4 Alaska Admin. Code § 06.822

Current through November 28, 2024
Section 4 AAC 06.822 - Student growth indicator
(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.

4 AAC 06.822

Eff. 10/20/2018, Register 228, January 2019; am 11/28/2019, Register 232, January 2020; am 5/24/2023, Register 246, July 2023; am 9/21/2024, Register 251, October 2024

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