Do high schools that have pathway programming get extra points for accountability?

There are no extra points specifically for Innovation Career Pathways (ICP) tied to accountability. However, advanced course completion (which is required for ICP) counts. From the school leaders’ guide: “High school accountability determinations include a measure of advanced coursework completion. This indicator is reported as the percentage of all students enrolled in grades 11 and 12 that complete at least one advanced course, based on data provided by districts via the Student Course Schedule (SCS) data collection. Advanced courses include Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Project Lead the Way (PLTW), dual enrollment for post-secondary credit, Chapter 74-approved vocational/technical secondary cooperative education programs and Articulation Agreement courses, and other DESE-selected rigorous courses. Eligible courses extend beyond traditional AP courses and do not necessitate student participation in AP tests. This indicator is included in the results for any school or student group with at least 20 students enrolled in grades 11 and 12. See DESE’s List of Advanced Courses for Accountability Reporting for the complete list of courses included in the advanced coursework completion calculation.