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The number of points for Student Progress varies based on whether there are sufficient Multilingual Learners (MLs) to report on the Multilingual Learners’ Proficiency (MLP) indicator.
School Level: Elementary, Middle, & High
Total Rating Points Available for the Indicator: 10 points
Note: Schools with fewer than 20 MLs do not receive a rating for this indicator.
All MLs are included in the calculation of a District Multilingual Learners' Progress metric regardless of whether that ML is reported at the school level.
Multilingual Learners' Proficiency Progress category for reported information:
Percentage of Multilingual Learners who achieved proficiency targets:
Number of students who met proficiency targets;
Number of students who were assessed; and
Number of students receiving MLP services
For the purposes of the South Carolina accountability system, the ML population includes students who have achieved proficiency (coded in PowerSchool as M1, M2, M3, or M4; previously coded in PowerSchool as P1, P2, P3, or P4), students who have not achieved proficiency (coded in PowerSchool as 1.0-6.0, A1, A2, A3), or students with waivers from services (coded as W) and students who have a missing composite score (coded as CM).
These codes in PowerSchool were part of the information revised and corrected during our ML Internal Audit, which is directly connected to the rating points awarded to schools, as shown below.
Please refer to the email report sent to you by Dr. Corpuz.
Rating Points are awarded for the percentage of MLs who score a composite 4.4 or who achieve the interim target based on their initial identification and number of years in South Carolina’s MLP. Annually, points are earned for the percentage of MLs meeting expected growth targets on ACCESS or the Access-ALT using the values shown in Table 11. This allows students to have expected growth targets toward proficiency every year.
The proportion of ML students demonstrating one year’s academic progress in attaining English proficiency is determined by the following steps:
Determine the qualifying population (denominator).
Calculate the goal for the year.
For students taking alternative test use the following special steps to determine their goal.
Calculate the proportion of Students Meeting Proficiency Targets.
Calculate the Number of Points Earned
FINALLY, the total Rating Points earned are converted to Ratings using Table 12.
FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2024-25 (UPDATED 2024 08 30).pdfINDICATOR: Multilingual Learners’ Progress
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For the purposes of the South Carolina accountability system, the EL population for subgroup reporting includes students who have achieved proficiency (coded in PowerSchool as M1, M2, M3, or M4; previously coded as P1, P2, P3, or P4), students who have not achieved proficiency (coded in PowerSchool as 1.0-6.0, A1, A2, A3), or students with waivers from services (coded as W) and students who have a missing composite score (coded as CM).
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