The API is designed to look at school-wide performance. I'd wish that we could intentionally create a culture of accountability. I define such a culture as one in which I hold myself responsible and am willing to be held responsible for attaining educational goals. I'd like to see a culture in which, for example, a high school staff would say that every student that they send to Harvard or Yale is offset by every child who falls through the cracks. Educators typically want to claim credit for the Harvard students but are not responsible for those who don't fit the mold.
Accountability means all students.
I would like to create a culture in which data are used for continuous improvement rather than for judgment. Today, we live in a culture of judgment. It's a condition that we must resolve.