District Accountability and Compliance
Welcome to the Marin County Office of Education's Accountability and Compliance page. Our mission is to provide all students in Marin County with equitable access to education through a comprehensive System of Support in coordination with our schools and districts.
- Every Student Succeeds Act
- Targeted Support and Improvement
- School Accountability Report
- California Dashboard
- Systems of Support
- Comprehensive Support and Improvement
Every Student Succeeds Act
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About ESSA
In December of 2015, President Obama signed into law the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESSA). The title of the reauthorized legislation, which replaces the No Child Left Behind Act, is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The passage of ESSA provides a much anticipated opportunity to improve outcomes for all students.
ESSA Implementation Timeline and What We Know Right Now
- ESEA programs as authorized under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) will remain in effect for the 2016-2017 school year.
- ESSA/Accountability - September 26, 2016
- 2016-2017 funding will be allocated under NCLB rules.
- The provisions of ESSA take effect for the 2017-2018 school year.
- The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) is currently soliciting public comment on the regulatory process. Completed regulations are expected by October 2016.
- California Department of Education ESSA Website
CALIFORNIA'S NEW ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM AND SYSTEM OF SUPPORTThe next phase of California's work to transform public education begins later this fall when we officially roll out California's new accountability system through the California School Dashboard, which will be updated with more current data and design changes based on field test feedback. You and your schools will have an opportunity to preview the Dashboard before its public launch. Please stay tuned for important notifications in coming weeks.
RESOURCES- Every Student Succeeds Act - May11, 2016
- ESSA FAQ - June 29. 2016
- Six Ways ESSA will improve assessments
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How States Should Navigate New Opportunities Under ESSA (Part 1 of 2) - Education Next
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Every Student Succeeds Act: A Progress Report on Elementary and Secondary Education
UPDATES
Targeted Support and Improvement
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state educational agencies to determine school eligibility for targeted support and improvement (TSI) and additional targeted support and improvement (ATSI).
Schools that meet the criteria for TSI or ATSI must partner with stakeholders to develop and implement a school-level plan to improve student outcomes.
California will notify each local educational agency (LEA) in the State of any school served by the LEA, in which any subgroup of students is consistently underperforming.
Upon notification by the State, the LEA is required to:
- Provide notification to such school with respect to which student group or student groups in such school are consistently underperforming
- Approve and monitor implementation of each school plan
- Take additional action following unsuccessful implementation of such school plan after a number of years determined by the LEA
Upon notification by the LEA, the school is required to partner with stakeholders to:
- Develop and implement a school-level plan to improve student outcomes
The school plan must:
- be based on indicators in the statewide accountability system and informed by all indicators, including student performance against long-term goals; and
- include evidence-based interventions.
Additional Targeted Support and ImprovementATSI program requirements are the same as for TSI. However, schools that meet the criteria for ATSI shall identify resource inequities, which may include a review of LEA- and school-level budgeting, to be addressed through implementation of their school plan.
School Accountability Report
California Dashboard
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The new Dashboard is now available!
The California Department of Education launched its new and improved Dashboard with is designed to be more parent friendly.
California School Dashboard Accountability System
California’s accountability system, known as the California School Dashboard, provides information about how schools and school districts throughout the state are meeting the needs of California’s diverse student population. The various reports in the Dashboard provide information about the performance of our schools and districts, including county offices of education. The new accountability system facilitates greater understanding for schools and districts as to what is and/or is not working. At the same time, the Dashboard provides the community with a more detailed look at student performance as it relates to academics, school climate and other local measures.
California Department of Education
2022 Dashboard Communications Toolkit
Marin County Office of Education
Under this accountability system, county offices of education serve as resources, providing support to local school districts and helping them address deficiencies. The Marin County Office of Education has consistently provided a robust level of support to our districts and community. As a part of the new accountability system, we have the opportunity to broaden our role even further by providing customized assistance to local districts, including:
- Needs assessments, data analysis, and determination of root causes of challenges; understanding the problem and the systems that may be producing it
- Increased partnership with districts to support deeper planning
- Monitoring implementation of planned actions
The Dashboard is an exciting step in the improved accountability cycle. It provides a deeper, more transparent look into our school, districts and student learning. It goes beyond the academics and gets closer to looking at all that goes into educating students.
For assistance in interpreting Dashboard data or the accountability system, please contact Laura Trahan, Director, Education Services: ltrahan@marinschools.org or 415-499-5870
DASHBOARD LINKS
- Marin County Office of Education
- Bolinas Stinson Union
- Lucas Valley Elementary
- Kentfield Elementary
- Laguna Joint Elementary
- Lagunitas Elementary
- Larkspur-Corte Madera Elementary
- Lincoln Joint Elementary
- Mill Valley Elementary
- Nicasio
- Novato Unified
- Novato Charter
- Reed Union Elementary
- Ross Elementary
- Ross Valley Elementary
- Ross Valley Charter
- San Rafael City Elementary
- San Rafael City High
- Sausalito Marin City
- Willow Creek Academy
- Tamalpais Union High
- Shoreline Unified
Systems of Support
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California’s systems of support is one of the central components of the California Accountability and Continuous Improvement System. The goal of the system of support is to help local educational agencies (LEASs) and their schools meet the need of each student they serve, with a focus on building local capacity to sustain improvement and to effectively address disparities in opportunities and outcomes.
The characteristics within California’s system of support are:
- Reduce redundancy across state and federal programs
- Integrate guidance and resources across state and federal programs
- Support LEAs to meet identified student needs through the LCAP process
Level 1 – Support for All:
Marin County Office of Education provides an array of support resources, services, tools and technical assistance to our districts, schools and community to improve student performance at the school level and narrow disparities among student groups.
Level 2 – Differentiated Assistance:
County superintendents, charter authorizers, the California Department of Education (CDE), and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) provide differentiated assistance for LEAs, in the form of individually designed assistance, to address identified performance issues, including significant disparities in performance among student groups
- County Offices of Education offer differentiated assistance to a school district if any student group does not meet performance standards for two or more LCFF priority areas.
- The California Department of Education must offer differentiated assistance to a COE if any student group does not meet the performance standard for two or more LCFF priorities
- Charter authorizers must provide differentiated assistance to a charter school if three or more student groups (or all student groups if the charter school has less than three student groups) does not meet the performance standard for any LCFF priority area in three out of four consecutive school years
LEA Criteria for Differentiated Assistance:
To be identified for support, the same student group must meet the criteria in two different priority areas. If an LEA does not meet a local indicator, all student groups are deemed as not meeting that local indicator: Click here for to view LEA Criteria for Differentiated Support on the CDE website.
Comprehensive Support and Improvement
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires state educational agencies to determine school eligibility for comprehensive support and improvement (CSI). Local educational agencies (LEAs) with schools that meet the criteria for CSI must partner with stakeholders to locally develop and implement a plan to improve student outcomes.
The county office of education (COE) also plays a role in providing technical assistance and support to LEAs within its county that serve schools that meet the criteria for CSI.
School Eligibility Criteria
California will use the California School Dashboard (Dashboard) to determine school eligibility for CSI. School eligibility is based on the following two categories of schools:
- High schools with a graduation rate less than 67 percent averaged over two years
- All high schools, including Title I, non-Title I, traditional, and Dashboard Alternative School Status are eligible.
- All high schools, including Title I, non-Title I, traditional, and Dashboard Alternative School Status are eligible.
- Not less than the lowest-performing five percent of Title I schools
- Schools with all red indicators
- Schools with all red but one indicator of another color
- Schools with five or more indicators where the majority are red
- Schools with all red and orange indicators
- High schools with a graduation rate less than 67 percent averaged over two years