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"..[b].The bulk of the proposed D.C. rating formula is based on results from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career exams, or PARCC, which are linked to Common Core standards. For elementary and middle schools, the plan takes into account how many students met or exceeded academic standards as well as how much progress students made compared with the previous school year.[/b]

For high schools, the rating system will consider only proficiency on PARCC exams. The OSSE said it is working on getting baseline data for academic growth for high schools and will eventually include it in the rating system.

Initially, the OSSE proposed that 80 percent of a school’s rating come from PARCC results. But board members and others said that was too high, so the OSSE lowered the weight to 70 percent.

Critics of the plan say putting too much emphasis on math and reading test scores will encourage schools to focus most of their resources on those subjects rather than offering a robust curriculum with foreign languages, social studies and science. They also wanted the ratings to include a parent and student school climate survey and track school suspensions.

Ruth Wattenberg was one of the board members who voted against the plan. “As it is, it just provides a very narrow view of school quality, and it’s going to encourage schools to just focus on those very narrow issues, Wattenberg said.

Leaders of D.C. Public Schools and the D.C. Public Charter School Board said they favored the new rating system.

I[b]n addition to PARCC results, the OSSE’s plan will also grade schools based on their attendance rates, re-enrollment rates and an “access and opportunities” measure to gauge “well-rounded experiences for students in engaging learning environments.” The OSSE said schools will be able to provide “flexible options for schools to highlight results in this area.”[/b][/quote]

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