Testing
Accountability Indicators
Accountability Indicator 1: Achievement
Achievement is measured by state and national assessments. State assessments include the Benchmarks and End-of- Course Criterion-Referenced Exams. National assessments include the SAT-10 Norm-Referenced Exam, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the American College Test (ACT). The Achievement Section includes participation in Advanced Placement classes, the school gain rating and the No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress.
Accountability Indicator 2: Access
Access is measured by state enrollment by grade, annual accreditation status, attendance rate, dropout rate, graduation rate, grade inflation rate, college remediation rate, October 1 enrollment, and district compliance with the requirement to provide textbooks for all pupils.
Accountability Indicator 3: Retention
Retention is the number and percentage of students retained for each grade.
Accountability Indicator 4: Discipline
Discipline is an indicator of school climate and includes discipline policies distributed to parents, disciplinary training for staff, parental involvement plans, the number of serious incidents, and district alternative learning environment compliance.
Accountability Indicator 5: Demographics
Demographic data about schools includes contextual information about teaching quality, teacher licensure and school board member training.
Accountability Indicator 6: Choice
Choice data describes the percentage of students choosing to go to another district.
Accountability Indicator 7: Economic
Economic includes mills voted, expenditure per student, teacher salaries, school expenditures, and free and reduced lunch rates.
