Performance Management Framework (PMF) 2011 – 2019
DC PCSB approved ASPIRE, as our new academic accountability system.
How Did PMF Work?
DC PCSB’s Performance Management Framework (or PMF) was used to produce the annual School Quality Report for each public charter school for which it provides oversight. DC PCSB Previously used the tool to review each school’s academic performance annually.
Understanding the Performance Management Framework
School Quality Report
Every year until 2020, the DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) released its School Quality Report, which evaluates all public charter schools in grades prekindergarten (PK) to 12 and adults in Washington, DC.
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DC PCSB did not release a School Quality Report in 2020 to present.
For more than two years, DC PCSB has been revising the accountability system, now referred to as ASPIRE. This system will analyze school performance as part of our effort to achieve excellent public charter school education in the City. The proposed ASPIRE Policy & Technical Guide is currently open for public comment, with a board vote expected in June 2024.
What does the score and tier mean?
Schools serving a traditional school-aged population of pre-kindergarten through grade 12 (PK-12) and schools serving adult students will earn an overall score between zero and 100 on the School Quality Report. Every score corresponds to one of three tiers:
- Scores between 65 and 100 are Tier 1. Tier 1 schools meet standards of high performance.
- Scores between 35 and 64.9 are Tier 2. Tier 2 schools fall short of high performance standards but meet minimum overall performance standards.
- Scores lower than 35 are Tier 3. Tier 3 schools fall significantly short of high performance standards, showing inadequate academic performance.
What do we measure for PK-12 schools?
The School Quality Report for PK-12 schools is divided into four categories: Student Progress, Student Achievement, Gateway, and Environment.
The Student Progress and Student Achievement categories measure performance in English language arts (ELA) and Math:
- Student Progress measures student growth in ELA and Math on the PARCC assessment for one or two school years. For schools ending in grades K-3, DC PCSB uses Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) data to report on growth. For schools with students in grades 3-8 or high school, DC PCSB uses PARCC data to report on growth.
- The Student Achievement category shows the percentage of students who are approaching and meeting/exceeding expectations in ELA and math on the PARCC.
The Gateway category displays student outcomes that predict future educational success. In elementary school, students need to be reading on grade level by third grade to be able to access the content in upper elementary school. In middle school, students need to be on grade level in math in eighth grade to have the best opportunities for success in high school. The School Quality Report for high schools includes measures that assess success on the PSAT, SAT, AP assessments, as well as other college and career-ready measures.
The School Quality Report also includes factors that are not based on test scores. The School Environment category includes student attendance and student re-enrollment in the same school. For schools with pre-kindergarten programming, School Environment also includes information on teacher-student interactions in the classroom through the CLASS observation tool measures of Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, and Instructional Support.
What do we measure for adult schools?
The Adult Education School Quality Report measures program effectiveness by tracking student progress, student achievement, progress on mission-specific measures, and leading indicators of attendance and student retention. Each report shows a school’s results, including the school’s rating in one of three performance tiers.
2019-20 PMF Policy and Technical Guide Approved November 2019.
Find the notes and presentations from the High School ASPIRE Working Group here.