(a) The points earned
for a school's student growth indicator are based on the percentage of students
who made adequate growth from the previous year based on the students' scores on
the English language arts or mathematics test under
4
AAC 06.737. The department will determine whether each
student has made adequate growth set out in this section.
(b) The department will assign the appropriate
sub-level to each student based on the student's score. For purposes of
determining whether students made adequate growth on the English language arts or
mathematics test under
4
AAC 06.737, the subject matter achievement levels
defined in 4 AAC 06.739 are divided into
sub-levels of advanced high, advanced low, proficient high, proficient low,
approaching proficient high, approaching proficient low, needs support high, and
needs support low. Calculations will be performed annually, and a value table
posted on the department Internet website based on the following calculations for
each grade and subject:
(1) advanced low is
determined by
(A) reviewing the scale scores
from the current year state summative assessment data and for each grade and
subject determining the standard deviation of the mean;
(B) dividing the figure calculated under (A)
of this paragraph by two and rounding to the nearest whole number;
(C) subtracting one from the figure calculated
under (B) of this paragraph, and adding that figure to the lowest score in the
advanced cut-score range in
4
AAC 06.739(b); the resulting figure is
the highest score in the advanced low range; and
(D) using the lowest score in the advanced achievement level for the
subject and grade in
4
AAC 06.739(b) to obtain the lowest
score in the advanced low range.
(2) advanced high is the portion of the advanced achievement level
range in 4 AAC 06.739(b) that
remains after the advanced low sub-level calculated under (1) of this subsection
is removed;
(3) proficient low is the
bottom half of the proficient achievement level range in
4
AAC 06.739(b);
(4) proficient high is the top half of the
proficient achievement level range in
4
AAC 06.739(b);
(5) approaching proficient low is the bottom
half of the approaching proficient achievement level range in
4
AAC 06.739(b);
(6) approaching proficient high is the top
half of the approaching proficient achievement level range in
4
AAC 06.739(b);
(7) needs support high is determined by
(A) reviewing the scale scores from the
current year state summative assessment data and for each grade and subject
determining the standard deviation of the mean;
(B) dividing the figure calculated under (A) of this paragraph by
two and rounding to the nearest whole number;
(C) subtracting one from the figure calculated under (B) of this
paragraph, and subtracting that figure from the highest score in the needs
support cut-score range in
4
AAC 06.739(b); the resulting figure is
the lowest score in the needs support high range: and
(D) using the highest score in the needs
support achievement level for the subject and grade in
4
AAC 06.739(b) to obtain the highest
score in the needs support high range;
(8) needs support low is the portion of the needs support
achievement level range in
4
AAC 06.739(b) that remains after the
needs support high sub-level under (7) of this subsection is
removed.
(c) A student is
eligible to be counted in the student growth indicator if
(1) the student receives a valid test score in
the previous year and current year;
(2) the student achieves natural grade
progression from the previous year; and
(3) the student is enrolled for the full
academic year in the current year.
(d) A student who scores at the proficient or
advanced level in the previous year achieves adequate growth by retaining or
improving the student's achievement level in the current year.
(e) A student who scores at the approaching
proficient or needs support level in the previous year achieves adequate growth
by improving the achievement sub-level from the previous year.
(f) The department will
(1) determine the points for a school's growth
indicator for school accountability by dividing the number of eligible students
making adequate growth by the number of students eligible to be counted;
and
(2) determine the points earned
for a school's growth indicator as follows
(A)
if the percentage of students making adequate growth is greater than 20 percent
but less than 80 percent, the points earned will be the percentage of students
making adequate growth;
(B) if the
percentage of students making adequate growth is less than or equal to 20
percent, the points earned are zero; and
(C) if the percentage of students making
adequate growth is greater than or equal to 80 percent, the points earned are
100.
