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FLORIDA’S FUTURE  \nRECOMMENDATIONS  \nEMPHASIZE GROWTH, MEASURED OVER MULTIPLE YEARS  \nBROADEN AND ALIGN COMPONENTS OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nSchool grades were introduced in Florida in 1999, the first such A – F model for reporting on school accountability in the nation . The purpose of school grades was to make it easy for parents and citizens to understand and compare how schools were performing academically, and to compel low-performing schools to improve.  \nSince then, the A – F grades have been the consistent standard system for measuring school performance results in Florida . However numerous changes in the standards, tests, and even the formula used to calculate school grades over this time has caused much confusion— and occasionally mistrust — over what these grades actually mean .  \nIn the coming year, Florida will be implementing new standards and adopting new assessments that will  \nrequire elements of the school grades formula to be changed once again . Rather than continuing to make piecemeal, disconnected adjustments whenever circumstances like this arise, Florida should take this opportunity to conduct a top-to-bottom review of the school grading system .  \nBy identifying what has worked wellin the past, how students’ needs may change in the future, and what else should be updated, state decision-makers can make sure that the system is more stable, consistent and meaningful moving forward.  \nIn this brief, we take a closer look at how the school grades calculation formula works, identify the sources of some of the most prominent issues of confusion in recent years and offer suggestions for how to address these issues now to avoid further problems down the road.  \n A REPORT BY THE JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FUND    \nTHE CURRENT FORMULA  \nSchool grades are an important way that parents and community members evaluate public schools . A fall 2013 poll conducted by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund found that test scores and school grades are by far the primary factor citizens in Duval County use when evaluating a school.1  \nBesides being a source of public scrutiny, school grades lead to state-mandated rewards and consequences for schools . Earning an A or improving one letter grade or more leads to financial rewards through the Florida School Recognition Program .2 A school earning an F and then one more F or multiple D’s in the following few years can mean it must become a districtmanaged turnaround school; close and reassign students to other schools; close and re-open as one or more charter schools; contract with an outside management group to takeover; or implement an approved combination of these.3  \nThat’s why it is so important to make sure school grades are accurate and meaningful. Florida is now in a critical transition that provides an invaluable opportunity to evaluate what has worked well in the past and what could be improved, to modernize the way school grades are calculated and ensure they are used to best benefit students moving forward.  \nSo how are school grades currently determined? Table 1 summarizes all of the components that go into the school grade calculation formula as it stands now.4 The components and scales vary somewhat between elementary, middle, and high schools . For example, graduation and college readiness rates are important for evaluating high school  \nTable 1: Current Florida school grades calculation components  \n\n| Elementary 800 pts total | Middle\u003Cbr>900 pts total |  | High\u003Cbr>1600 pts total |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Proficiency |  |  |  |  |\n| 100 pts Reading | 100 pts | Reading | 100 pts | Reading |\n| 100 pts Math | 100 pts | Math | 100 pts | Math |\n| 100 pts Writing | 100 pts | Writing | 100 pts | Writing |\n| 100 pts Science | 100 pts | Science | 100 pts | Science |\n| Growth |  |  |  |  |\n| 100pts Reading All students | 100pts | Rea","cbCaicF2mW8X2PO4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicF2mW8X2PO4","pdf",2320301,12,"English","# Executive Summary\n## The Current Formula\n## Measuring Proficiency\n## Recommendations","[{\"question\":\"Why were Florida’s school grades introduced in 1999?\",\"answer\":\"They were created to help parents and citizens understand and compare academic performance and to push low-performing schools to improve.\"},{\"question\":\"What major problem does the brief identify with the current school grades system?\",\"answer\":\"Frequent changes to standards, tests, and the formula have caused confusion and mistrust about what the grades actually mean.\"},{\"question\":\"How should Florida update the school grades approach according to the brief?\",\"answer\":\"Florida should conduct a top-to-bottom review of the grading system and update components to make it more stable, consistent, and meaningful over multiple years.\"}]","IN Brief - Issue 6 Spring 2014 - Issue 6 | PDF",1792051625]