Indicator 3D: Gap in Proficiency Rates (Grade Level Academic Achievement Standards)

Definition

Measurement

Proficiency rate gap = [(proficiency rate for children with IEPs scoring at or above proficient against grade-level academic achievement standards for the 2020-2021 school year) subtracted from the (proficiency rate for all students scoring at or above proficient against grade-level academic achievement standards for the 2020-2021 school year)]. Calculate separately for reading and math. Calculate separately for grades 4, 8, and high school. The proficiency rate includes all children enrolled for a full academic year and those not enrolled for a full academic year.

How is Colorado doing on this indicator?

Indicator 3D Gap in proficiency rates. All targets were met.

Targets for the Current SPP/APR Cycle

Indicator 3D Targets <=
	Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
	School Year	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026
Reading	Grade 4	37.11	37.11	37.11	37.11	37.11	37.10
Reading	Grade 8	39.74	39.74	39.74	39.74	39.74	39.73
Reading	High School	42.88	42.60	42.30	41.90	41.60	41.30
Math	Grade 4	25.27	25.27	25.27	25.27	25.27	25.26
Math	Grade 8	31.52	31.52	31.52	31.52	31.52	31.51
Math	High School	30.42	30.30	30.10	29.90	29.70	29.50

Improvement Strategies for Indicator 3

Decorative books, girl testing, math, boy testing

General Supervision and Monitoring

CDE will hold districts accountable for their performance on Ind3ABCD
CDE will develop an Educational Benefit Review process which is a 3-year review of a student’s IEPs to determine that the IEP is reasonably calculated to enable the child to make progress in light of the child’s circumstances.

Targeted Professional Development /Technical Assistance

CDE will actively partner with AUs that have an identified need in the area(s) of English Language Arts (ELA) and/or math to increase the implementation of professional practices from the numerous professional development opportunities.
CDE will work internally to connect content specialists across the department to work collaboratively to provide direct support to AUs that have an identified need in the area(s) of ELA and/or math.

Legislation / Grants

The Colorado Reading to Ensure Academic Development Act (Colorado READ Act) was passed by the Colorado legislature in 2012, giving the state the guiding philosophy, structure, and resources to get children reading at grade level by the time they enter the fourth grade.

House Bill 19-1134 - Identification And Interventions For Students With Dyslexia

Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program (Grant)

Target Setting Videos

Note: The feedback period has closed, these videos are included for information on the target setting process.

4th Grade State Assessment Video

Overall Intro runs from 00:00 to 01:24 Time Stamp

Indicator 3B and 3D are combined and their content runs from 04:20 to 09:08 Time Stamp

8th Grade State Assessment Video

Overall Intro runs from 00:00 to 01:28 Time Stamp

Indicator 3B and 3D are combined and their content runs from 04:15 to 08:45 Time Stamp

11th Grade State Assessment Video

Overall Intro runs from 00:00 to 01:22 Time Stamp

Indicator 3B and 3D are combined and their content runs from 04:22 to 07:21 Time Stamp

Additional Resources

For more information, contact:

Orla Bolger
Supervisor, Data and Monitoring Liaison
Email Orla Bolger
Phone: (720) 921-0524

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