Accountability Data

Boulder Prep is an alternative education campus and follows an accountability framework approved by the Boulder Valley School District and the Colorado Department of Education. CSAP data is not used, because there are not enough students who participate.

The four categories for evaluation are:

1. Student Academic Achievement
2. Student Growth
3. Post-Secondary Readiness
4. Student Engagement

Part 1: Student Academic Achievement

As part of the enrollment process, students with no previous ACT score and/or less than 100 credits will take the WRAT 4 (Wide Range Achievement Test) to get baseline proficiency data for literacy and numeracy. If students are below 9th grade proficiency in either area they enroll in Direct Instruction classes. Students will be re-tested when appropriate until they reach high school proficiency for reading and math.

WRAT Achievement Data:
88% of students scored at or above 9th grade level on the WRAT at the end of the 2009/2010 school year.

Part 2: Student Academic Growth

WRAT 4 Growth Data:
Students improved on average 1.5 grade levels per 10 hours of instruction as measured by the WRAT 4.

For students performing at or above high school level proficiency, the PLAN combined with the ACT are
used to measure academic progress. We began administering the PLAN in 2010 to freshmen and sophomores.
Depending on when a student started at Boulder Prep, either the PLAN or the Junior ACT is used as a baseline
measurement and subsequent tests are used to show improvement.

Junior ACT/Senior ACT Growth Data

Part 3: Post Secondary Readiness

Seniors must be accepted to a post-secondary institution as a condition

of graduation. All graduates over the last 14 years were accepted to college.

The ACT is used to determine whether students have met their college readiness benchmarks. Boulder Prep graduates have consistently been at or near the national average for college readiness.

Part 4: Student Engagement

Many of the students at Boulder Prep have struggled in their previous school settings. We can measure engagement by calculating average daily attendance and through a self report from students on changes in their school attendance since enrolling at Boulder Prep.

The average daily attendance in 2009/2010 was 66%, and 80% of students reported having improved attendance since enrolling at Boulder Prep.

Staff and students use the data from the climate survey to assess strengths and areas for improvement. While we look at the data as a whole, for the purposes of this report, our targets are based on one single question: “I feel positive about my school.”