DOE Memo: Indiana Schools Will Have A-F Grades By November 22
Screenshot / IDOE
A school's state A-F report card from 2012.
Indiana schools will have their state-issued A-F performance ratings by Nov. 22, according to a proposed timeline the state’s Department of Education sent to district superintendents this week.
Nov. 22 is also the suggested date of an as-yet-unscheduled meeting of the State Board of Education, during which the panel could approve “final letter grades for all Indiana schools.”
School officials could then submit any appeals of their letter grades over the next week. According to the memo, the State Board would approve any changes to the grades in the new year.
State education officials’ pace in calculating and releasing the grades has become central to a dispute between Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz and State Board members.
Related
Posts
- What Glenda Ritz, State Board Fight Says About Education Governance In Indiana
- A-F Panel Recommends New Growth Categories For Next Accountability System
- For Handful Of Schools ‘Harmed’ In Bennett A-F Grade Changes, What Are The Options?
- Why A-F Panel Recommendations May Not Become State’s Next Accountability Model
- AP Report: Bennett Changed A-F Grading System When It Appeared Indy Charter Would Get A C
- Kenley: Bennett Emails Raise Questions About Old A-F Grades, Not New Formula
- Bennett Controversy Will Cause 'Great Delays' In Release Of Indiana's A-F Grades
- Video: Explaining The Change That Lifted 165 Indiana Schools’ A-F Grades
But State Board members accuse the Ritz administration of moving too slowly, saying IDOE officials already have enough test score data to send schools preliminary letter grades. Ritz says her staff has been waiting for data from 55,000 requested ISTEP+ re-scores before calculating the grades, even on a preliminary basis.
The memo says IDOE officials will receive that data by Nov. 5, share their calculations with the Legislative Services Agency on Nov. 8 and release “preliminary grade calculations” to schools on Nov. 12.
Former state superintendent Tony Bennett’s administration first calculated grades under the current model in 2012. That year, Bennett officials released final results on Oct. 29.
According to a report from two independent policy analysts, Bennett’s staff opened an appeals window on Sept. 19 and accepted appeal filings up until five days before releasing the results to the public.
