The ESSA Accountability Spoke Committee is seeking input! It is crucial that supporters of public education provide feedback. We’d like to hear from educators and parents in this process to ensure that the ESSA plan for Colorado is truly about our children! Please participate and share!
Decision Points
English learner assessment policy (1st year in US)
Description
Colorado’s policy on testing English learners on English language arts assessments in their first year in the U.S.
Supporting Materials
- View the “English learner assessment policy” presentation (PDF)
- Listen to the “English learner assessment policy” recording
Survey
Long-term goals and interim measures
Description
The long-term goals and interim measures that Colorado will use in its accountability system to measure school performance
Supporting Materials
- View the “long-term goals and interim measures” presentation (PDF)
- Listen to the “long-term goals and interim measures” recording
Survey
English learner progress measure(s)
Description
How Colorado will define and measure progress towards English language proficiency in statewide accountability
Supporting Materials
- View the “English learner progress measures” presentation (PDF)
- Listen to the “English learner progress measures” recording
Survey
“Other indicator” of school quality or student success
Description
How Colorado will define and measure an indicator of school quality or student success to be added to the statewide accountability indicators
Supporting Materials
Survey
Minimum number of students
Description
- The minimum number of students that must in a group before accountability analyses will be conducted for that group and how Colorado will determine the statistical soundness of the minimum number and ensure it will protect personally identifiable information
- How Colorado will define and include “students from all major race and ethnicity groups” in accountability
Supporting Materials
- View the “minimum number of students” presentation (PDF)
- Listen to the “minimum number of students” recording
Survey
Method for identifying and exiting schools for support and improvement
Description
The methods and criteria that Colorado will use to identify schools for support and improvement, as well as criteria and timeline for exiting schools
Supporting Materials
- View the “method for identifying and exiting schools” presentation (PDF)
- Listen to the “method for identifying and exiting schools” recording
Survey
- Submit your feedback about the “method for identifying and exiting schools” decision point
- Cheat Sheet on ESSA School Improvement and Support References
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