Section 511IAC6.2-10-3. Placement of schools in categories; overall framework

   (a) The board shall place a school in an accountability category annually. With the exception of schools that qualify for and elect the application of section 10 of this rule, placement shall be based on the results of the mandatory statewide annual assessment and other criteria as set forth in this rule.

  (b) Performance and growth categories shall be awarded by the letter grades A, B, C, D, and F. Placement in a category is determined by the weighted averages of the performance domain, growth domain, and multiple measures domain as set forth in this rule. The following scale shall be used to determine a school's performance and growth category placement:

(1) 90.0 – 100.0 points = A

(2) 80.0 – 89.9 points = B

(3) 70.0 – 79.9 points = C

(4) 60.0 – 69.9 points = D

(5) 0.0 – 59.9 points = F.

  (c) The accountability framework used to calculate a school's performance and growth category shall include the following designated domains, as set forth in this rule:

(1) Performance.

(2) Growth.

(3) Multiple measures.

  (d) The weights of the performance, growth, and multiple measures domains, as set forth in this rule, shall be awarded as follows:

(1) Pupil enrollment percentage shall be determined for the grade spans with associated data:

(A) grade 3 through grade 8; and

(B) grade 9 through grade 12.

(2) The weight of the performance domain for a school or school corporation shall be the sum of the following:

(A) The product of the pupil enrollment percentage for grades 3 through 8 and one (1) of the following:

(i) Fifty percent (50%) for a school with sufficient data points to calculate the growth domain.

(ii) One hundred percent (100%) for a school lacking sufficient data points to calculate growth domain.

(B) The product of the pupil enrollment percentage for grades 9 through 12 and one (1) of the following:

(i) Twenty percent (20%) for a school with sufficient data points to calculate the growth domain and multiple measures domain.

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) for a school with sufficient data points to calculate the growth domain but lacks sufficient data points to calculate the multiple measures domain.

(iii) Forty percent (40%) for a school with sufficient data points to calculate the multiple measures domain but that lacks sufficient data points to calculate the growth domain.

(iv) One hundred percent (100%) for a school lacking sufficient data points to calculate the growth domain and multiple measures domain.

(3) The weight of the growth domain for a school or school corporation shall be determined by the following:

(A) The product of the pupil enrollment percentage for grades 3 through 8 and fifty percent (50%) for a school with sufficient data points to calculate the performance domain and growth domain.

(B) The product of the pupil enrollment percentage for grades 9 through 12 and one (1) of the following:

(i) Twenty percent (20%) for a school with sufficient data points to calculate the multiple measures domain.

(ii) Fifty percent (50%) for a school that lacks sufficient data points to calculate the multiple measures domain.

(4) The weight of the multiple measures domain for a school or school corporation shall be determined as follows:

(A) For graduation rate, the product of the pupil enrollment percentage for grades 9 through 12 and one (1) of the following:

(i) Fifty percent (50%) for a school lacking sufficient data points to calculate the performance and growth domains.

(ii) Thirty percent (30%) for the graduation rate for a school with sufficient data points to calculate performance or growth domains.

(B) For college and career readiness, the product of the pupil enrollment percentage for grades 9 through 12 and one (1) of the following:

(i) Fifty percent (50%) for a school lacking sufficient data points to calculate performance and growth domains.

(ii) Thirty percent (30%) for a school with sufficient data points to calculate performance or growth domains.

  (e) A school shall not be awarded a letter grade of A unless it reduces achievement gaps in each subgroup by:

(1) meeting annual measurable objectives in each subgroup; or

(2) showing improvement in performance in each subgroup as compared to prior year; or

(3) showing improvement in growth in each subgroup as compared to prior year.

  (f) Schools that meet the criteria for a letter grade of A, but fail to reduce achievement gaps in each subgroup as required by subsection (e) of this rule, shall be awarded a letter grade of B.

  (g) If a school has too few students for an accountability category to be calculated, its accountability category shall be "null". A null designation by itself may not be used to intervene in the school or to impose financial or other consequences. (Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 6.2-10-3; filed Jun 15, 2015, 3:46 p.m.: 20150715-IR-511140447FRA, eff Mar 1, 2016)