| Progress and Performance Index (PPI) Subgroup Data |
| View Detailed 2012 Data for Each Indicator |
Points Awarded |
| 2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| English Language Arts | Narrowing proficiency gaps (Composite Performance Index) | 100 | 75 | 100 | 100 |
| Growth (Student Growth Percentiles) | - | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more) | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more) | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Mathematics | Narrowing proficiency gaps (Composite Performance Index) | 75 | 25 | 75 | 75 |
| Growth (Student Growth Percentiles) | - | 75 | 75 | 50 |
| Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more) | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Science | Narrowing proficiency gaps (Composite Performance Index) | 100 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| Extra credit for decreasing % Warning/Failing (10% or more) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Extra credit for increasing % Advanced (10% or more) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| High School | Annual dropout rate | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Cohort graduation rate | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Points awarded for narrowing proficiency gaps, growth, and high school indicators | 425 | 425 | 600 | 575 |
| Points awarded for extra credit | 100 | 75 | 75 | 125 |
| Total points awarded | 525 | 500 | 675 | 700 |
| Number of proficiency gap narrowing, growth, and high school indicators | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Annual PPI = (Total points / Number of indicators) | 105 | 71 | 96 | 100 |
| Cumulative PPI = (2009*1 + 2010*2 + 2011*3 + 2012*4) / 10 | Met Target | 94 |
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| MCAS Participation |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
| English Language Arts | 98% | 97% | 99% | 99% |
Mathematics | 99% | 97% | 99% | 100% |
| Science | 100% | 94% | 98% | 98% |
| 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, 30 for 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: |
| 100 | Above Target | 25 | No Change | A 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 MCAS tests. An additional 25 points for meeting each of these goals is added to the total number of points awarded. |
| 75 | On Target | 0 | Declined |
| 50 | Improved 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. |
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