Nevada School Performance Framework

Historical Background

In December 2015, the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was reauthorized as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Under ESSA, states are tasked with the responsibility to create or revise their current accountability systems to ensure that states “meaningfully differentiate” schools based on:

Academic Proficiency on State assessments;
Graduation rates for high school;
English Language Proficiency;
Growth or other statewide academic indicator for K-8 schools;
At least one other State-determined indicator of school quality or student success; and
95% assessment participation rate.

The NSPF was developed through multiple stakeholder engagements to be:

A locally designed accountability system that reports meaningful and actionable data.
A tool for parents, students, educators and communities to receive clear and concise information about how their schools are performing on a scale from 1-Star to 5-Stars; 1 Star =Not Meeting Expectations and 5-Stars =Superior.
As such, the values of school performance are embedded into the NSPF.

For more information, please view the following NSPF Presentation Series:

Office of Accountability

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Nevada School Performance Framework Manuals

NSPF Manuals