SIRS 115

A “backmapping” school is a school whose highest grade offered is grade 1 or 2. Because standardized state assessments start in grade 3, the New York State Education Department (or “the Department”) developed a system by which backmapping schools are accountable for their participation in and performance on assessments administered when they enter grade 3, wherever in New York State they enter grade 3.

The SIRS-115 Backmapping School – Achievement Accountability Report displays participation and performance data reported by receiving schools for students in backmapping schools in the current reporting year. Data are aggregated at the school and accountability subgroup level. Outcomes are not displayed for subgroups for which a backmapping school is not accountable or for which displaying the data would compromise student confidentiality. For participation, data for calculating the participation rate of continuously enrolled students are displayed. For performance, data for calculating Core Subject Performance and Weighted Average Performance are displayed. 

This report does not need to be certified; however, it can be reviewed for informational purposes and to better understand how accountability statuses were assigned to backmapping schools.