School Accountability Systems
State accreditation is the Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) ongoing review of school districts and school performance. Schools must meet performance indicators for academic achievement for all students in all content areas (e.g., reading, writing, math, etc.), school safety, school and community partnerships, and financial accountability. Schools receive one of the following ratings:
• Accredited;
• Accredited; Accreditation Watch;
• Accredited; Accreditation Probation;
• Non-Accredited
The district also recognizes schools as “accredited: high performing” when they exceed accreditation expectations for that particular school year. More information about accreditation from the Colorado Department of Education. See individual School Accreditation Ratings as part of our School Profiles.
The Colorado Growth Model measures the academic progress each student has made in a year. However, instead of just saying how many points a student has gained or lost since the previous year, the model tells us how a student’s progress compares to other students with a similar CSAP score history.View the school growth and acheivement data on Colorado Department of Education's SchoolView website.
See also: Understanding Your Child's Academic Progress.
Each year, the Colorado Department of Education recognizes schools that have demonstrated the highest achievement in the state. It is given to the top eight percent of schools in Colorado. See the 2010-2011 schools.
This year, when students across Colorado sit down to take the statewide summative assessment, they will not see the Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP) on their desks. Instead, students in grades three through 10 will take the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP), a test that will use assessment items that are common to both the previous Colorado Model Content Standards and the new Colorado Academic Standards.
The assessment transition plan called for CSAP to be administered for the final time in 2011 and for TCAP to be administered in 2012. In 2013, students will be given the TCAP and they will also be given pilot assessment items that might appear on the new summative assessment that is slated to be used for the first time in spring 2014.
The TCAP will continue to assess the same content areas and grades as CSAP: math, reading and writing in grades three through 10. Science will be assessed in fifth, eighth and tenth grades
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TCAP is administered in the spring of each year. Each test includes multiple choice, short constructed response, and long constructed response questions. Reading and Writing test sessions take 60 minutes and Math and Science test sessions take 65 minutes.
Students are assigned a performance level of Unsatisfactory, Partially Proficient, Proficient, or Advanced.
Visit the School Profiles for individual school test scores. To compare Jeffco Public School results with other school districts see the Colorado Department of Education's SchoolView website.
The Colorado Department of Education's SchoolView website provides the results for all district and individual school performance data. Additional information about Jeffco Public Schools' performance can be found in the annual report to the community, on each school's online profile.