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Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical

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2019

2019 Official Accountability Report - Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical

Organization Information

DISTRICT NAME
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical (08600000)

TITLE I STATUS
Title I District

REGION
West/Central

GRADES SERVED
09,10,11,12

Accountability Information

Overall classification

Not requiring assistance or intervention

Reason for classification

Moderate progress toward targets

Progress toward improvement targets	Accountability percentile
46% - Moderate progress toward targets	-

OVERALL RESULTS
SUBGROUP RESULTS
DETAILED DATA FOR EACH INDICATOR
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2018	2019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	60%	36%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage (2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)	46%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	0	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-	0	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	47.5	3	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	1	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	3	8	22.5	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.7	10.7	-	2.9	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		44%		-	28%		-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		36%

2018 Points awarded

2018 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		All students (High school grades)			Lowest performing students (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %	Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-	4	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	47.5	11	12	67.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-	1	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-	1	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5	2	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-	-	-	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	Annual dropout rate	0	4	-	-	-	-
	High school completion total	3	12	20.0	-	-	-
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-	-	-	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0	4	4	10.0
Weighted total		4.2	10.7	-	8.3	10.3	-
Percentage of possible points		39%		-	81%		-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		60%

Overall progress toward improvement targets

	2018	2019
Annual criterion-referenced target percentage	41%	49%
Weight	40%	60%
Cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage (2018 x 40%) + (2019 x 60%)	46%
	Moderate progress toward targets

2019 Points awarded

2019 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	3	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	2	4	-
	Achievement total	6	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	2	4	-
	Growth total	4	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	0	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	4	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	1	4	-
	High school completion total	5	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	0	4	-
	Additional indicators total	4	8	10.0
Weighted total		5.2	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		49%		-
2019 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		49%

2018 Points awarded

2018 Progress toward improvement targets
Indicator		High needs Subgroup (High school grades)
Indicator		Points earned	Total possible points	Weight %
Achievement	English language arts achievement	2	4	-
	Mathematics achievement	1	4	-
	Science achievement	1	4	-
	Achievement total	4	12	47.5
Growth	English language arts growth	2	4	-
	Mathematics growth	3	4	-
	Growth total	5	8	22.5
High school completion	Four-year cohort graduation rate	3	4	-
	Extended engagement rate	0	4	-
	Annual dropout rate	1	4	-
	High school completion total	4	12	20.0
Progress toward attaining English language proficiency	English language proficiency total	-	-	-
Additional indicators	Chronic absenteeism	4	4	-
	Advanced coursework completion	2	4	-
	Additional indicators total	6	8	10.0
Weighted total		4.4	10.7	-
Percentage of possible points		41%		-
2018 Annual criterion-referenced target percentage		41%

Detailed data for each indicator

English language arts achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	95.5	96.9	1.4	97.3	160	3	Met Target
Lowest Performing	83.9	87.2	3.3	86.7	37	3	Met Target
High needs	92.6	95.9	3.3	95.1	92	3	Met Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	93.0	96.4	3.4	95.1	63	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	87.8	92.9	5.1	90.9	46	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	96.0	96.5	0.5	97.7	142	3	Met Target

Mathematics achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	83.6	81.8	-1.8	86.2	157	1	No Change
Lowest Performing	51.8	41.2	-10.6	55.6	34	0	Declined
High needs	77.0	75.6	-1.4	79.4	90	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	79.6	77.0	-2.6	82.1	63	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	68.0	61.9	-6.1	71.9	44	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	84.7	81.7	-3.0	86.5	139	0	Declined

Science achievement - MCAS Composite Performance Index (CPI) - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Achievement	2019 Achievement	Change	2019 Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	81.8	82.8	1.0	84.3	144	2	Improved Below Target
Lowest Performing	64.3	59.5	-4.8	66.9	37	0	Declined
High needs	76.8	77.8	1.0	79.3	81	2	Improved Below Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	77.2	80.1	2.9	79.9	54	3	Met Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	73.8	68.6	-5.2	77.0	43	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	82.5	81.9	-0.6	85.2	131	1	No Change

English language arts growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2019 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	44.0	153	2	Typical Growth - Low
Lowest Performing	36.2	36	1	Low Growth
High needs	43.9	87	2	Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged	41.2	61	2	Typical Growth - Low
EL and Former EL	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	50.0	42	3	Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	1	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	43.8	137	2	Typical Growth - Low

Mathematics growth - High school
About the Data
Group	2019 Mean SGP	N	Points	Reason
All Students	39.4	151	1	Low Growth
Lowest Performing	32.2	33	1	Low Growth
High needs	41.8	85	2	Typical Growth - Low
Econ. Disadvantaged	33.7	61	1	Low Growth
EL and Former EL	-	1	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	50.3	40	3	Typical Growth - High
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	9	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	5	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-
White	40.0	134	2	Typical Growth - Low

Four-year cohort graduation rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.9	84.2	-9.7	96.9	152	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	92.6	81.0	-11.6	96.4	100	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	92.7	81.5	-11.2	97.0	81	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	85.3	75.6	-9.7	93.4	41	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	11	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	94.8	84.1	-10.7	97.8	132	0	Declined

Extended engagement rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2016 Rate (%)	2017 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	93.2	97.7	4.5	96.4	132	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	90.0	96.8	6.8	94.5	95	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	89.2	97.6	8.4	93.8	82	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	89.8	94.1	4.3	96.0	34	2	Improved Below Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	93.6	98.3	4.7	96.5	115	4	Exceeded Target

Annual dropout rate - High school
About the Data
Group	2017 Rate (%)	2018 Rate (%)	Change	Target (%)	N	Points	Reason
All Students	1.6	1.8	0.2	1.4	613	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	2.5	2.4	-0.1	2.3	333	1	No Change
Econ. Disadvantaged	1.3	2.1	0.8	1.2	233	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	3.8	2.9	-0.9	3.4	172	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	4	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	34	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	1.3	1.8	0.5	1.2	551	0	Declined

Progress toward attaining English language proficiency - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Econ. Disadvantaged	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Chronic absenteeism - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	5.4	2.2	-3.2	2.4	651	4	Exceeded Target
Lowest Performing	0.0	2.7	2.7	0.0	37	4	Exceeded Target
High needs	6.6	2.9	-3.7	3.0	375	4	Exceeded Target
Econ. Disadvantaged	7.1	3.4	-3.7	3.1	234	4	Exceeded Target
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	8.5	1.0	-7.5	4.7	191	4	Exceeded Target
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	7	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	37	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	20	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	5.2	1.9	-3.3	1.6	582	4	Exceeded Target

Advanced coursework completion - High school
About the Data
Group	2018 Rate (%)	2019 Rate (%)	Change	Target	N	Points	Reason
All Students	50.5	33.9	-16.6	56.2	292	0	Declined
Lowest Performing	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High needs	40.3	25.8	-14.5	45.9	155	0	Declined
Econ. Disadvantaged	46.8	29.7	-17.1	52.5	111	0	Declined
EL and Former EL	-	-	-	-	3	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	14.9	9.5	-5.4	20.8	74	0	Declined
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	-	-	-	-	2	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	-	-	-	-	17	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	-	-	-	-	8	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	52.5	35.1	-17.4	57.9	262	0	Declined

Assessment participation - All students
About the Data
Group	English language arts					Mathematics					Science
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate	Enrolled	Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
All Students	160	160	100	Yes	1	158	157	99	Yes	1	161	161	100	Yes	1

Assessment participation - Subgroups
About the Data
Group	English language arts		Mathematics		Science		Overall
Group	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Enrolled	Assessed	Total Enrolled	Total Assessed	%	Met Target?	Years in Rate
High needs	92	92	91	90	93	93	276	275	100	Yes	1
Econ. Disadvantaged	63	63	63	63	64	64	190	190	100	Yes	1
EL and Former EL	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Students w/ disabilities	46	46	45	44	46	46	137	136	99	Yes	1
Amer. Ind. or Alaska Nat.	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	-
Asian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Afr. Amer./Black	3	3	3	3	3	3	9	-	-	-	-
Hispanic/Latino	9	9	9	9	9	9	27	-	-	-	-
Multi-race, Non-Hisp./Lat.	5	5	5	5	5	5	15	-	-	-	-
Nat. Haw. or Pacif. Isl.	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
White	142	142	140	139	143	143	425	424	100	Yes	1

About this Report

Overall classification: All Massachusetts districts and schools with sufficient data are classified into one of two accountability categories: districts and schools requiring assistance or intervention, and districts and schools not requiring assistance or intervention. The reason(s) for the district's or school's classification are noted on this report.

Progress toward improvement targets: The criterion-referenced target percentage combines multiple years of data related to achievement, growth, high school completion, English learner progress, advanced coursework completion, and chronic absenteeism into a single number between 0 and 100. For a group to be considered to be meeting targets it must have a cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage of 75% or higher.

The annual criterion-referenced target percentage is calculated by dividing the weighted total points earned by the weighted total possible points. The calculation for each is displayed below.

Weighted total of points earned = (Total achievement points earned x Achievement weight) + (Total growth points earned x Growth weight) + (Total high school completion points earned x high school completion weight) + (EL progress points earned x EL progress weight) + (Total additional indicator points earned x Additional indicator weight)

The cumulative criterion-referenced target percentage represents a weighted average of the annual criterion-referenced target percentages. At a minimum, a group must have an annual criterion-referenced target percentage for the most recent year in order to receive a cumulative percentage.

Accountability percentile: An accountability percentile between 1 and 99 is reported for most schools. This number is an indication of the school's overall performance relative to other schools that serve similar grades, and is calculated using multiple years of data for all accountability indicators. School percentiles are not calculated for districts.

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Glossary of 2019 Accountability Terms