State Report Card Business Rules

Accountability Indicators – Academic Achievement Indicator :
An Accountability System Indicator determined based on the number of students in the areas of English language arts (ELA) (reading/English prior to the fall of 2021) and math utilizing assessments results in tested grades within the achievement levels. The Academic Achievement indicator score is based on the weighted achievement levels as outlined below.

ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL WEIGHT
Level I – 0
Level II – 0.50
Level III – 1.00
Level IV – 1.25

Accountability Indicators – Academic Growth Indicator :
An Accountability System Indicator determined based on individual students who demonstrate improvement in English language arts (ELA) (reading/English prior to the fall of 2021) and math with a growth record within the growth categories. The Academic Growth Indicator Score is based on the weighted growth categories outlined below.

GROWTH CATEGORY WEIGHT
Category 1 – 0
Category 2 – 0.75
Category 3 – 1.25
Category 4 – 1.50

Accountability Indicators – Graduation Rate Indicator :
An Accountability System Indicator determined based on the percent of students who graduated within four (4) years of first entering the 9th grade. Graduation Rate data is reported one (1) year in arrears.

Accountability Indicators – College and Career Readiness (CCR) Indicator :
An Accountability System Indicator determined based on the percentage of students enrolled in the 4-year cohort who met at least one of the College and Career Readiness Indicators. CCR data is reported one (1) year in arrears.

The College and Career Readiness Indicators are:

• Benchmark on any ACT Subtest
• Qualifying Score on AP or IB Exam
• Military Enlistment
• Approved Transcript College or Postsecondary Credit While in High School
• Silver Level or Higher on the ACT WorkKeys
• Approved Industry Credentials
• CTE Completer
• CTE Apprenticeship

Accountability Indicators – Chronic Absenteeism Indicator :
An Accountability System Indicator determined based on the percent of students in grades K-12 who missed 18 or more days (both excused and unexcused). Chronic Absenteeism points are based on students present (by subtracting the Chronic Absenteeism Indicator Score from 100 before multiplying by the Chronic Absenteeism weight).

Accountability Indicators – Progress in English Language Proficiency Indicator :
An Accountability System Indicator determined based on the percentage of students who met their growth target utilizing the ACCESS Assessment results for grades 3-8 and 11 as measured against progress targets.

Accountability Indicators – Full Academic Year (FAY Students) :
Only those students who are considered FAY are used to calculate the indicator scores for Academic Achievement, Academic Growth, and Progress in English Language Proficiency.

• A student is considered FAY at the school level if the student is enrolled 85% of the school year with a matched assessment record. A break in enrollment does not disqualify a student from being FAY for a school.
• A student is considered FAY at the district level if the student is enrolled 85% of the school year in a district with a matched assessment; A break in enrollment does not disqualify a student from being FAY for a district.
• A student is considered FAY at the state level if the student takes the state administered assessment in an Alabama Public School and is listed on the 9th month attendance report.

Accountability Indicators – Insufficient Data (ID) :
Any school/system that does not have sufficient indicator data will not have a letter grade assigned to it. The school/system will receive a label of “ID” for “Insufficient Data”.

Accountability Indicators – Accountability Subgroups :
Subgroups within the Alabama Accountability System are:

• All Students
• American Indian/Alaska Native
• Asian
• Black or African American
• Economically Disadvantaged
• Hispanic/Latino
• Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
• Students with Disabilities
• Students with Limited English Proficiency
• Two or More Races
• White

Each subgroup that meets the minimum n-count of 20 students will have an indicator score calculated. The n-count of 20 applies to the “All Students” group, as well as all subgroups. Only the “All Students” group indicator scores will be used in tabulating the final letter grade. All other subgroup indicator scores are provided for informational purposes only.

Accountability Indicators – Accountability Minimum N-Count :
Each indicator and subgroup must meet the minimum N-Count of 20 in order to be included in the Accountability Systems calculations as a subgroup.

Accountability Indicators – Feeder Schools :
Schools that do not have tested grades (kindergarten schools, k-2 schools, freshman academies, etc.) will still be considered part of the accountability system. These schools will receive the same indicator scores as the school the majority of their students feed into, except for the Chronic Absenteeism Indicator Score. Chronic Absenteeism will be calculated for all schools individually to be used in their final letter grade.