Message: Re: 2017 APR Calculations

Re: 2017 APR Calculations
FromPatricia TorpeaDate  Friday, September 22, 2017 8:20 AM
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Neale, Chris
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SubjectRe: 2017 APR Calculations

Thank you so much for the quick response.
Have a wonderful weekend.


On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 6:55 AM, Neale, Chris <Chris.Neale@dese.mo.gov> wrote:

Patricia,

 

It was good to visit with you as well this week. Please see my highlighted comments below.

 

chris

 

Chris Neale, Ed. D.

Assistant Commissioner

Office of Quality Schools

PO Box 480

Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480

573-751-4234 (v)

573-751-9434 (f)

dese.mo.gov/quality-schools

 

From: Patricia Torpea [mailto:ptorpea@fergflor.org]
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 10:40 PM
To: Neale, Chris
Subject: 2017 APR Calculations

 

 

Good Evening Dr. Neale,

 

It was good to see and talk to you at the APR/Assessment Meeting held at EducationPlus yesterday.

 

I just wanted to make sure I understand how you are going to calculate the 2017 APR so I can share it with district staff.

 

> Delay of the 2017 APR is due to comparability issues of the 2017 English II and Algebra I EOC Assessments to prior years. This is the primary cause of the delay.

> DESE will only exclude the above mentioned EOC’s from the 2017 results, not 2015 or 2016 as originally mentioned. True

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

2015

2016

2017

Includes MAP, MAP-A, & EOC

Includes MAP & MAP-A, No EOC

 

> The Full Hold Harmless (the “Call’ from 2015 or 2016 APR) will be applied for English Language Arts and Mathematics for both Standards 1 & 2. True

> The 2017bProjected Status Targets will be used. True

> The Z-Score/NCE method will be used in the Progress calculation for ELA and Math. True

> The 2017 Algebra I and English II student data will be provided. Districts already have these data from ISRs, and provided by Questar. DESE will ask districts to verify these data for the purpose of a FIOA request. DESE does not plan to release these data outside of FIOA requests.

> 2017 APR Release date is set for October 15, 2017 (I’m assuming that would be the preview). Schedule forthcoming early next week. Nov 15 is a final production target.

> Calculation for the high schools has not been determined. True

 

Will the Hold Harmless apply to the building level also? Not yet determined

Is there any documentation available on the final decision on the calculation of the 2017 APR? Documentation will be contained in the updated MSIP Comprehensive Guide.

 

I will try to obtain the information that you requested in regards to “Are our kids ready entering KG”, and how do we make the determination.

 

Thanks

 

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Patricia Torpea

Software Specialist

Ferguson-Florissant School District

Research & Evaluation

(314) 506-9986 Phone

 




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Patricia Torpea

Software Specialist

Ferguson-Florissant School District

Research & Evaluation

(314) 506-9986 Phone