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Publication Date: 2017-Aug
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Measuring Success: An Overview of New School Classification Indicators under ESSA. Part of a Series on Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act
Batel, Samantha
Center for American Progress
By the start of the 2017-18 school year, states must complete their plans to meet the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), which requires all states to rethink their school classification systems in consultation with community members. So far, 16 states and Washington, D.C., have submitted their plans to the U.S. Department of Education, which must review and approve them before they are put into action. The remaining 34 states--plus Puerto Rico and the Bureau of Indian Education--must submit their plans by September 2017 to undergo this same process. As plans roll in, policymakers, advocates, and other stakeholders have their eye on certain policies, including how states expand their classification indicators to include measures other than test scores and graduation rates. This issue brief explores which new indicators of school quality or student success states use and how they include them in their school classification systems. States are also considering including them in their accountability systems outside of school classifications--for example, by publicly reporting and/or using data to inform the development of intervention and support plans. The brief concludes with recommendations for states as they finalize their plans.
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Program Implementation, Classification, Educational Indicators, Educational Quality, School Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Educational Assessment
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Language: English
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