2001 Budget Analysis: School Accountability

As discussed above, the API is a work in progress and will take several years to develop fully. The administration is making progress on increasing the number of outcome measures used to calculate the API, and is planning to switch to a value-added approach, which will improve the use of the existing achievement measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_10_sch_acct_anl01.htm

LAO Analysis of the 2002-03 Budget: Education, California School Information Services

Here are two examples of issues that the report may raise: Switching to a Value-Added Measure of Student Achievement in Calculating the API. Education experts suggest that using a value-added measure of achievement for accountability purposes is preferable to using school-wide averages.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2002/education/ed_13_CSIS_anl02.htm

2001 Budget Analysis: K-12 Databases

The API database would be created to eventually be folded into CSIS, and would use unique CSIS student identifiers to track students over time. There are four potential benefits of this proposed API database: Allow for Calculation of Value-Added Measures of Student Achievement.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_12_Databases_anl01.htm

^[PDF] Key Issues Facing the State Board of Education

LAO 60 YEARS OF SERVICE 2L E G I S L A T I V E A N A L Y S T ’ S O F F I C E February 2, 2005 Major Features of the State Public Schools Accountability Act " Academic Performance Index (API) • Ranks schools in deciles 1 through 10 based on results from student assessments. " Governor’s Performance Awards • Provides rewards to schools that improve their API scores
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2005/Key_Issues_Facing_SBE_020205.pdf

Next Steps for Improving State Accountability for Alternative Schools

Adopting our recommended changes to state –required performance data and accountability reports would provide better information about how alternative schools serve students and allow the state to identify schools in need of added support.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/edu/alt-ed/improving-accountability-051615.aspx

A New System of Support for Low-Performing Schools

Schools in QEIA, on the other hand, must implement a uniform set of improvement strategies, including class size reduction, teacher and principal training, and adding counselors to high schools. Exit Criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/2008/edu/low_performing_schools/lowperforming_schools_0608.aspx

^[PDF] The Highly Qualified Charter School Administrator and Teacher Act

In Long Term, Replacing Interns With Full Credential Holders Would Result in Small Added Costs. If an affected school were to exhaust the above options, it likely would have to hire teachers with a preliminary credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130761.pdf

2013 Initiative Analysis: The Highly Qualified Charter School Administrator and Teacher Act

In Long Term, Replacing Interns With Full Credential Holders Would Result in Small Added Costs. If an affected school were to exhaust the above options, it likely would have to hire teachers with a preliminary credential.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2013/130761.aspx

LAO 2003-04 Budget Analysis: Education, Accountability

We believe the Legislature should phase out II/USP by not adding any new cohorts because only one-fifth of schools participating in II/USP are in decile one of the API. Instead, the Legislature should align HPSGP with NCLB.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2003/education/ed_11_accountability_anl03.htm

^[PDF] LAO 2001 Budget Analysis: Education Chapter

Simply adding time to the school year or day would not likely produce large scale gains in student achieve- ment. Rather, what research studies repeatedly find is that in education, quality is the key to making time matter.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_anl01.pdf