Superintendent of PublicInstruction Tom Luna today announced the results of Idaho’s new schoolaccountability system, known as the Five-Star Rating System.
“We have been working toward anew system of increased accountability that focuses on multiple measures,including academic growth, for every child in Idaho for years. Today, we arefinally able to begin moving to the Five-Star Rating System, which is a betterand more accurate way to evaluate how Idaho schools are performingacademically,” Superintendent Luna said. “This is an exciting year because ouraccountability system is now aligned with our vision to create a 21stCentury education system where every student graduates prepared forpostsecondary education and the workforce.”
The Idaho State Department ofEducation and State Board of Education worked closely with parents, educatorsand community members over the past year to develop this new Five-Star RatingSystem, including a series of focus groups, meeting with educationalstakeholders and a public comment period.
“The new 5-Star accountabilityplan will more accurately measure the academic quality of Idaho schools. We arepleased that this system was developed in Idaho, with help from our owneducators,” said Ken Edmunds, President of the Idaho State Board of Education.“This is a step in the right direction for Idaho’s K-12 education system.”
Under the Five-Star System, schools with gradesK-8 will be measured on academic growth, or how much progress students havemade academically, as well as the number of students who reach grade level orhigher on the Idaho Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT).
High schools will be measured based onacademic growth, the number of students who reach grade level or higher on theISAT as well as measures of student success in postsecondary education and theworkforce. Those measures include a school’s graduation rate, the number ofstudents enrolled in and successfully completing advanced courses, and studentscores on college entrance exams. The state currently pays for all students totake the SAT or ACCUPLACER.
All schools, no matter the grade level,also will be measured on participation by demonstrating they have tested atleast 95 percent of their students.
After calculating thesemeasures, each school receives a Star Rating on a scale of one to five, onebeing the lowest-performing and five being the highest-performing. Unlike AYP,the Star designation is a clear, easy-to-understand and transparent way to letthe community, parents, and educators know how their local school is performingacademically.
Here is a brief description ofeach Star Rating:
- Four-Starand Five-Star Schools will be publicly recognized and celebrated for theirexcellent performance as top-performing schools across Idaho. These schoolswill serve as examples to other schools.
- Three-StarSchools will be recognized as doing a good job for students because moststudents have met the academic benchmarks set by the state. These schools willbe required to develop improvement plans for the few areas in which they stillneed improvement.
- One-Starand Two-Star Schools are schools identified for areas of improvement. Theseschools will develop school improvement plans tied to research-based bestpractices, and the State Department of Education will focus intense time andresources to provide the support necessary to raise academic achievement andclose achievement gaps in these schools.
Previously, under the federal NoChild Left Behind law, the state evaluated schools only on a measure known asAdequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, which assessed whether or not the students ina school passed the ISAT. Idaho has applied for a waiver from the U.S.Department of Education to move away from these one-size-fits-all provisions ofNo Child Left Behind, so the state can use multiple measures in evaluating aschool’s performance. The Idaho State Board of Education approved Idaho’swaiver application in February.
Because the state has not yetreceived final approval on its waiver, the Idaho State Department of Educationis releasing the AYP results for the 2011-2012 school year and the preliminaryresults for the new Five-Star Rating System at the same time today.
Results of Idaho’s newFive-Star Rating System:
More than half of Idaho’sschools – 379 schools – were rated as Four-Star and Five-Star Schools. Underthe new system, 170 Idaho schools were rated as Three-Star Schools. Ninety-nineschools statewide were rated as One-Star and Two-Star Schools.
Here is a complete breakdown ofthe ratings under the new Five-Star Rating System:
| Star Rating | Number of Schools |
| 5 Star Schools | 78 |
| 4 Star Schools | 301 |
| 3 Star Schools | 170 |
| 2 Star Schools | 64 |
| 1 Star Schools | 35 |
| | |
| Total schools | 648 |
Here are some highlights of theadditional measures used in calculating the Star Ratings this year.
· Last April, 16,561 11th gradestudents took the statewide SAT this year. The average SAT score was 1351. FullSAT results will be published next week.
· The Star Ratings also measure the advancedopportunities that students enroll in and complete, including AdvancedPlacement courses, dual credit courses, and Tech Prep courses. Out of 38,227eligible 11th and 12th grade students, 15,260, or 39.9percent took an advanced opportunity course. This is the first year the statehas reported statewide data in this area.
To see the full results of theFive-Star Systems or how a specific school performed, please visit http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/assessment/FederalReq/.
Results for Adequate YearlyProgress, or AYP:
An estimated 60 percent of Idahoschools made AYP this year. Last year, about 62 percent of schools met thisacademic goal.
To make AYP, a school must meetthe student achievement goals – or proficiency targets – set by the Idaho StateBoard of Education both as an entire school and in 40 additional target areasduring a given school year. The target areas include students withdisabilities, students with limited English proficiency and students who areeconomically disadvantaged. The proficiency targets for the 2011-12 school yearwere 85.6 percent in reading and 83 percent in math, the same as the previousschool year.
To see the full AYP results bystate, district or school, visit http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/assessment/FederalReq/.
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