Division Results for 2008-2009

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CCSD Office of Accountability

The Accountability Division established performance measures to determine effective use of available resources during 2008-09. These measures included on-time delivery, quality of work products, and impact on system operation and direction. Below are the highlights for each functional area of the division.

Testing and Assessment

Approximately 132,000 benchmark tests were administered to Cobb students (greatest majority were in Reading/English Language Arts and Math)
250,000 standardized testing answer documents were processed and sent for scoring by established deadlines
School personnel were trained in administration of benchmark tests
District scanned approximately 50,000 EOCT documents to provide more timely results to teachers at the end of the semester
New technology application was developed and deployed to provide secure transfer of test results to principals in a timely manner

Research and Evaluation

Approximately 175 research applications were reviewed
21st Century classroom evaluation was completed
Correlation studies between benchmark/diagnostic tests and standardized measures (CRCT/GHSGT) were conducted
Program evaluation surveys were developed and administered for several specific Curriculum and Instruction areas
A new data management system was developed in collaboration with Technology Services

Grants

District applied for eight major grants during 2008-09, five were awarded with total funding of $10,366,818
Partnerships were established with higher education institutions and other local agencies for current and pending grant applications

Student/State Reporting

All state reporting deadlines were met on time with significant reduction in errors
To further reduce errors, processes were developed to obtain data in a more efficient manner (through the data warehouse) and to communicate potential errors in a more timely manner to schools for resolution
Process and subsequent checklist were developed to assist high schools in evaluating student transcripts
Major review of high school courses completed collaboratively with Student Reporting team and Curriculum supervisors

Analysis and Planning

Administered more than 80,000 surveys (online or paper/pencil)
New school strategic planning process was developed collaboratively with school personnel for alignment with the district strategic plan
Strategic plan data were compiled for each school and the district
Approximately 250 people were trained in the new school strategic plan process

Accountability

Choice process under NCLB was completely revamped according to new guidelines and more than 600 students were approved during a four week window
More than 75 training sessions on topics related to testing, accountability, data utilization, and student information were conducted