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Notes
ORC 3302.21 (A)(2) requires the Ohio Department of Education to rank traditional public school districts, community schools, and STEM schools on student performance growth, using the value-added progress dimension, if applicable.
The full text associated with this section of law is available here:
ORC 3302.21 (A)(2)
Per ORC language, this file ranks traditional public districts, community schools, and STEM schools based on their overall 2012 Value Added Gain Index.  The file does not include any other rankings required by ORC 3302.21.
LEAs that closed in the Ohio Educational Directory System (OEDS) prior to September 1, 2012 are not included in the rankings. LEA's in the updated file reflect organizational status as of August 6th, 2014.
* The Value-Added rankings were recalculated to include updated data based on findings by the Auditor of State.
What is [NAME]?
[NAME] is a growth measurement that assesses districts' and schools' impact on student progress from year to year.
In 2012, Ohio produced value added growth analyses for reading and math, in grades 4-8.
More information about the technical aspects of Ohio's value added measures is available here:
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicID=1&TopicRelationID=117
Complete List of Data Elements Included in this File
Data Element | Description | Additional Notes
2012 Value Added Rank | LEA's rank based on their 2012 Value Added Gain Index.  For the purposes of this ranking, the department uses a competition ranking methodology.  As a result, in cases where LEAs have the same Value Added Gain Index, the LEAs will receive the same Value Added Rank.
ODE Designated County | LEA's ODE Designated County, assigned based on the LEA's primary mailing address in OEDS.
LEA IRN | Six-digit unique LEA identifier.
[NAME] | [NAME]
[NAME] | For public districts, indicates whether district is a local, exempted village or city district.  For community schools, indicates whether school is a start-up or conversion school.
[NAME] as of 06Aug2014 | LEA organizational status, as listed in the Ohio Educational Directory System (OEDS) as of August 6, 2014.
2012 Grade Span | Indicates the grade levels served by the entity in 2012. Note that for community schools, the grade span indicates the grades the community school is authorized to serve, not necessarily the grades actually served by the school in 2012.
2012 Enrollment | Yearend Average Daily Membership (ADM) for LEA during 2011-2012 school year.
2012 Value Added Gain Score | The value added gain score is the point estimate of the mean gains for each grade/subject combination.  For the purposes of this file, this is the estimate of all grades (4-8) and subjects (reading and math) served by the LEA.  The estimates represent the average gain for the LEA.
2012 Value Added Standard Error | The value added standard error is a measure of the precision of the value added gain score.  A smaller standard error means that the gain score is more precise than a larger standard error.
2012 Value Added Gain Index | The value added gain index is a standardized measure of an LEA's value added gain score and is calculated by dividing the LEA's value added gain score by the LEA's value added standard error.
2012 Value Added Composite Rating | The value added composite rating is based on the LEA's Value Added Gain Index.  LEAs with a gain score greater or equal to 2 receive an 'Above' value added rating, meaning that growth exceeded state-level growth expectations.  LEAs with a gain index greater or equal to -2 and less than 2 receive a 'Met' on their overall value added rating, meaning that they met state-level expectations for growth.    LEAs with a gain index less than -2 receives a 'Below' on their value added rating, meaning that they did not meet state-level growth expectations.
2012 PI Score | LEA's 2012 Performance Index Score, based on student performance on the OAAs and OGTs in grades 3-8 and 10.
2012 Pct Indicators Met | The percentage of state indicators met by the LEA on the 2012 Local Report Card.
2012 Number of Indicators that Apply | The number of state indicators that were applicable to the LEA on the 2012 Local Report Card.
2012 [NAME] | LEA's overall 2012 Local Report Card rating.
2012 Additional Information | Additional notes about the LEA's 2012 accountability measures.