1. (a) The department shall establish long-term goals for improvement in academic achievement, as measured by proficiency on the annual statewide English language arts and mathematics assessments under 4 AAC 06.737 and 4 AAC 06.775(b), for the all-students group and for each subgroup of students under 4 AAC 06.820. The department shall establish measurements of interim progress toward meeting the long-term goals for academic achievement. The long-term goals and measures of interim progress are set for the all-students group and for each subgroup defined in 4 AAC 06.830 that includes at least ten students for

   1. (1) each school in the district;
   2. (2) the district as a whole; and
   3. (3) the state as a whole.

2. (b) The long-term academic achievement goals are set to reduce by half the percentage of non-proficient students on the statewide assessments in English language arts and mathematics by the 2026 - 2027 school year, using the assessment results from the 2016 - 2017 school year as the baseline year. The measures of interim progress are established as uniform annual increases in the percentage of students who score at the proficient or advanced achievement level for the all-students group and all subgroups based on their respective starting points on the spring 2017 administration of the assessments. The department will calculate the percentage of students enrolled for a full academic year who scored at the proficient or advanced achievement level on the state English language arts and mathematics standards-based assessments as compared to the total number of students tested who were enrolled for a full academic year. A district or school meets the measure of interim progress or the long-term goal for the all-students group or a subgroup if it meets the target set for the district or school. In order to meet a long-term goal or measure of interim progress, a school, a district, or the state also must meet a 95 percent assessment participation rate under 4 AAC 06.820(a) in the all-students group and each subgroup. Additionally, a district or school meets the measure of interim progress for

   1. (1) the district or school if it meets the measure of interim progress or long-term goal calculated for the all-students group for the state as a whole; and
   2. (2) a subgroup at the district or school if it meets the measure of interim progress or long-term goal for the subgroup for the state as a whole.

3. (c) The department shall establish long-term goals for the four-year and five-year graduation rates, for the all-students group and for each subgroup of students under 4 AAC 06.830. The department shall establish measurements of interim progress toward meeting the long-term goals for graduation rates. The long-term goals and measures of interim progress are set for the all-students group and for each subgroup that includes at least ten students in the adjusted graduation cohort for

   1. (1) each school in the district;
   2. (2) the district as a whole; and
   3. (3) the state as a whole.

4. (d) The long-term four-year graduation rate goal is 90 percent, and the five-year graduation rate goal is 93 percent by the 2026 - 2027 school year, using graduation rates from the 2016 - 2017 school year as the baseline year. The measures of interim progress are established as uniform annual increases in the graduation rates for the all-students group and all subgroups based on their respective starting points on the 2017 graduation rates. The graduation rates are calculated as described in 4 AAC 06.825. A district or school meets the measure of interim progress or the long-term goal for the all-students group or a subgroup if it meets the target set for the district or school. However, a district or school meets the measure of interim progress for

   1. (1) the district or school if it meets the measure of interim progress or long-term goal calculated for the all-students group for the state as a whole; and
   2. (2) a subgroup at the district or school if it meets the measure of interim progress or long-term goal for the subgroup for the state as a whole.
5. (e) The department shall establish long-term goals for the percentage of English learners making progress in achieving English language proficiency, as defined and calculated under 4 AAC 06.823. The department shall establish measurements of interim progress toward meeting the long-term goals for English learner progress. The long-term goals and measures of interim progress are set for the English learner subgroup at the state level, and apply to the English learner subgroup in each school and district that includes at least ten students. The long-term goal for English learner progress is 70 percent by the 2026 - 2027 school year, using the percentage of English learners defined as making progress in the 2016 - 2017 school year as the baseline year. The measures of interim progress are established as uniform annual increases of 2.8 percent in the percentage of English learners making progress.
6. (f) Not later than 30 days after the release of preliminary goals and measures of interim progress each year, the department will produce a report for the state and each district and school showing the performance for academic achievement, graduation rate, and English learner progress as compared to the long-term goals and measures of interim progress and an indication of whether the targets have been met.

(Eff. 11/23/2003, Register 168; am 7/9/2005, Register 175; am 9/4/2005, Register 175; am 9/7/2012, Register 203; am 10/19/2013, Register 208; am 11/13/2014, Register 212; am 10/9/2015, Register 216; am 4/6/2016, Register 218; am 10/20/2018, Register 228; am 12/25/2020, Register 236)

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