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Test (test used in California to measure English proficiency). The Title III Accountability
Report, released each September, provides results of how well LEAs met the Title III
accountability targets.
Federal School Accountability Reporting
NCLB requires local LEAs to prepare annual accountability reports containing a variety
of information at the district and school levels. This information is incorporated into the
annual state School Accountability Report Cards that are required under Proposition 98
of 1988. The specific reporting elements required by NCLB include the following:
1. Student achievement data at each proficiency level on state academic
assessments, disaggregated by various subgroups
2. The percentage of students not tested on state academic assessments,
disaggregated by various subgroups
3. Student achievement data by subject area and grade level on state academic
assessments, disaggregated by various subgroups
4. Graduation rates (for high schools) according to a formula approved by the U.S.
Department of Education
5. The status of AYP as defined by NCLB and a comparison of each school's AYP
indicators to the district and the state as a whole
6. The status of Title I PI for both the school and the district, if applicable
7. The professional qualifications of teachers at the school and district level,
including the percentage of teachers with emergency or provisional credentials
8. The extent to which "highly qualified" teachers are teaching classes in core
content areas, at the school level and in high-poverty and low-poverty schools that
are contained within the district
For more information regarding federal AYP and PI requirements and about federal
school accountability reporting, contact the Evaluation, Research and Analysis Unit, at
(916) 319-0869 or by e-mail at evaluation@cde.ca.gov. Additional information is
available on the AYP Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ay. For more information
regarding federal AYP calculations, contact the Academic Accountability Unit (AAU) at
(916) 319-0863 or by e-mail at aau@cde.ca.gov. For more information regarding federal
Title III accountability requirements, contact the Language Policy and Leadership Office,
at (916) 319-0845 or by e-mail at amao@cde.ca.gov. Additional information is available
on the Title III Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/el/t3.
Alternative Accountability System
The State Board of Education (SBE) in July 2000 approved the framework for an
Alternative Accountability System composed of three models to be implemented over a
three-year period, which are the (1) Small Schools Model for schools that serve
traditional populations but have between 11 and 99 valid test scores; (2) Special
Education Schools and Centers Model; and (3) Alternative Schools Accountability
Model (ASAM) for alternative schools serving a majority of high-risk students, including
community day schools, continuation schools, opportunity schools, county community
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