What monitoring is required under the Williams settlement for API Decile 1- 3 schools?
The initial monitoring under Williams was based on the 2003 API, but commencing in 2007-08 for schools ranked in Decile 1- 3 on the 2006 API, an annual site visit will be conducted by the county office during the first four weeks of the school year to determine sufficiency of instructional materials, facility conditions, and accuracy of the School Accountability Report Card. In counties with more than 200 schools in Deciles 1-3, the county office may use a combination of visits and written surveys of teachers. This may include paper, electronic or online surveys. If a survey is used, the county office must visit the school within the same academic year to verify the accuracy of the information reported on the surveys. In future years the cohort of schools in Deciles 1-3 requiring a visit by the county office will be adjusted every third year based on the API at that time.
