Section 52052(e)(4) was comprehensive. Further, the CDE has determined that EC LACOE considered increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served by GCS as the most important factor in determining whether to grant GCS’s renewal appeal. Review and Analysis of Alternative Measures CDE’s In addition to considering the review and analysis conducted by PSD and LACOE, the CDE completed its own review of alternative measures for GCS. CDE selected the following comparable schools: Palmdale Aerospace, Cactus Middle, David G. Millen, Desert Willow, Shadow Hills, and Palmdale Learning Plaza. These six schools are the schools where pupils would otherwise be required to attend and are comparable in that they have similar enrollment for similar significant subgroups of African American, Hispanic/Latino, White, socioeconomically disadvantaged, English learner, and pupils with disabilities. The seven schools serve a variety of grade spans from either kindergarten through grade twelve, kindergarten through grade eight, or grade six through grade eight. GCS included Academic Performance Index (API) scores from 2011, 2012, and 2013 and CAASPP scores from 2015, 2016, and 2017. The CDE reviewed the materials and determined that GCS has not met the applicable renewal criteria pursuant to EC Section 47607. The following table reflects the CAASPP data from 2014–17 in ELA and mathematics for GCS and the schools that pupils would otherwise attend. CAASPP Results (Percent Meets/Exceeds Standards) 2014-15 2014-15 2015–16 2015–16 2016–17 2016–17 School ELA Math ELA Math ELA Math GCS 21 10 27 12 30.16 11.34 Desert 27 14 29 14 26.77 12.48 Willow Palmdale 35 20 45 18 46.41 20.5 Aerospace Academy David G. 32 18 31 14 29.09 14.83 Millen Cactus 27 11 24 11 24.26 10.93 Middle Palmdale 43 35 46 35 41.72 34.14 Learning Plaza Shadow 30 24 36 26 33.38 21.14 Hills Middle
EC Section 52052(e)(4) was comprehensive. Further, the CDE has determined that LACOE considered increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served by GCS as the most important factor in determining whether to grant GCS’s renewal appeal. CDE’s Review and Analysis of Alternative Measures In addition to considering the review and analysis conducted by PSD and LACOE, the CDE completed its own review of alternative measures for GCS. CDE selected the following comparable schools: Palmdale Aerospace, Cactus Middle, David G. Millen, Desert Willow, Shadow Hills, and Palmdale Learning Plaza. These six schools are the schools where pupils would otherwise be required to attend and are comparable in that they have similar enrollment for similar significant subgroups of African American, Hispanic/Latino, White, socioeconomically disadvantaged, English learner, and pupils with disabilities. The seven schools serve a variety of grade spans from either kindergarten through grade twelve, kindergarten through grade eight, or grade six through grade eight. GCS included Academic Performance Index (API) scores from 2011, 2012, and 2013 and CAASPP scores from 2015, 2016, and 2017. The CDE reviewed the materials and determined that GCS has not met the applicable renewal criteria pursuant to EC Section 47607. The following table reflects the CAASPP data from 2014–17 in ELA and mathematics for GCS and the schools that pupils would otherwise attend. CAASPP Results (Percent Meets/Exceeds Standards) School 2014-15 ELA 2014-15 Math 2015–16 ELA 2015–16 Math 2016–17 ELA 2016–17 Math GCS 21 10 27 12 30.16 11.34 Desert Willow 27 14 29 14 26.77 12.48 Palmdale Aerospace Academy 35 20 45 18 46.41 20.5 David G. Millen 32 18 31 14 29.09 14.83 Cactus Middle 27 11 24 11 24.26 10.93 Palmdale Learning Plaza 43 35 46 35 41.72 34.14 Shadow Hills Middle 30 24 36 26 33.38 21.14
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