La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXXIII-409

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LXXXIII-409 - Calculating a 9-12 Assessment Index

A. All operational end-of-course (EOC) tests will be used in the calculation of the EOC assessment index.

1. All subjects will be weighted equally.

2. The EOC performance level will be used in the calculation of the EOC assessment index as described in the chart below.

EOC Performance Level	Index Point
Excellent	150
Good	100
Fair	0
Needs Improvement	0

3. Proficient test scores of "good" or "excellent" earned by students at a middle school will be included in the SPS calculations of the high school to which the student transfers as well. The scores for the high school will be included in the accountability cycle that corresponds with the students first year of high school. EOC test scores considered "not proficient" ("needs improvement", "fair") will not be transferred, or banked, to the high school. Students will retake the test at the high school, and the first administration of the test at the high school will be used in the calculation of the assessment index the same year in which it was earned.

4. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, students who are completing their third year in high school must have taken the algebra I and English II tests, or LAA 1. If they do not, the students will be assigned a score of zero and be counted as non-participants in high school testing. All students must be included in the assessment cohort regardless of course enrollment, grade assignment or program assignment.

1. The ACT composite score will be used in the calculation of the ACT assessment index as described in the chart below. To the extent practicable, a students highest earned score for any ACT administration shall be used in the calculation.

ACT Composite	Index Pts
0-17	0
18	100
19	102.8
20	105.6
21	108.4
22	111.2
23	114
24	116.8
25	119.6
26	122.4
27	125.2
28	128
29	130.8
30	133.6
31	136.4
32	139.2
33	142
34	144.8
35	147.6
36	150.4

a. Starting in the 2015-16 school year, student performance on the WorkKeys shall be included within the ACT index, where a student takes both assessments and earns a greater number of index points for WorkKeys than for ACT.

b. The concordance table below shall be used to award points beginning in the 2015-16 school performance score results and shall be reevaluated annually for continued alignment with ACT performance.

WorkKeys Level	Index Points
Platinum	136.4
Gold	116.8
Silver	100

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXXIII-409

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 32:1021 (June 2006), amended LR 33:252 (February 2007), LR 36:1989 (September 2010), LR 37:2118 (July 2011), repromulgated LR 37:2382 (August 2011), amended LR 37:3200 (November 2011), LR 38:1212 (May 2012), LR 38:2357 (September 2012), LR 38:3106 (December 2012), LR 39:305 (February 2013), LR 39:1421 (June 2013), LR 40:1314 (July 2014), Amended LR 412579 (12/1/2015), Amended LR 42548 (4/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:10.1.