PCSB meeting tonight: vote on new Charter Goals Policy

[Anonymous]

https://dcpcsb.org/board-meeting-july-2023

There's a bunch of stuff on the agenda but the goals policy is the most interesting IMO.

[Anonymous]

Proposed new Charter Goals Policy:

DC PCSB staff proposes reintroducing performance on the
Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s School
Transparency and Reporting (STAR) Framework as a goal
attainment pathway for SY 2022 – 23.

DC PCSB staff proposes removing performance on the
forthcoming revised accountability framework as a goal
attainment pathway for SY 2023 – 24. However, DC PCSB staff
will recommend that its Board reintroduce this pathway after
the Board approves the revised accountability framework.

DC PCSB staff proposes removing language using Performance
Management Framework (PMF) grade bands.

DC PCSB staff proposes maintaining performance on schoolselected,
nationally normed growth assessments as a
standalone goal attainment pathway through SY 2023 – 24.

DC PCSB staff proposes comparing SY 2023 – 24 growth on
NWEA MAP to publisher norms, rather than comparing it to SY
2022 – 23 NWEA MAP outcomes, regardless of the version of the
assessment a school selects to administer.

DC PCSB staff proposes accepting National Reporting System
(NRS) assessment progress as a goal attainment pathway for
adult schools for SY 2023 – 24.

DC PCSB staff proposes adding Median Growth Percentile
(MGP) performance as a goal attainment growth pathway for SY
2023 – 24.

DC PCSB staff proposes collapsing the tables listing the goal
attainment pathways into

[Anonymous]

JFC. How many education consultants did it take to put together that word salad of catch words and phrases?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JFC. How many education consultants did it take to put together that word salad of catch words and phrases?

NP and I know right? This is why nothing gets done and charters can flounder without any action taken. But these consultants get paid bank.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Proposed new Charter Goals Policy:

DC PCSB staff proposes reintroducing performance on the
Office of the State Superintendent of Education’s School
Transparency and Reporting (STAR) Framework as a goal
attainment pathway for SY 2022 – 23.

DC PCSB staff proposes removing performance on the
forthcoming revised accountability framework as a goal
attainment pathway for SY 2023 – 24. However, DC PCSB staff
will recommend that its Board reintroduce this pathway after
the Board approves the revised accountability framework.

DC PCSB staff proposes removing language using Performance
Management Framework (PMF) grade bands.

DC PCSB staff proposes maintaining performance on schoolselected,
nationally normed growth assessments as a
standalone goal attainment pathway through SY 2023 – 24.

DC PCSB staff proposes comparing SY 2023 – 24 growth on
NWEA MAP to publisher norms, rather than comparing it to SY
2022 – 23 NWEA MAP outcomes, regardless of the version of the
assessment a school selects to administer.

DC PCSB staff proposes accepting National Reporting System
(NRS) assessment progress as a goal attainment pathway for
adult schools for SY 2023 – 24.

DC PCSB staff proposes adding Median Growth Percentile
(MGP) performance as a goal attainment growth pathway for SY
2023 – 24.

DC PCSB staff proposes collapsing the tables listing the goal
attainment pathways into

Clear as mud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JFC. How many education consultants did it take to put together that word salad of catch words and phrases?

NP and I know right? This is why nothing gets done and charters can flounder without any action taken. But these consultants get paid bank.

I'm PP to whom you responded. You misread my email if you saw it through a prism attacking charters. This level of doublespeak is no different than what DCPS Central does when it sets and assesses metrics.