The ESE accountability system is in year two now. Last year was the first year of our accountability report, which we used to help inform our priorities for last year,. The accountability system has different categories of targets: achievement, growth, progress towards English language learners, chronic absenteeism. Targets are set in relationship to your previous years' performance and these targets are set for the whole school and for the lowest performing group in the school. Schools are given an overall percentage towards targets each year, weighing the first year's progress towards targets less than the second year. 


 

Ms. Clark and Ms. Sela explained what the different MCAS data targets are: what scaled scores are, what SGP (student growth percentile). We discussed what is the best way to share MCAS data with the larger board once the data is not embargoed, especially sharing special education and English language learner achievement data. The importance of sharing what we are measuring and why is important context for the board.

We did not have time for this agenda item.