2010-2011 AMAOs

Scott W. Beaudry

Testing Policy and Operations

NC Department of Public Instruction

Today’s topics

• AMAO Outcomes– Definitions– Timeline– Tidbits

• Other reports– Watchlist– Title III Improvement– Untested

• Questions

AMAO Outcomes - Definitions

AMAO 1 (Progress)Definition: one or more of the following in terms of the

overall composite proficiency score on the annual English language proficiency test:

1) increase to the next English language proficiency level;

2) increase the previous score by 0.5; or

3) reach the Comprehensive Objective Composite (COC).

2010-2011 target: 55.1%

Changes since last year: redefined

AMAO Outcomes - Definitions

AMAO 2 (Proficiency)Definition: meet the Comprehensive Objective Composite

(COC) by reaching an overall composite score of 4.8 or above, with at least a 4.0 on the reading subtest and at least a 4.0 on the writing subtest on the state’s annual English language proficiency test for kindergarten and Tiers B or C in grades 1-12

2010-2011 target:12.4%

Changes since last year: none (year 2)

AMAO Outcomes - Definitions

AMAO 3 (AYP)Definition: Status on AMAO 3 is based on the performance

of the LEP subgroup (using the same decision rules used for AYP at the LEA level for Title I ) on four sub-targets (two subject areas at two grade spans). Performance on each subtarget is shown by functioning on two goals: Proficiency and 95% Participation

2010-2011 target: All subject/grade span/goal combinations “met”

Changes since last year: none

AMAO Outcomes - Timeline

Preliminary AMAO Outcomes Report sent to LEP Coordinators yesterday (9/14/2011)

LEAs have until 9/30 to review (2.5 weeks)

Final AMAO Outcomes Report presented to November SBE meeting

AMAO Outcomes - Tidbits

Tidbits (preliminary)– There were 90 Title III sub grantees– 105,507 K-13 students enrolled during

testing– 3,549 (3.4%) of those students do not have

test results (aka they are untested).

AMAO Outcomes - Tidbits

37 LEAs did not meet AMAO 1

6 LEAs did not meet AMAO 2

55 LEAs did not meet AMAO 3

66 LEAs did not meet the AMAOs*

*29 of these did not meet AMAO 3 only.

Other Reports

Title III Watchlist– Derived from the AMAO Outcomes report.– Only includes LEAs who met the AMAOs in

the previous year, but did not meet the AMAOs this year.

– A preliminary Watchlist will be sent out this week.

Other Reports cont’d

Title III Improvement– Derived from the AMAO Outcomes report

• Includes LEAs who did not meet the AMAOs for 2 or more years

• Is presented to the SBE

Other Reports cont’d

ACCESS Untested– A count of students enrolled during the

testing window who do not have ACCESS test scores; presented by LEA

– LEP staff factor these results into a risk-based analysis for monitoring

– LEP staff contact LEAs with unacceptably high percentages

Questions?

Scott W. Beaudry

scott.beaudry@dpi.nc.gov