Washington Administrative Code › Title 180 - Education, State Board of › Chapter 180-105 - Performance improvement goals › Section 180-105-040 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "High school"
			 means a public school in the state enrolling students in any of grades nine
			 through twelve.
(2) "Graduation
			 rate" means the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate expressed as the
			 percentage of students who receive a regular high school diploma within four
			 academic years of having enrolled for the first time as ninth grade students.
			 Students who transfer to another school less than four academic years after
			 initial enrollment in the ninth grade shall not be included in the calculation
			 of the graduation rate for the school from which the student transfers.
			 Students who become deceased shall not be included in the calculation of the
			 graduation rate for the school last attended. Students who earn a regular high
			 school diploma after their four academic years will be included in additional
			 calculations and reports for the year a regular high school diploma is
			 completed.
(3) "Performance
			 improvement goals" means the long-term goals described in the Washington
			 accountability plan approved by the U.S. Department of Education for the
			 academic achievement indicator, high school graduation indicator, and English
			 learner progress indicator.
(4)
			 "School and school district improvement plans" means the data-driven plan for
			 the district and each school described and required under WAC
			 180-16-220
			 that promotes a positive impact on student learning and includes a continuous
			 improvement process.
(5) "Federal
			 requirements" means the accountability and other requirements specified by the
			 U.S. Department of Education in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
			 1965, as amended.
(6) "Washington
			 school improvement framework" or "WSIF" means the system of school
			 differentiation described in the Washington accountability plan approved by the
			 U.S. Department of Education as meeting federal requirements. The framework
			 methodology establishes a summative score for the all students group and the
			 reportable student groups specified in WAC
			 180-105-020(2) from up to five indicators broadly categorized as academic achievement, student
			 academic growth, English learner progress, high school graduation, and school
			 quality or student success.
(7)
			 "Washington school improvement framework indicators" includes the following
			 indicators:
(a) "Academic achievement
			 indicator" means the measure of the percentage of students who are proficient
			 on the required state assessments in reading/English language arts and
			 mathematics included as part of the system of differentiation described in the
			 Washington accountability plan approved by the U.S. Department of
			 Education.
(b) "Student growth
			 indicator" means a measure of academic growth or academic improvement derived
			 from the required state assessments included as part of the system of
			 differentiation described in the Washington accountability plan approved by the
			 U.S. Department of Education.
(c)
			 "High school graduation indicator" means the graduation rate and adjustments if
			 any included as part of the system of differentiation described in the
			 Washington accountability plan approved by the U.S. Department of Education.
			 This indicator only applies to high schools as defined in subsection (3) of
			 this section.
(d) "English learner
			 progress indicator" means a measure of the progress in achieving English
			 language proficiency for English learners included as part of the system of
			 differentiation as described in the Washington accountability plan approved by
			 the U.S. Department of Education.
(e) "School quality or student success
			 indicator" means the measure or combination of measures of student engagement
			 and school climate included as part of the system of differentiation described
			 in the Washington accountability plan approved by the U.S. Department of
			 Education.
(i) "Regular school attendance" is
			 a measure of school quality or student success in the Washington school
			 improvement framework. The measure is the percentage of students at a school
			 who had fewer than eighteen full-day absences (ten percent) during the school
			 year.
(ii) "9th graders on track"
			 is a measure of school quality or student success in the Washington school
			 improvement framework. The measure is the percentage of first-time ninth
			 graders at a school who pass all the credits attempted. This indicator only
			 applies to high schools as defined in subsection (3) of this section.
(iii) "Advanced course-taking" is a measure
			 of school quality or student success in the Washington school improvement
			 framework. The measure is the percentage of all enrolled students (grades nine
			 through twelve) who complete a dual credit course. This indicator only applies
			 to high schools as defined in subsection (3) of this section.