Dashboard Communications Toolkit

Overview

The 2023 California School Dashboard (Dashboard), which was released on December 15, 2023, reflects a full return of California’s accountability system with the reporting of Status (current year data), Change (the difference from prior year data), and Performance Levels (colors) for most state indicators. To ensure that parents, community members, and educators are well-informed of the information on the 2023 Dashboard, the following resources have been developed to meet this need:

• Flyers for Parents (and Those New to the Dashboard)
• Flyers for Educators
• On-Demand Recordings and Notetaking Guide
• Talking Points
• Additional Resources

Flyers for Parents (and Those New to the Dashboard)

Start your learning journey with these one-to-two-page flyers that help simplify the use and understanding of the 2023 Dashboard.

• Getting to Know the California School Dashboard(PDF)
• Getting to Know the Dashboard State Measures(PDF)
• How Dashboard Colors are Determined(PDF)
• How to View Performance of a School or District on the Dashboard(PDF)
• Exploring the Equity Report(PDF)
• How to Compare Schools on the Dashboard(PDF)
• Getting to Know the Local Measures(PDF)
• Information on Local Measures for Parents(PDF)

Translated flyers are available on the Translations Tab of the Dashboard Resources web page.

Flyers for Educators

User-friendly flyers that help enhance your general knowledge of the Dashboard state indicators.

State Indicator Flyers

• What Data Will Be Used for the 2023 Dashboard?(PDF)
• Academic Indicators(PDF)
  • English Learner Students in the Academic Indicators(PDF)
  • Information on the Participation Rate(PDF)
    • Translated Versions of Information on the Participation Rate Flyer
• Chronic Absenteeism Indicator(PDF)
• College/Career Indicator(PDF)
• English Learner Progress Indicator(PDF)
  • Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Results in the English Learner Progress Indicator(PDF)
  • English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) Participation Rate(PDF)
• Graduation Rate(PDF)
• Suspension Rate(PDF)

Additional Flyers and Information

• Connecting the Dashboard to the California Science Test(PDF) – This flyer contains step-by-step instructions on how to access local education agency (LEA) and school California Science Test (CAST) results from the Dashboard.
  
• Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) Assistance(PDF) – Understand the eligibility criteria for differentiated assistance under the Local Control Funding Formula.
• Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) School Assistance(PDF) – Understanding the eligibility and exit criteria for Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) - Low Graduation Rate, CSI - Low Performing, and Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) under the ESSA.
• English Learner Students on the California School Dashboard(PDF) – Understand the different ways that each state indicator measures English Learners.
  • Translated Versions of Information on the English Learner Students on the California School Dashboard
    
• District of Residence Rule(PDF) – The District of Residence rule (also known as the District of Special Education Accountability) is a rule relating to students with disabilities and applied to all state indicators. Download this flyer to learn more.
• DASS Update – Access information from the U.S. Department of Education on the use of the Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) for accountability through the August 2022 State Board of Education Information Memorandum(DOCX) and the September 2022 State Board of Education Agenda Item(DOCX).
  • DASS 1-Year Graduation Rate(PDF)
    A one-page document explaining the DASS graduation rate and the data used to calculate it.
    
• Differences Between the 2022 and 2023 Dashboards(PDF)
• What is the 3x5 Colored Table?(PDF)
• Dashboard Release Time(PDF)

On Demand Dashboard Sessions

This section will be updated with the latest PowerPoint recordings, and associated Notetaking Guides, that cover state and local indicators about the Dashboard. Learn more through our 2023 Dashboard Informational Series flyer(PDF).

• Recording 1: Dashboard 101 (Video; 27:40)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 1(DOCX)
    
    
• Recording 2: Academic Indicator (Video; 37:27)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 2(DOCX)
    
    
• Recording 3: Chronic Absenteeism Indicator (Video; 25:14)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 3(DOCX)
    
    
• Recording 4: College/Career Indicator (Video; 21:35)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 4(DOCX)
    
    
• Recording 5: English Learner Progress Indicator (Video; 23:00)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 5(DOCX)
    
    
• Recording 6: Graduation Rate Indicator (Video; 21:51)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 6(DOCX)
    
    
• Recording 7: Suspension Rate Indicator (Video; 30:51)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 7(DOCX)
    
    
• Recording 8: Local Indicators (Coming in March 2024)
  • Notetaking Guide for Recording 8 (Coming in March 2024)

Talking Points

These Talking Points(DOCX) contain helpful pointers that LEAs can use to communicate the 2023 Dashboard results to their communities.

Additional Resources

Individualized web pages focusing on state and local indicators are easily accessible through the following links:

• Academic Performance
• Chronic Absenteeism
• College/Career
• English Learner Progress
• Graduation Rate
• Suspension Rate
• Local Indicators

2023 Five-by-Five Colored Tables – The accountability system combines five Status and five Change levels creating a five-by-five placement grid which is used to identify the performance color for the Dashboard.

Dashboard Technical Guide – Access the latest calculation formulas and business rules used to calculate the Dashboard state indicators.

System of Support – Information and resources on California's system to support districts and schools to help meet the needs of their students.

School Dashboard Additional Reports – These multiple supplementary reports offer additional data and insight to the Dashboard results.

2023 Connecting CALPADS to the Dashboard Handbook(DOCX) – Use this handbook to verify your California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) data before it is used for the Dashboard.

Downloadable State and Local Indicator Data Files – Access LEA, school, and student group data statewide results for all state indicators as well as local indicator data submitted to the Dashboard by LEAs.

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2022 Dashboard Communications Toolkit