1. (a) Each year, the department will determine a school performance index value for each school in the state that meets the minimum criteria in (e) of this section, based on a 100-point scale. The department will determine a school designation for all schools in the state as described in 4 AAC 06.840.

2. (b) Each indicator included in the Alaska school performance system has a maximum of 100 points. The indicator and the weighting of each indicator in the score are as follows:

   1. (1) for a school with students in grades kindergarten through six,

      1. (A) academic achievement in English language arts, 15 percent;
      2. (B) academic achievement in mathematics, 15 percent;
      3. (C) growth in English language arts, 20 percent;
      4. (D) growth in mathematics, 20 percent;
      5. (E) English learner progress in learning English, 15 percent;
      6. (F) chronic absenteeism, 10 percent;
      7. (G) grade three English language arts achievement, 5 percent;

   2. (2) for a school with students in grades 7 and above,

      1. (A) academic achievement, in English language arts, 10 percent;
      2. (B) academic achievement in mathematics, 10 percent;
      3. (C) growth in English language arts, 20 percent;
      4. (D) growth in mathematics, 20 percent;
      5. (E) four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, 15 percent;
      6. (F) five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, 5 percent;
      7. (G) English learner progress in learning English, 10 percent;
      8. (H) chronic absenteeism, 10 percent;
3. (c) Under the Alaska school performance system, a school's score on each indicator is calculated as described in 4 AAC 06.821 - 4 AAC 06.826.
4. (d) The minimum number of students ("minimum n") that must be included in order for an indicator to be included in a school's score in the Alaska school performance system is ten. If an indicator cannot be included due to not meeting the minimum n, the weighting assigned to the indicators that are not included in the calculation of the score will be redistributed proportionally among the indicators with enough students to meet the minimum n. For schools in which the minimum n is not met in the current school year in one or more indicators, the department will aggregate up to three years of available data in order to reach the minimum n.

5. (e) The department will determine a score for each school that has earned points in at least two indicators, one of which must be:

   1. (1) academic achievement in English language arts or mathematics;
   2. (2) growth in English language arts or mathematics;
   3. (3) four-year or five-year graduation rate; or
   4. (4) English learner progress in learning English.

(Eff. 11/1/2007, Register 184; am 10/16/2013, Register 208; am 11/13/2014, Register 212; am 3/6/2015, Register 213; am 10/20/2018, Register 228; am 12/25/2020, Register 236)

Authority: AS 14.03.123, AS 14.07.060, AS 14.50.080, AS 14.07.020, AS 14.07.170