Equity Accountability Model - Evidence of Learning Framework - Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD

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Assess School Impact

The MCPS Equity Accountability Model* provides a detailed and focused assessment of school success and publicly monitors and reports all students’ performance. The Equity Accountability Model moves beyond the typical state and federal aggregate reporting to performance reporting for specific focus groups of students who have not experienced the same level of access, opportunity or success as other students.

While all students’ progress is monitored, an Equity Accountability score for each school is assigned to five focus groups:

Focus Groups
Non-FARMS Black or African American	Non-FARMS Hispanic/Latino	FARMS White/Asian/All Other Student Groups	FARMS Black or African American	FARMS Hispanic/Latino

Why was the Equity Accountability Model developed?

While the state has a responsibility of establishing rigorous standards for the public schools, education is fundamentally a local responsibility and governed at the local level. A customized MCPS Equity Accountability Model is essential for maintaining the public’s trust in the school system and allows MCPS the ability to monitor and report progress on goals unique to the school district.

*Reporting Equity Accountability Model Data for Achievement, Progress, Graduation and Students with Disabilities/English Language Learners during the 2018-2019 school year

Components of the Equity Accountability Model

The various components of the Equity Accountability Model will be released at different times based on availability of data. Here is the timeline for release:

Academic Achievement	September
Graduation Rate	February
Academic Progress	September
Limited English Proficiency and Students with Disabilities	February
Culture and Equity	Yearly Reporting (TBD)
Priority Focus	Yearly Reporting (TBD)

Academic Achievement^**

The Academic Achievement report is one component of the MCPS Equity Accountability Model. Academic Achievement is based on students' performance specific to the multiple measures within the Evidence of Learning Framework.

Monitoring Group for Achievement Reporting	Standard for Achievement Component	Focus Groups
White/Asian/All Other Student Groups	90% or above	Non-FARMS Black of African American	FARMS Black or African American	Non-FARMS Hispanic/Latino	FARMS Hispanic/Latino	FARMS White/Asian/All Other Student Groups

**Reporting the number and percentage of students meeting two out of three Evidence of Learning Measurement Categories

MCPS Equity Accountability Sample Report:

Achievement Component (School A)

Below is a sample school report for the Academic Achievement Component. Scoring is based on the performance of students in the identified focus groups. The percentage of the focus group students meeting the measure is assigned a score (see Key to EOL Assigned Score). The average of the assigned score is included in the final column, which represents the Academic Achievement Score for the school.

		Focus Groups					Focus Score
	Non-FARMS All other Student Groups	Non-FARMS Black or African-American	Non-FARMS Hispanic/Latino	FARMS All other Student Groups	FARMS Black or African-American	FARMS Hispanic/Latino	Focus Group Mean Progress to Standard
Literacy Score	4	3	3	2	2	2	2.4
Literacy Percentages	90.3	84.4	71.4	57.1	56.3	62.6	2.4

Mathematics Score	3	2	2	1	0	0	1
Mathematics Percentages	80.6	68.9	51.4	47.6	33.3	30.8	1

Key to
Assigned Scores:

≥90% of FOCUS students met

70-89% of FOCUS students met

50-69% of FOCUS students met

35-49% of FOCUS students met

0-34% of FOCUS students met