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Performance Report - Accountability Indicators
The Division of Public School Academic Accountability gathers and publishes information based on legislative mandates. The core of the Arkansas Performance Report consists of specific statistical performance information. This information is organized into the following essential accountability indicators:
Accountability Indicator 1: Student Achievement
Achievement is measured by state and national assessments. State assessments include the Augmented 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 Student Achievement section includes participation in advanced placement classes.
Accountability Indicator 2: School Performance
School Performance is measured by No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress, the school gain rating, the school performance (status) rating, district compliance with the requirement to provide textbooks for all pupils, annual accreditation status, attendance rate, dropout rate, graduation rate, grade inflation rate, college remediation rate and October 1 enrollment.
Accountability Indicator 3: Retention
Retention is the number and percentage of students retained for each grade.
Accountability Indicator 4: Safe and Orderly Environment
Safe and Orderly Environment includes discipline policies distributed to parents, disciplinary training for staff, parental involvement plans, district alternative learning environment compliance and the number of serious incidents.
Accountability Indicator 5: Teacher Quality
Demographic data about schools includes contextual information about teacher 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: School Funding
School Funding includes mills voted, expenditure per student, teacher salaries, school expenditures, and free and reduced lunch rates.
