School Accountability Report Summary

About Thompson School District Accountability Attendance Areas Awards & Achievements Board of Education Bond Administration Health Services History Strategic Plan Superintendent Thompson Education Foundation Weekly Enrollment

Academic Programs

Accountability/Assessment/Accreditation

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Student Achievement Thompson Teaching and Learning

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Berthoud High School Science Focus Core Knowledge International Baccalaureate Loveland Area Integrated School for the Arts SOARS & Credit Recovery

Overview Comprehensive Early Literacy Learning (CELL) Critical Thinking Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI) Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC) Schools Attuned

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Communication & Community Resources Home Channel 14 Communication Audit Distribution KidTV Publications Thompson Education Foundation VITAL (Volunteers)

Business Services Home Aquatic Centers Financial Services Nutrition Services Purchasing

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Operational Services Home Bond Administration Facilities Services Information Services/Technology Support Planning Transportation

Student Achievement Services Home Assessment Athletics & Activities Curriculum Early Childhood Gifted & Talented Education Instructional Coaches Leadership Development Media Services Outreach Professional Development Special Education

AYP CBLA CSAP No Child Left Behind SARS

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Athletics Bus Schedules Channel 14 College in Colorado Course Guide Educational Options Health Services Internet Safety Information KidTV Lunch Menus Safe 2 Tell School to Work Alliance Program Student Insurance Transcripts

Acronym List Colorado High Schools Activities Assn. Coursewhere Classified Employee Handbook District Forms Employee Assistance Plan Facility Rental FirstClass Users Guide Insurance Information Media Services Memorandum of Understanding Mileage Form / Graph Response to Intervention (RtI) Safe 2 Tell School Locator Search School to Work Alliance Staff Forums

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City of Berthoud City of Fort Collins City of Loveland

Berthoud Recorder Berthoud Surveyor ColoradoTown.com Loveland Connection Reporter Herald The Coloradoan

School Accountability Report Summary

School Accountability Reports

The Thompson School District received its eighth annual School Accountability Reports (SARs) in the fall of 2008 detailing achievement and other performance and profile data for each of its schools.

The report provides two primary ratings for each school. The first is the "Overall Academic Performance on State Assessments," which refers to the performance on CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program) tests in elementary and middle schools and the performance on CSAP and ACT combined in high schools. Based on a weighted index formula that assigns points for how each student performed on CSAP, schools are given an overall score, which is then translated into a rating of excellent, high, average, low or unsatisfactory. Generally, the top 8% of schools receive an "excellent" rating; the next 25% receive a "high" rating; the next 40% receive an "average" rating; the next 25% receive a low rating; and the bottom 2% of schools receive an "unsatisfactory" rating.

This year's reports also include new academic growth ratings based on data from the Colorado Growth Model. Schools can receive a "high," "typical" and "low" growth rating that reflects the progress being made by all students in the school toward meeting the state standards of proficiency as measured by CSAP. The growth model determines how many students have achieved one year's academic growth by comparing the current growth of students to the growth of statewide peers who had similar past CSAP performances. A rating of high would indicate that, overall, students at the school showed more academic growth than most schools while a low rating would indicate that, overall, students in the school showed less than expected growth. School Accountability Report Summary.

New Report Information:

In addition to the new growth ratings, this year's report cards include a school pride and goals section; a "program type" description; a link to the school Web site; the number of teachers with master's and doctorate degrees; and various financial information.

These reports are readily accessible to the public on the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Web site and provided to parents by their students' schools through various means. For more information about the SARs, contact Dr. Paul Bankes, 970-613-5025, or visit one of the following CDE Web sites:

To find the reports for all schools within the Thompson School District:
http://reportcard.cde.state.co.us/reportcard/CommandHandler.jsp

For School Accountability Report information:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/SAR_Info.html

For information about the Colorado Growth Model:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeassess/growthmodel.html

For school district profile information including assessment data, accountability data, post-secondary readiness data and more:
http://www.cde.state.co.us/scripts/districtprofiles/DistInfo.asp?DistCode=1560