areas
Outcome Measures
• Assessment score gains• English proficiency• College/career readiness• Dropout rates• Graduation rates• Completion of
college/career pathway• Completion of workplace
or service experiences
David Conley
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Establishing the Connections Between Processes and Outcomes• While all processes may relate to all
outcomes generally, the precise relationships are less clear.
• It will be important to establish more direct causal relationships between processes and outcomes.
• This will create a model where schools that implement a process will be more likely to achieve an outcome.
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Considerations• California schools are still strongly embedded in their
local community contexts.
• A set of common statewide indicators is necessary for equity purposes.
• Additional indicators will capture performance in the local context.
• Adding indicators and measures requires a thoughtful, phased approach that entails copious technical assistance.
• California has an unprecedented opportunity to rethink accountability within a systems improvement framework.
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Long Term Development• State Priorities• Local Control and Accountability Plan
(LCAP)• Evaluation Rubric Design Process• California Collaborative for Educational
Excellence (CCEE)• Smarter Balanced and English Language
Proficiency Assessments• Additional Assessments – State and Local
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Resources
• Nancy Brownell – [email protected]• State Board of Education Agendas (Item 10)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/ag/ag/index.asp • LCFF – WestEd Channel http://lcff.wested.org
/ • CDE LCFF http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/ • CDE Common Core
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/cc/ • CAASPP http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/
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