Student Performance (State Accountability)

Standard 1-C.1.1 Each public school shall assess at least ninety-five percent (95%) of its students on the annual statewide student assessment (S/C). Failure of a school to adhere to this rule may result in a Standards for Accreditation Citation or Corrective Action by the Arkansas State Board of Education.

Annual Measurement of Achievement (Federal Accountability)

If a school does not meet the 95 percent participation requirement for all students or for any subgroup of students, 95 percent will be used for the denominator for purposes of measuring, calculating, and reporting. All calculations will be conducted both for the all students group and for each student group meeting minimum group size requirements (N=15). Adjustments to overall school index score will be made in the event a school tests less than 95%.

For schools that do not meet the 95 percent participation requirement for two consecutive years, the ADE will require each school to submit a Participation Plan of Support with the School Performance Unit that includes strategies for meeting participation requirements. For schools that do not meet the participation requirement for multiple years or that do not show sustained improvement in meeting the 95 percent participation rate, the ADE will implement additional actions and interventions as appropriate. 

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For more information, please contact:

Hope Worsham, Assistant Commissioner
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Public School Accountability
Four Capitol Mall, Box 26
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-5891
Cell: 501-551-8347
Email: Hope.Worsham@ade.arkansas.gov

Kevin Ward, Application Analyst I
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Public School Accountability 
Four Capitol Mall, Box 26
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-682-0689
Email: Kevin.Ward@ade.arkansas.gov