A-F Grades
If approved, the state’s plan would go into effect for the 2026-27 school year.
State education leaders unveiled a second draft of an accountability system for schools. And it focuses on more than just test scores.
A bill advanced by the House Education Committee would require the Indiana Department of Education to develop a new A-F grading system for schools by the end of this year.
Indiana may add science and social studies to A-F grades, after state drops school takeovers and punitive consequences for low performance.
The rising coronavirus positivity rate and hospitalizations in Indiana have stalled state reopening plans and fueled questions as to whether schools can safely resume in person in late July or early August.
Here are the A-F grades Indiana schools would have received if lawmakers had not passed a “hold harmless” exemption.
Two top Indiana lawmakers are saying schools should be allowed to use old state-issued A-F grades to avoid delaying teacher bonuses.
A state committee is recommending lawmakers change how Indiana grades high schools and is calling on the General Assembly to review how it calculates graduation rates.
In an effort to reign in how the state rewards student improvement on its standardized exam, the board initially approved a cap on so-called growth scores.
High schools in Indiana may soon be rated on what their students do after graduation — instead of just on how many of them pass state tests and earn a diploma.
With fresh urgency, State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick renewed her call for reforming how Indiana grades schools.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is calling on legislators to take action to protect teachers from being negatively affected by 2019 ILEARN scores.
Indianapolis Public Schools stands to be one of the districts most affected by the bill if it passes into law.
Rep. Bob Behning, chairman of the committee, said the bill was intended to give the Indiana State Board of Education more leeway in designing the school rating system.
Overall, many districts’ grades stayed the same in 2017 as last year.
Student passing rates on state tests jumped by 7.5 percentage points.
Compared to 2016, almost 25 percent of schools improved by one or more letter grades, and about 23 percent saw grades drop.
Grades based on 2017 ISTEP tests that are set to come out next month, which schools have already seen, are not part of this change.
The proposal would give schools a second A-F grade based just on the scores of students who have attended for at least a year.
Although for individual schools, poor grades can bring consequences such as state intervention or takeover, for districts, there are no sanctions.