Student Success Indicators

The Statewide Student Success Indicators are used to measure total school performance and provide the measures to evaluate the effectiveness and refinement of the Kaʻū Global Learning Lab.

These Student Success Indicators fall into three areas:

1)Academic Performance;

2) College, Career and Community Readiness;

and

3) Learning Environment.

The Kaʻū Global Learning Lab and Academies have set the following targets.

1. Academic Performance

If we fulfill our five promises to our students in our 2030 Promise Plan, our students will achieve academic success. If we honor our multicultural society; mitigate the disempowering differences of our students; immerse our students in excellent learning environments; help our students to develop their voice; and engage our students in rigorous, technology-rich, problem-solving learning, our students will access their educational opportunities and actively engage in their education.

Student Success Indicators for Academic Performance

1. Academic Achievement

   1. Percentage of students meeting achievement targets on statewide assessments in Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics and Science.

      1. ELA = 73% of students “proficient” by 2024

      2. Math = 66% of students “proficient” by 2024

      3. Science = 58% of students “proficient” by 2024

2. Achievement Gap

   1. Difference in meeting achievement standard between high-need students (students with disabilities, economically disadvantaged students and English Learners) and non-high-need students.

      1. ELA = 22 points or less gap in ELA score of high-need students by 2024

      2. Math = 20 points or less gap Math score of high-need students by 2024

3. Third-Grade Literacy

   1. 86% of third graders demonstrate reading of “at or near” or “above” grade-level expectation on the statewide assessment by 2024

   2. Percentage of fourth graders who were “below” grade level at the end of third grade, and caught up to their grade-level peers in grade four.

   3. 79% of eighth graders demonstrate reading of “at or near” or “above” grade-level expectation on the statewide assessment by 2024

4. Ninth-Grade On-Track

   1. 94% of first-time ninth-graders promoted to 10th grade on time by 2024

5. High School Graduation

   1. 89% of students graduate on time by 2024

2. College, Career and Community Readiness

If we fulfill our five promises to our students in our 2030 Promise Plan, our students will be prepared for college, career and community. If we honor our local and global communities; build strong relationships to enable our students to thrive academically, socially and civically; design our learning environments around our communities’ power to contribute to a thriving, sustainable Hawai‘i; allow our students to contribute to equity, excellence and innovation; and enable our students to solve authentic community challenges, our students will develop the skills they need to succeed in college, the career of their choice, and their community.

Student Success Indicators for College, Career and Community Readiness

1. College-Going Graduates

   1. 58% of high school graduates enroll in a post-secondary institution (vocational or trade schools, two- or four-year colleges) in the fall following graduation.

2. Career Pathway Access

   1. 68% of students enrolled in a career academy or CTE program of study in high school.

3. College Access

   1. 85% or more of high school students earn 6 or more college credits, complete an Advanced Placement (AP) credit, participate in an internship, or obtain industry certification. (State baseline is currently is 13%. No state target set.)

4. Community Readiness

   1. Number of service projects, ‘āina-based projects, Hawai‘i Green Growth’s Aloha+ Challenge activities.

3. Learning Environment

If we fulfill our five promises to our students in our 2030 Promise Plan, we will provide our students with the learning environment they need to succeed in school. If we are grounded in HĀ; provide supports to mitigate the disempowering differences of our students; create excellent learning environments that are thoughtfully designed; allow students to provide input on what, how and where they learn; and engage students in the development of their pathways to their goals, our students will have the supports and the investment they need to successfully navigate through our education system.

Student Success Indicators for Learning Environment

1. Chronic Absenteeism

   1. 9% or less of students absent for 15 or more days during the school year by 2024

2. School Climate

   1. 78% or more of students report a positive school climate as measured by a school climate survey.

3. Inclusion Rate

   1. 53% or more of students receiving special education services are in general education classes for 80% or more of the school day.

4. Teacher Positions Filled

   1. 96% of teacher positions filled with a teacher who completed a StateApproved Teacher Education Program as of August 1 of each school year.

5. Teacher Retention

   1. 63% of new teachers retained after five years.

6. Repair and Maintenance (R&M) Backlog

   1. Reduce the dollar amount of unfunded or deferred major R&M projects.

7. Family Engagement

   1. 80% or more of parents reporting positive responses on the involvement/engagement portion of the school climate survey.

8. Community Engagement

   1. Number of volunteer hours, partnership activities, sustained business and industry partnerships, “Out of School Time” activities.