Federal Accountability

Defined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Under ESSA, each state submits its own plan with achievement and graduation rate goals for schools, measures for how well schools are doing, and priorities for the use of federal funds.

Under ESSA, states set their own long-term and interim goals for schools. Wyoming’s plan contains goals for achievement in math and reading, the on-time graduation rate, and English language proficiency. 

  • 88 percent Graduation Rate.
  • Grade 3-8 Math = 57 percent of students Proficient or Better.
  • Grade 3-8 Reading = 59 percent of students Proficient or Better.
  • High School Math = 47 percent of students Proficient or Better.
  • High School Reading = 53 percent of students Proficient or Better.
  • Growth for students learning English = 59 percent of students learning English making progress.

State Accountability

Defined in the Wyoming Accountability in Education Act (WAEA). This law takes into account measures specifically related to educational goals in Wyoming.

  • Exceeding Expectations.
  • Meeting Expectations.
  • Partially Meeting Expectations.
  • Not Meeting Expectations.

  • Student growth.
  • Readiness.
  • Achievement.
  • Equity
  • English language proficiency.
  • Postsecondary readiness.
  • Graduation rates.
  • Credits earned.

  • Exceeding Alternative Expectations.
  • Meeting Alternative Expectations.
  • Partially Meeting Alternative Expectations.
  • Not Meeting Alternative Expectations.

Under ESSA, schools that are struggling the most are identified for support. As part of the WAEA, support is provided to help Wyoming schools increase student and school performance. This support includes statewide professional development and district accreditation, school improvement planning, monitoring, and onsite technical support. Additional support is available for schools partially meeting and not meeting expectations through WAEA and those schools federally designated as Comprehensive School Improvement (CSI) and Targeted School Improvement (TSI).

Contact
Sean McInerney

Accountability Division Director

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