INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

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1 INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Date: July 26, 2013 To: From: Subject: Dr. Margaret A. Smith, Superintendent of Schools School Board Members Dr. Alicia Parker, Assistant Director Program Accountability and Evaluation SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT The Florida Department of Education has released the 2013 school grades for Elementary and Middle Schools. In , there were changes to the Florida School Accountability System including new assessment standards and new calculations. The State Board of Education allowed an adjustment of grades to prevent a school from dropping more than one letter grade from the 2011 grade earned. For , the Commissioner and the State Board of Education increased expectations and standards. They also agreed to continue with the no more than one letter grade drop as schools and districts transition to the changing accountability standards. Changes were also made to the Exceptional Student Education Center grade calculations. Additional adjustments made to the school grade calculations in include the following: increasing the writing standard from 3.0 to 3.5 a one letter grade reduction for schools with fewer than 50% of their lowest quartile scoring at a level 3 or above in reading implementation of new achievement level standards for FCAT 2.0 Science, Biology End-of- Course (EOC) Assessment, and Geometry EOC inclusion of the Geometry and Biology EOC assessments as part of the accelerated coursework for middle schools inclusion of the Algebra I EOC results in determining the lowest quartile for math Industry Certifications as part of the middle school grade acceleration criteria Inclusion of only standard diploma in graduation rate calculations. In light of these changes, longitudinal trend analysis, year to year comparison of school grades, is complex. As expected, there were statewide decreases in school grades. Therefore, a conclusion about the correlation between school grades and student achievement should be done in the context of the above referenced adjustments. Volusia Public Traditional Schools Results Summary: Elementary: Middle: K-8: 7 As 4 As 1 D 20 Bs 13 Cs 6 Cs 2 Ds 5 D

2 Volusia Public Charter Schools Results Summary: Elementary: K-8 1 A 1 A 1 B 1 D 1 D High Schools: At this time, only point values for each high school have been reported for the FCAT portion of the school grade. High will be released in late fall when the other half of the new grading components are calculated together with the FCAT points released today. The district and schools will complete a comprehensive review and analysis of the data to determine successful instructional practices. Focus areas will be developed and will become part of the school improvement planning process for If you have questions or need additional information, please call me at extension I will be happy to assist. Thank you for your continued support of our students and school learning communities. Attachments cc: Superintendent s Staff Principals Curriculum Directors 2

3 Volusia County Elementary Schools: Accountability Report Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% % Tested Total Applied to Grade* BLUE LAKE C B A BOSTON AVE. CHRTR D F D CHAMPION D C B CHISHOLM C B B CITRUS GROVE B B N CORONADO BEACH A A A CYPRESS CREEK B A A DEBARY # B A A DELTONA LAKES # B A C DISCOVERY # B A A EDGEWATER PUBLIC C B **D ENTERPRISE C C C FOREST LAKE B A A FREEDOM A A A FRIENDSHIP # C B A GEORGE W. MARKS B A *B HORIZON B A A INDIAN RIVER C B A LONGSTREET # B A *B MANATEE COVE B A A MCINNIS C B C Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\1 Elem Sch Grades 7/26/2013

4 Volusia County Elementary Schools: Accountability Report Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% % Tested Total Applied to Grade* ORANGE CITY C D C ORMOND BEACH C B A ORTONA A A *B OSCEOLA B B A OSTEEN C B A PALM TERRACE D C B PATHWAYS B A C PIERSON # D C C PINE TRAIL B A A PORT ORANGE *B A A PRIDE C B A READING EDGE # B A **C READ-PATTILLO # B A A SAMSULA ACADEMY A C N SOUTH DAYTONA D C B SPIRIT # B A A SPRUCE CREEK # B A A STARKE # D C B SUGAR MILL # B A A SUNRISE C B A SWEETWATER A A A TIMBERCREST A A *B TOMOKA # B A A TURIE T. SMALL B B B Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\1 Elem Sch Grades 7/26/2013

5 Volusia County Elementary Schools: Accountability Report Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% % Tested Total Applied to Grade* VOLUSIA PINES C B *B WESTSIDE A B C WOODWARD AVE A A *B Average Scores N= No grade or score reported for schools that were not open NA = No grade or score reported for schools with too few students * School grade reduced from "A" to "B" because less than 50% of the lowest 25% of students made adequate progress in reading or math. **School grade reduced one letter grade because less than 50% of the lowest 25% of students made progress in reading for two consecutive years # For the School Grade the school could not earn a grade more than one letter lower than the grade. Therefore, schools were given adjusted points as necssary to keep them within one grade of the school grade. School Grading Scale: A = 525 pts. or more B = pts. C = pts. D = pts. Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\1 Elem Sch Grades 7/26/2013

6 Volusia County Middle Schools: Accountability Report Middle Adequate Progress School Middle School Adjusted % of Lowest 25% Acceleration Acceleration Tested Earned Participation Performance Applied* 6-8 Middle Schools Reading Math Writing Science Reading Math Reading Math CAMPBELL D C B CREEKSIDE A A A DAVID C. HINSON SR A A A DELAND C C B DELTONA D C B GALAXY C C B HERITAGE C B A NEW SMYRNA BEACH C C B ORMOND BEACH A B A RIVER SPRINGS C B A SILVER SANDS A A A SOUTHWESTERN C C B Average Scores K- 8 Schools Burns Sci & Tech D F Holly Hill School *D C Ivy Hawn Charter A B School Grading Scale: A = 590 pts. or more B = pts. C = pts. D = pts. F = Fewer than 445 pts. *For the School Grade the school could not earn a grade more than one letter lower than the grade. Therefore, schools were given adjusted points as necssary to keep them within one grade of the school grade. Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\2 Middle Sch Grades 7/26/2013

7 Volusia County High Schools: Accountability Report Important Note: The results below only represent 1/2 of high school grade points. Final high school grades will be released this fall when data is available for graduation rates, accelerated coursework, and postsecondary readiness. Adequate Progress of Lowest 25% Bonus % Tested Earned ATLANTIC Pending D **D DELAND Pending B *B DELTONA Pending C B MAINLAND Pending C B NEW SMYRNA BEACH Pending A *B PINE RIDGE Pending D **D SEABREEZE Pending *B *B SPRUCE CREEK Pending A *B TAYLOR^ Pending D C UNIVERSITY Pending C C # Average Scores NA Grade Scale A = 1050 pts. or more B = pts. C = pts. D = pts. F = Fewer than 790 pts. * A school may not earn a grade of "A" if the at-risk graduation rate is less than 75%. ** School grade reduced one letter grade because less than 50% of the lowest 25% of students made adequate progress in reading for two consecutive years. ^Taylor Middle/High is a combination school serving grades % of the school grade is based on FCAT components and 30% is based on Non-FCAT components. # The school grade for University High School is based only on FCAT components as the school has not been open long enough to have a graduating class. Office of Program Accountability and Evaluation I:\Accountability\2013\\3 High Sch Grades.xlsx 7/26/2013