Future Ready PA Index
Overview of the Dashboard
An important component of Pennsylvania’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Consolidated State Plan is the creation of the Future Ready PA Index, a comprehensive, public-facing school progress report that includes a wide range of meaningful, evidence-based indicators. The Future Ready PA Index moves beyond a single, summative score to increase transparency around school and student group performance.
OVERVIEW OF THE FUTURE READY PA INDEX DASHBOARD
The Future Ready PA Index is designed to provide clarity around specific indicators, including a subset of indicators that will be used in federal accountability determinations under Pennsylvania’s newly-approved ESSA Consolidated State Plan. Each Future Ready PA Index indicator was selected based on extensive feedback from education stakeholders from across the commonwealth, along with careful evaluation of the practices and systems that tie to continuous school improvement.
State Assessment Measures
College and Career Measures
• Graduation Rate*
• Career Readiness Benchmark* (NEW Indicator)
• Post-Secondary Transition to School, Military, or Work (NEW Indicator)
*Indicators required for ESSA accountability (annual meaningful differentiation) and identification of schools in need of improvement.