SIRS - p-12 - New York State Education Department

Chapter 1: Accountability in New York State
LEP students who reached proficiency in English on the New York State English as a
Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) in at least one of the previous two
school years are included in the current year’s LEP group for performance calculations
if the LEP group includes 30 or more current LEP students. Economically
disadvantaged students are those reported with a Program Service Code that indicates
that they are “Poverty-from low-income family.”
Participation Criterion
Participation Criterion for ELA and Mathematics: In English language arts
(ELA) and mathematics, schools and districts must have valid scores for at least 95
percent of students in all accountability groups with 40 or more students enrolled during
the test administration period (elementary/middle level) or 40 or more 12 th graders
(secondary level) to fulfill the participation criterion. Participation rates at the
elementary/middle level are calculated for students in grades 3 through 8 combined per
the school’s/district’s configuration. (For instance, a middle school that has only grades
6 through 8 will have the participation rate calculated for their grades 6 through 8
combined.)
Participation Criterion for Science: For schools/districts to meet the
participation criterion for making AYP in science, they must have valid scores for at
least 80 percent of students in the All Students group, as long as it has 40 or more
students enrolled during the test administration period. For each accountability group to
meet the participation criterion for qualifying for safe harbor for the group, schools and
districts must have valid scores for at least 80 percent of students in the group, as long
as it has 40 or more students enrolled during the test administration period. Participation
rates are calculated for students in grades 4 and 8 combined.
Participation Rate Calculations:
Participation rates at the elementary/middle level are determined using the
following equation:
Participation Rate = 100 × (Count of Participation-Rate Students with Valid Test
Scores ÷ Count of Participation-Rate Students)
At the elementary/middle level, participation-rate students are those who were
enrolled for the entire test administration period, even if they were not continuously
enrolled in the school/district from BEDS day until the test administration period.
Students who enter or leave a school/district during the test administration period are
not considered as participation-rate students unless the school/district provides valid
scores for the students. At the secondary level, participation-rate students are 12 th
graders. Twelfth graders are students reported in the SIRS as enrolled in grade 12
between July 1 and June 30 of the academic reporting year (e.g., between July 1, 2010
and June 30, 2011 for the 2010–11 academic reporting year), or as graduated with a
high school diploma between July 1 and June 30 of the academic reporting year and
with a last recorded grade of grade 12.
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