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2017 Official Accountability Data - Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School

Organization Information
District:Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) (35010000)School type:High School
School:Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (35010505)Grades served:09,10,11,12
Region:Pioneer ValleyTitle I status:Title I School (SW)
Accountability and Assistance Level:Level 3
Summary > High needs
Progress and Performance Index (PPI) Subgroup Data
View Detailed 2017 Data for Each Indicator Points Awarded
2014 2015 2016 2017
English Language ArtsNarrowing proficiency gaps (Composite Performance Index)-100025
Growth (Student Growth Percentiles)-10010050
Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)-0250
Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)-2500
MathematicsNarrowing proficiency gaps (Composite Performance Index)-10000
Growth (Student Growth Percentiles)-755025
Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)-000
Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)-0250
ScienceNarrowing proficiency gaps (Composite Performance Index)--050
Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more)--025
Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more)--025
High SchoolAnnual dropout rate--025
Cohort graduation rate----
Extra credit for dropout re-engagement (2 or more)--00
English language acquisitionExtra credit for high growth on ACCESS for ELLs assessment (Student Growth Percentile on ACCESS)--00
Points awarded for narrowing proficiency gaps, growth, and high school indicators-375150175
Points awarded for extra credit-255050
Total points awarded-400200225
Number of proficiency gap narrowing, growth, and high school indicators0466
Annual PPI = (Total points / Number of indicators)-1003338
Cumulative PPI = (2014*1 + 2015*2 + 2016*3 + 2017*4) / 10Did Not Meet Target50
Subgroup Percentiles
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of the same subgroup statewide in the same school type32
This group's overall performance relative to the performance of all subgroups statewide in the same school type35
Assessment Participation 2014 2015 2016 2017
English Language Arts92%98%96%91%
Mathematics95%100%97%91%
Science-100%97%91%

How Annual and Cumulative PPIs are Calculated
The annual PPI is a measure of the improvement that a group makes toward its own targets over a two-year period on up to seven different indicators. Groups are eligible for an annual PPI if a sufficient number of students were assessed (20 for schools and subgroups) in English language arts and mathematics in the most recent year and one of the two prior years. A group is awarded 0, 25, 50, 75, or 100 points based on the amount of improvement it makes from one year to the next:
100Above Target25No ChangeA group can earn extra credit for: reducing the percentage of students scoring Warning/Failing and/or by increasing the percentage of students scoring Advanced by 10% or more on ELA, mathematics, or science tests; reengaging 2 or more dropouts; and/or demonstrating high growth in English language proficiency. An additional 25 points for meeting each of these goals is added to the total number of points awarded.
75On Target0Declined
50Improved Below Target-Insufficient Data
The annual PPI is calculated by dividing the total number of points awarded by the number of indicators (up to seven). The cumulative PPI is the average of a group's annual PPIs over the most recent four year period, weighting later years the most (1-2-3-4). A group is assigned a cumulative PPI if it has three annual PPIs. While a group's annual PPI can exceed 100 points, the cumulative PPI is always reported on a 100-point scale. For a group to be considered to be making progress toward narrowing proficiency gaps, its cumulative PPI must be 75 or higher.
In 2015 Massachusetts began reporting on the "economically disadvantaged" subgroup, which comprises students who are eligible for state support programs, and stopped reporting on the low income subgroup, membership of which was based on family applications for free/reduced price lunch. In accordance with this transition, no 2015 annual PPI was calculated for the economically disadvantaged subgroup and a hold harmless provision was applied to the calculation of the 2015 annual PPI for the high needs subgroup. The high needs group's 2015 annual PPI was compared to its 2014 annual PPI, and the higher of the two annual PPIs was assigned and used in the 2015 cumulative PPI calculation. A 2015 annual PPI with an asterisk (*) on this page signals that the 2014 annual PPI was higher than the 2015 annual PPI, and was used for both 2014 and 2015 in the cumulative PPI calculation.

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