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State board forms subcommittee to review GradScore at‑risk measure after WestEd analysis
Summary
After a detailed presentation from WestEd showing churn in the GradScore at‑risk counts and correlations with poverty and school performance, the board voted to form a subcommittee chaired by Member Orr to recommend alternatives or confirm the measure and report back (timing to be coordinated).
The State Board of Education voted April 3 to form a subcommittee to investigate the state’s at‑risk identification method after a data presentation from WestEd and APA.
WestEd Senior Research Associate Sean Tanner summarized a multi‑part analysis of the GradScore indicator: (1) year‑to‑year stability and sources of churn (mobility, program eligibility changes and daily updates to the grad score); (2) correlations between the GradScore and student demographics, program eligibility (direct certification, FRL), and performance indicators (SBAC, ACT); and (3) a localized discontinuity/impact analysis showing that services tied to 1‑star school identification produced…
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