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 | Selection of Accountability Measures for Alternative Education Campuses
 | REQUIRED INFORMATION |  | School Name
 |  |  | School Code
 |  |  | District/Authorizer Name
 |  |  | District/Authorizer Code
 |  |  | [NAME]'s Name
 |  |  | Primary Contact
 |  |  | [NAME] E-mail
 |  |  | Primary Contact's Phone #
 | SCHOOL LEVELS SERVED BY THIS AEC |  | Elementary School
 |  |  | Middle School
 |  |  | High School
 | ASSURANCE SIGNATURES |  | Principal/Administrator Signature
 |  |  | District/Authorizer Signature
 |  |  | District Board President Signature
 | OVERVIEW
 | All of Colorado’s Alternative Education Campuses (AECs) are accountable for the following performance indicators: Academic Achievement, Academic Growth, Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (high schools only) and Student Engagement. Performance on these indicators will serve as the basis for an AEC’s school plan type assignment by districts and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
 | The measures selected in this document will be used to calculate 2013-2014 framework results. You do not need to fill out this form if (1) your AEC and authorizer are aproved by CDE to modify any of these CDE approved metrics, cut-points, and/or weights, and/or (2) your AEC and authorizer are approved by CDE to use the framework agreed to by your board last year. The authorizer will also be responsible for generating and submitting to CDE a framework report using its proposed metrics and/or cut-points. This form is due back to CDE no later than July 1, 2014. Scan cover sheet, with appropriate signatures, to: [NAME].
 | In the attached worksheets, please indicate the supplemental measures for each of the four performance indicator areas for which your AEC will be accountable.  The measures for each of the performance indicators must be approved by the Local School Board or Charter School Institute for each AEC, before submission to CDE.  CDE will then notify the local school board or Charter School Institute if any revisions to the measures are necessary. This notification will be given on or before September 1, 2014.  Revisions will be due within 10 days of notification. Data submitted in this form is subject to CDE audit and verification.
 | INSTRUCTIONS
 | 1. | Complete the highlighted REQUIRED INFORMATION fields in the table above.
 | 2. | If your AEC serves elementary students, select YES from the drop-down menu in MEASURES SELECTED FOR THE FOLLOWING LEVELS: [NAME], if your school does not serve elementary students, select NO.  Repeat this process for Middle and High School.  Be sure to represent all grades served by your school as you will need to select measures for EACH level separately.
 | 3. | If your AEC serves high school students click on the Select Measures-High School tab along the bottom of the workbook.  Follow instructions 4-11 to complete the data template and indicate your performance framework selections.  Please note that if your school serves elementary or middle school students you will also need to complete the Select Measures-Elementary Sch and/or Select Measures-Middle School worksheets.
 | 4. | The first two rows for school name and number should automatically populate from the REQUIRED INFORMATION fields on this INSTRUCTIONS tab.  Although the worksheet may seem long, the only fields you need to fill out are highlighted in yellow. You may more easily navigate the form by clicking on the blue links to help you jump between performance indicators on each sheet.
 | 5. | Within each framework indicator, the required measures are listed first, followed by the optional measures.  For each measure, the following information is required:  • the metric of interest (i.e. % of students scoring proficient or advanced);  • the criteria for exceeding, meeting, approaching and not meeting the AEC norms (e.g., at or above the 90th percentile of AECs) ;  • the cut-point values associated with each of the criteria levels (e.g. the % of students scoring proficient or advanced associated with the 90th percentile of AECs); and  • your school's observed score on the measure and metric of interest (e.g., 15.8% of your students were proficient or advanced)        • if your school meets the minimum N requirement, the total number of students contributing to your school's actual score on the measure and metric of interest (e.g. 25 students took CSAP/TCAP)
 | 6. | CDE has populated all the fields for measures and metrics using state data from 2009-2012 as the baseline, including for all required measures and some available optional measures. A few of the of the state fields may be updated with 2013-2014 data in August, 2014. You may review  the baseline values associated with each cut-point as set using state data from 2009-2012 on the Reference Cut-points tab. Note that you do not need to fill in information for the required measures; required measures will be included in all AEC frameworks for schools with enough data. You may select other additional/ supplemental measures to include in your school's performance framework only if you can supply the necessary criteria and cut-point value information.
 | 7. | The most common additional measures used by AECs have been added to the data collection template.  For measures labeled as OPTIONAL use the drop-down menu in the highlighted box to indicate if you wish to count the measure towards your framework. You only need to fill out and/or modify cells in yellow.  If there is a choice of metrics, the first row in the section will be highlighted in yellow and you will need to select from a drop-down menu. Cut-points have been for the most common additional measures used by AECs.  If you choose to add an additional measure, please enter the information in the "Other" box and include cut-point values in the highlighted cells.  Finally, enter your school's actual performance on the measure. Note that all versions/administrations of an assessment (e.g. Acuity A, Acuity B, and [NAME]) count as a single measure and results should be aggregated.
 | 8. | To meet minimum n requirements and provide more reliable ratings, when multiple years of data are available for an optional metric please aggregate your school's actual performance across the most recent 3 years.  If data are not available for all 3 years, provide as many years as possible (i.e. the two year aggregate or if the assessment is new only the current year results).
 | 9. | If you wish to include an additional measure and/or subject area that is not included on the data template, the last one, two, or three sections of cells within each indicator can be filled in by hand.  Indicate: (1) the name of the measure, (2) the subject area of the measure, (3) the metric of the measure, (4) the criteria to exceed, meet, approach and not meet AEC Norms, (5) the cut-point values to exceed, meet, approach and not meet AEC Norms, and (6) your school's actual value for the additional measure. Consider ambitious but attainable targets for the population of students you serve.
 | 10. | Refer to the tables below for information about the point values associated with each criteria and the number of framework points associated with each indicator by elementary/middle and high school-levels.  All measures default to 4 possible points, contributing equally to the indicator point total. Changes to these weights will need to be approved by CDE, and the district/authorizer will need to generate its own framework report if weights are approved.
 | 11. | After making sure all highlighted cells in the current sheet have been appropriately filled out, complete the Select Measures data templates for all other grades served by your school.
 | 12. | Once all templates have been completed, please save this form as "Selection of Accountability Measures - 0000.xls" . Replace "0000" with the school's specific code.
 | 13. | E-mail the electronic file, without signatures, to [NAME]
 | 14. | Print this page as a coversheet for signatures.  Also print each data worksheet (should be 10 pages for high school, 8 pages for middle school, and 8 pages for elementary). Submit evidence of agreement by your district or authorizer as to the selected measures and metrics. The signature of your district's superintendent and district board president or authorizer on this coversheet is sufficient.
 | 15. | Scan or Fax cover sheet, with appropriate signatures, to [NAME].
 |  | For technical assistance, please contact [NAME], [EMAIL] or [PHONE].
 |  | Alternative Scoring Guide 2014- ELEMENTARY & MIDDLE SCHOOL
 |  | Scoring Guide for Alternative Education Campuses (AECs) ONLY
 |  | Performance Indicator | For each selected measure: | Point Value | Framework Points         (combined across measures)
 |  | Academic Achievement | Exceeds AEC Norms | 4 | 20
 |  |  | Meets AEC Norms | 3
 |  |  | Approaching AEC Norms | 2
 |  |  | Does Not Meet AEC Norms | 1
 |  | Academic Growth | Exceeds AEC Norms | 4 | 50
 |  |  | Meets AEC Norms | 3
 |  |  | Approaching AEC Norms | 2
 |  |  | Does Not Meet AEC Norms | 1
 |  | Student Engagement | Exceeds AEC Norms | 4 | 30
 |  |  | Meets AEC Norms | 3
 |  |  | Approaching AEC Norms | 2
 |  |  | Does Not Meet AEC Norms | 1
 |  | Alternative Scoring Guide 2014- HIGH SCHOOL
 |  | Scoring Guide for Alternative Education Campuses (AECs) ONLY
 |  | Performance Indicator | For each selected measure: | Point Value | Framework Points         (combined across measures)
 |  | Academic Achievement | Exceeds AEC Norms | 4 | 15
 |  |  | Meets AEC Norms | 3
 |  |  | Approaching AEC Norms | 2
 |  |  | Does Not Meet AEC Norms | 1
 |  | Academic Growth | Exceeds AEC Norms | 4 | 35
 |  |  | Meets AEC Norms | 3
 |  |  | Approaching AEC Norms | 2
 |  |  | Does Not Meet AEC Norms | 1
 |  | Post-Secondary & Workforce Readiness | Exceeds AEC Norms | 4 | 30
 |  |  | Meets AEC Norms | 3
 |  |  | Approaching AEC Norms | 2
 |  |  | Does Not Meet AEC Norms | 1
 |  | Student Engagement | Exceeds AEC Norms | 4 | 20
 |  |  | Meets AEC Norms | 3
 |  |  | Approaching AEC Norms | 2
 |  |  | Does Not Meet AEC Norms | 1
 |  | YES
 |  | NO
 |  | Yes, apply the following measures for 2010-2011
 |  | No, district will calculate own results on previously approved/alternate framework