March Board of Ed: accountability system potentional changes

back up is here; more usefully, the presentation is here.
Johnston:
any changes to overall changes require public comment and a Board vote
Curtin:
(balance is in) making changes that we think may be beneficial versus gaining consistency in results
recommendation is for minimal changes for 2019 for this reason
2nd year of data, 2nd year of consistency for greater understanding, plus adding grade 10  this year
would like to see a year of 10th grade before "major changes"
(including things like the weighting of achievement versus growth)

Proposed changes

• Calculation of participation rate: change to combined subgroup level (rather than separately by each subgroup by each test); "increases n size" ...much fairer way to do it; will cut down schools identified by at least a third; participation data still reported; this is about "applying a consequence" or not; science, as it's only take twice, is over represented
• progress towards targets: "meeting targets" "partially meeting targets" move to three "meeting targets" "partially meeting targets" "not meeting targets" plus call out improvement in "partially meeting targets"; should be a name change if progress is made but target not met
• use of two years of data: build up using multiple years of data; weighting to come
• add to advanced coursework "needs to be a living document" adding Project lead the Way among others 

DEPARTMENT to seek public comment April or May; vote in June