Accountability

In Connecticut, we believe all students can learn, grow, and rise to the challenge of high expectations. The Connecticut Next Generation Accountability System helps us deliver on our promise of a high-quality education for all by creating a more comprehensive, holistic picture of how our students and schools are performing. Learn more about the Next Generation Accountability system below.

Next Generation Accountability Dashboard

Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System is a broad set of 12 indicators that helps tell the story of how well a school is preparing its students for success in college, careers, and life. It provides a holistic, multifactor perspective of district and school performance. Districts/schools earn points for achievement, growth, chronic absenteeism, college and career readiness, high school graduation, postsecondary entrance, physical fitness, and participation in arts courses. Explore the Next Generation Accountability Dashboard or use the Next Generation Legacy Report for a simpler view. 

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Next Generation Accountability Indicator Reports

Performance Index

Indicator 1 is the District or School Performance Index (DPI/SPI), the average academic achievement of All Students and Students with High Needs across all statewide assessments in ELA, Math, and Science.

Academic Growth

Indicator 2a-d is Academic Growth, the progress from year to year in English/Language Arts and Math for All Students and Students with High Needs on the Smarter Balanced assessment.

Progress toward English Proficiency

Indicator 2e-f is Progress toward English Language Proficiency, the progress from year to year made by English Learners/Multilingual Learners on the Literacy and Oral sections of the LAS Links assessment.

Chronic Absenteeism

Indicator 4 is Chronic Absenteeism, the percentage of All Students and Students with High Needs who missed 10% or more school days for any reason.

Postsecondary Preparation

Indicator 5 is Postsecondary Preparation, the percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 who have taken at least two college or career readiness courses.

Postsecondary Readiness

Indicator 6 is Postsecondary Readiness, the percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 who have demonstrated readiness for college or career by passing college-readiness exams or earning college credit.

On-track to High School Graduation

Indicator 7 is On-track to High School Graduation, the percentage of students earning at least six course credits by the end of ninth grade.

Four-Year Graduation Rate

Indicator 8 is the Four-Year Graduation Rate, the percentage of students who graduate high school within four years of their first enrollment in 9th grade (adjusted cohort graduates).

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Indicator 9 is the Six-Year Graduation Rate, the percentage of Students with High Needs who graduate high school within six years of their first enrollment in 9th grade (adjusted cohort graduates).

Postsecondary Enrollment

Indicator 10 is Postsecondary Enrollment, the percentage of students in the graduating class that enrolled in college within one year of high school graduation.

Physical Fitness

Indicator 11 is Physical Fitness, the percentage of students who meet fitness standards in aerobic endurance, flexibility, upper body strength and endurance, and abdominal muscle strength and endurance.

Arts Access

Indicator 12 is Arts Access, the percentage of high school students who participated in one or more courses in dance, theater, music, visual arts, or media arts during the school year.