Under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001,each state is required to have an accountability system and to focus on subgroups. The Louisiana School and District Accountability System evaluates these elements for Louisiana public school districts: the District Performance Score (DPS), and the District Subgroup Component. The purpose of the reports is to explain why a district did or did not make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the Subgroup Component. This report also provides other information about a district, such as the professional qualifications of teachers.
How are districts evaluated on Subgroup AYP?
Each district is evaluated based on three different levels (grade clusters): elementary (K-5), middle (6-8), and high school (9-12).
How does a district make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for the Subgroup Component?
Each grade cluster must meet requirements in three areas: test participation, academic performance, and an additional academic indicator (attendance rate for elementary and middle schools and graduation rate for high schools). For a district to pass the subgroup component, each subgroup of students within each grade cluster must pass the subgroup component, and each grade cluster as a whole must meet the criteria for status or improvement in the additional academic indicator.
A district that has all three grade clusters failing the subgroup component in the same subject in one year (2009-2010) shall complete a Self-Assessment. A district that has all three grade clusters failing the subgroup component in the same subject for two
consecutive years (2008-2009 and 2009-2010) must complete a District Improvement Plan.
A district that fails the subgroup component in all three clusters in the same subject for two consecutive years and for an additional year within the following two years, or for
the first two consecutive years and the current year, shall receive an external review by the Louisiana Department of Education.
Which grades and assessments are include?
The Subgroup Component students who meet the inclusion criteria in grades 3-8 and 10. The LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA 1) and Level 2 (LAA 2) results for students with disabilities are included in the Subgroup Component calculations if those students were in grades 3-8 or 10.
What are the subgroups?
Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, White, students with
disabilities, limited English proficiency, economically disadvantaged (students eligible for free or reduced price lunch). An “All Students” subgroup made up of all students in a district who meet the inclusion criteria is also evaluated. Data for other subgroups (students without disabilities, non-economically disadvantaged. migrant, male, and female) are also provided in this report for information.
To access a district’s Subgroup Component Report, please select the reporting year from the following menu:
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