(1) Subject to
available appropriations by the Tennessee General Assembly, and pursuant to
T.C.A. §
49-3-106, the Department shall
allocate Student-generated outcome incentive dollars, called outcome bonuses,
to an LEA based on the achievement of member Students in the LEA's public
schools, including authorized public charter schools. Outcome bonuses shall be
earned based on the procedures and goals provided in this Rule, and the outcome
bonuses shall be reported at the school level and received by the LEA or public
charter school no later than the fifth payment period.
(2) The Commissioner shall convene a group of
individuals in accordance with T.C.A. §
49-3-106(f), to
annually advise the Commissioner regarding outcome bonuses and outcome goals.
Once selected, an individual may serve in an advisory role for up to three (3)
years.
(3) A Student may generate
up to one (1) outcome bonus in elementary school, one (1) outcome bonus in
middle school, and one (1) outcome bonus in high school based on the criteria
set forth in Paragraph (4) of this rule.
(4) Outcome bonuses shall be allocated based
on the following goals:
(a) Elementary
School: A Student who scored "meets expectations" or "exceeds expectations" on
the 3rd grade ELA TCAP or any Student who scored "approaching" or "below" on
the 3rd grade ELA TCAP but demonstrated Significant Growth on the 4th grade ELA
TCAP generates an outcome bonus of ten percent (10%) of the Base Funding
Amount. If the Student is Economically Disadvantaged, an English Learner, or a
Student with a Disability, that Student instead generates an outcome bonus of
twenty percent (20%) of the Base Funding Amount. For students with
disabilities, this measure may also include the Student's alternate assessment,
when taken in lieu of the TCAP, should the Student score at the highest
performance level.
(b) Middle
School: A Student who scored a combination of "meets expectations" or "exceeds
expectations" on both the 8th grade ELA and math TCAP or who demonstrated
Significant Growth from both the 7th grade ELA and math TCAP to both the 8th
grade ELA and math TCAP generates an outcome bonus of ten percent (10%) of the
Base Funding Amount. If the Student is Economically Disadvantaged, an English
Learner, or a Student with a Disability, that Student instead generates an
outcome bonus of twenty percent (20%) of the Base Funding Amount. For Students
with Disabilities, this measure may also include the Student's alternate
assessment, when taken in lieu of the TCAP, should the Student score at the
highest performance level.
(c) High
School: A Student within a graduating class who met any of the following
criteria generates an outcome bonus of ten percent (10%) of the Base Funding
Amount. If the Student is Economically Disadvantaged, an English Learner, or a
Student with a Disability, that Student instead generates an outcome bonus of
twenty percent (20%) of the Base Funding Amount:
1. Earned EPSO Credit in at least two (2)
Early Post-Secondary Opportunities (EPSOs) and either scored a composite score
of 21 (twenty-one) or higher on the ACT, or increased his or her composite ACT
score by at least four (4) points between the first 11th grade ACT and a
subsequent ACT; or
2. Earned EPSO
Credit for three (3) EPSOs; or
3.
Scored 31 (thirty-one) or higher on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
Battery (ASVAB) Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) and earned EPSO Credit in
at least two (2) EPSOs.
(d) High School Students with Disabilities: A
Student in a graduating class who did not generate an outcome bonus under
Paragraph (4)(c) of this rule, who was enrolled in an LEA that meets Indicator
5 of the State Annual Performance Report for students who receive instruction
eighty percent (80%) of the day in a general education setting, and who also
met at least two (2) of the three (3) State Annual Performance Report
Indicators, as required by IDEA and listed below, generates an outcome bonus of
ten percent (10%) of the Base Funding Amount:
1. Indicator 1: Graduation with a general
education diploma;
2. Indicator 3C:
Proficiency on the state's alternate assessment;
3. Indicator 14: Post-school
outcomes.
(5)
If there is not enough funding appropriated to provide outcome bonuses pursuant
to Paragraph (4), the funding shall be reduced proportionally as provided in
T.C.A. §
49-3-106.
(6) The Department shall explore options and
alternatives to measure Significant Growth, for consideration by the group
assembled under T.C.A. §
49-3-106(f).
(7) The Department shall conduct a pilot
program in the 2023-24 school year related to post high school success metrics
to determine potential revisions to outcome bonuses for high school
students.
