Educator Evaluations: Growth Models

1. Educator Evaluations:Growth Models Presentation to Sand Creek Schools June 13, 2011

2. 2 Michigan School Reform Law Conduct annual educator evaluations Include measures of student growth as a significant factor Locally determine the details of the educator evaluations, the consequences, and the timeline for implementation.

3. Key Characteristics of Growth Models Data must align with agreed-upon content standards Data must measure a broad range of skills Data must document year-to-year growth on a single scale

4. Growth Models Improvement Model Performance Index Simple Growth Growth to Proficiency Value-Added

5. Improvement ModelCompares one cohort of students with another cohort in same grade/course Benefits Easy to implement Simple to communicate Disadvantages Does not track individual student progress Does not take into account other factors that may have promoted/inhibited growth

6. Performance IndexCombines multiple data sets into a single scale Benefits Recognizes changes in all achievement levels Uses multiple measures Can lead to improvement for all students, not just �bubble� students Disadvantages Does not track individual student progress Do not capture change in each achievement level May be desirable to use more achievement levels

7. Simple GrowthFollows same cohort of students Benefits Uses scaled scores from one year to the next Documents changes in individual students Disadvantages Includes only the students present for both years Need to determine how much growth is enough

8. Growth to ProficiencyDesigned to show if students are �on-track� to meet standards Benefits Provides more data points toward goal Recognizes gains even if students are not proficient Focus on all students, not just �bubble� students Disadvantages Targets must be determined by outside agencies Benchmark points must be agreed upon

9. Value-AddedPast performance used to predict future scores Benefits Measures student performance over time Documents the impact of instructional resource, program, or school process on the change Disadvantages Complex statistics Isolates student demographics that may impact performance

10. Examples of Growth AssessmentsSource: Britton-Deerfield Teacher-Evaluation Committee, 2011 Local Classroom tests, performance assessments, IEP goals, portfolio exhibits State MEAP, MME (ACT), MI-Access National DIBELS, STAR, NWEA, EXPLORE, PLAN

11. Key Characteristics of Growth Models Data must align with agreed-upon content standards Identify significant standards for growth Align assessment and instructional plans Data must measure a broad range of skills Develop assessment instruments (test blueprints, performance rubrics, and scoring guides) Construct assessment calendar (beginning to end of year) Data must document year-to-year growth on a single scale Determine initial threshold scores for determining growth

14. School A SMART Goals During the 2009-2010 school year, the percent of 1st grade students at School A Elementary School scoring at benchmark in Oral Reading Fluency will increase from 75.47% to 95% by the end of the 2010 school year as measured by the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). Specific? 1st grade students at School A scoring at benchmark in Oral Reading Fluency Measureable? by the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) Attainable? During the 2009-2010 school year Results-based? 75.47% to 95% Time-bound? by the end of the 2010 school year School A was at 69% at midyearSchool A was at 69% at midyear

15. References Measuring Student Growth: A Guide to informed decision making. (2007). Center for Public Education. Using Student Progress to Evaluate Teachers: A Primer on Value-Added Models. (2005). Education Testing Service.