# Presentation: 248191

## Just for the KidsSchool Reports and Best Practice Studies

- Essential Elements of Statewide Data-Collection Systems
*May 4, 2004 *
- Chris Caudullo, Manager of Data Acquisition _[chris@Just4Kids.org](mailto:chris@Just4Kids.org)_

**Archived Information**

## What States Can Do

**1.  Develop a longitudinal student information system**
**2.  Promote best practice research**
**3.  Develop diagnostic tools for educators**

## 9 Key Elements of a Longitudinal Student Achievement Information System

**1.  Unique statewide student identifier. **
**2.  Fall student-level enrollment data. **
**3.  Student-level state test data. **
**4.  Information on untested students. **
**5.  Student-level course-completion data. **
**6.  Student-level SAT, ACT and AP test results. **
**7.  Student-level graduation and dropout rates. **
**8.  Ability to match K-12 and higher education. **
**9.  State data audit system. **

##                  9th Grade Algebra Exam Passing Rates

**                 ****9th Grade Algebra Exam Passing Rates**
**Students Grouped by Their Scores on the 8****th**** Grade Mathematics TAAS Exam**

***Chart notes: ***Most 4th grade proficient students in mathematics maintain proficiency in 8th grade.
- Low-income students are at risk, however, if they attend a low-performing middle school.

***Chart notes: ***Our highest performing middle schools have demonstrated that they can get most students to mathematics proficiency by the end of 8th grade if the students passed with a TLI of 70 at the end of 4th grade.

## Chart notes: It is difficult, but not impossible, to get students with a TLI of less than 70 in 4th grade to reach proficiency by the end of 8th grade.  A small number of Texas middle schools, including Hambrick Middle School and KIPP Academy, are able to get the majority of students failing TAAS mathematics in 4th grade to proficiency by 8th grade.

***Chart notes: ***It is difficult, but not impossible, to get students with a TLI of less than 70 in 4th grade to reach proficiency by the end of 8th grade.  A small number of Texas middle schools, including Hambrick Middle School and KIPP Academy, are able to get the majority of students failing TAAS mathematics in 4th grade to proficiency by 8th grade.

## Four Elements Required for School Reports

**1.  Unique statewide student identifier **
**2.  Fall student-level enrollment data**
**3.  Student-level test data**
**4.  Information on untested students**

**These elements are critical for elementary, middle and high school reports**

## 9 Essential Elements

- Makes possible longitudinal student information.
- Identify how long students have been in a school or program.
- Determine achievement of students when they entered the school.
- Measure academic growth.
- Assist with students’ record transfer to give teachers timely information on new students.
- Improve accuracy of high school data on low income students.
- Meet NCLB requirement to follow students after they leave bilingual/ESL programs.

**Element 1: Unique statewide ****student identifier**

## Element 2: Fall Student-Level Enrollment Data

- Avoid reliance on self-reported student information.
- Identify how long students have been in a school or program.
- Help identify the number of dropouts and missing students in high school.
- Collect accurate information to determine if schools are closing income and ethnic achievement gaps.

**9 Essential Elements**

##  Element 3: Student-Level Test Data 

- Combined with a student identifier, follow student academic progress over time.
- Provide disaggregated test information for educators to use to help students.

**9 Essential Elements**

## Element 4: Information on Untested Students

- Prevent school districts from hiding students who might fail the test.
- Account for students who are exempt from testing due to special education or limited English proficiency.
- Required by NCLB since the percent of students tested is an important component of AYP.

**9 Essential Elements**

## States That Have All of First Four Elements

**1.   **Alaska
**2.   **Colorado
**3.   **Delaware
**4.   **Florida
**5.   **Louisiana

**6.    **Massachusetts
**7.    **Michigan
**8.    **Oregon
**9.    **Texas
**10.  **Vermont

**9 Essential Elements**

## Additional Elements for High School Reports

**5.  **Student Course Completion Data
**6.**  Student SAT/ACT and AP Data
**7.**  Graduation and Dropout Data
**8.**  High School to College Link

**These elements identify whether a state’s K-12 system is**** preparing students for success after high school**

## 9 Essential Elements

- Important indicator of readiness for college
- Large numbers taking and passing advanced courses is a good indicator of college readiness
- It is important to collect all individual course-completion records for all courses taken for high school credit
- Courses should be numbered consistently and stored by the state

**Element 5: Student Course Completion Information**

## 9 Essential Elements

- Student participation and success on SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement tests are another good indicator of college readiness
- It is important to collect all individual records for all SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement tests.

**Element 6: Student SAT/ACT and AP Data**

## 9 Essential Elements

- When linked to student records in the statewide enrollment database, it is possible to look at “excess attrition” in the upper grades
- It gives very accurate graduation and dropout rates

**Element 7: Graduation and Dropout Data**

## 9 Essential Elements

- Gives the state the ability to match between a student’s K-12 and public higher education institutions records
- When used in an analysis along with course completion and SAT/ACT and AP test results, it can show how students actually perform in higher education

**Element 8: High School to College Link**

## Florida
Georgia
Texas

- Georgia
- Texas

**States With All Four Additional ****High School Elements**

**9 Essential Elements**

## Florida
Kansas
New York
Texas

- Kansas
- New York
- Texas

-  **States With a Complete Data **** Audit System**

**Data Audit System**

## Longitudinal Student Information 

**Systems**

- Illinois
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma

**Additional States Developing**
**Longitudinal Student Information Systems**

**Notes:**

Last October in Washington D.C., JFTK announced that the organization was joining the University of Texas and the Education Commission of the States to form the National Center for Educational Accountability--NCEA.  
NCEA is also housed in Austin, and serves as the umbrella organization for all of the state JFTK organizations, conducts national analyses of school performance, informs policy makers, and researches educational practices leading to high student achievement.  

## Just for the Kids School Reports

**Just for the Kids School Reports**

## School Information Partnership (SIP)

**School Information Partnership (SIP)**

## National JFTK Model Expansion

**New Hampshire**
**New Mexico**
**New York**

**Arizona**
**Georgia**
**Hawaii**
**Illinois**

**Arkansas **
**California **
**Colorado**

**Tennessee**
**Texas**
**Washington**

**States on the JFTK website:**

**States committed to the model:**

**National JFTK Model Expansion**

**Florida **
**Massachusetts**
**New Jersey **

**Louisiana**
**Michigan**
**Minnesota **

**North Carolina**
**Oklahoma**
**Virginia**** **

**Alabama**
**Connecticut**
**Delaware**

**States in discussion:**

**Idaho**
**Maryland**

**Pennsylvania**
**Oregon**

## In 2004, ten state best practice studies have been completed or are underway

**2004 Studies**
** ****Arkansas**
** ****California**
** ****Colorado**
** ****Florida **
** ****Illinois**
** ****Massachusetts**
** ****New Jersey**
** ****Tennessee**
** ****Texas***
** ****Washington*** ** **

**Completed studies*

## Best Practice Reports

**Best Practice Reports**

## Slide 27

## www.nc4ea.org

- School Reports and Best Practices

- www.just4kids.org

- No Child Left Behind School Reports

- www.schoolresults.org

**Notes:**

Last October in Washington D.C., JFTK announced that the organization was joining the University of Texas and the Education Commission of the States to form the National Center for Educational Accountability--NCEA.  
NCEA is also housed in Austin, and serves as the umbrella organization for all of the state JFTK organizations, conducts national analyses of school performance, informs policy makers, and researches educational practices leading to high student achievement.