2. What is Value Added New way of Analyzing Test Data Predict the amount of growth students will gain in a given year Ability to analyze student test results from previous grades Measure long term impacts teacher or school had on past and future student achievement Track effectiveness of individual teachers and schools
3. Purpose It is a tool created by Statistician Dr. William Sanders that measures progress. Provides school leaders with the critical data about its teachers and the academic impact they have on the students. Traces student progress over a period of time with a identified baseline. Why we really need it!! Closer look at “Value Added” Purpose and Goals Goals Bring awareness to school leaders about their teachers. Raise student achievement Measure instructional impact Breakdown student achievement by classroom, grade, subject, school or district
4. Facts For the value added model Fact1 Has been in use in Tennesssee since 1992 Statewide usage in: Tennessee, Ohio and Pennsylvania Fact 2 Implemented in 21 statesSeveral hundred school districts Fact 3
5. Analysis must be seen as FAIR and UNDERSTANDABLE to be Useful Data empowers Teachers to Improve their Instruction Teachers can get a better look at student gains in the classroom Value Added is Data Driven “it’s not personal”
6. Teacher Quality is key to improved schools Teacher Quality should be measured by data driven results not by personality, popularity or seniority Teachers should actively be focused on increasing STUDENT PERFORMANCE and ACHIEVEMENT Teacher Quality Is essential
7. According to principal Gregory M. Hodge, “Committed teachers,” who come to work early, stay late, and call parents if children don’t show up can be just the thing students need. A study conducted in 1998 by the Education Trust found: Students who have several effective teachers in a row make dramatic gains in achievement Teachers make a difference
8. Teacher Effectiveness “Changes Over Time” First 10 – 12 Years GROWING EFFECTIVENESS Second 10-12 Years HIGHEST EFFECTIVNESS Third 10-12 Years STEADY DECLINE IN EFFECTIVNESSS
9. If a student is fortunate to have a highly effective teacher for the first three years of school they will be well ahead of the curve. If a student has an effective teacher they will be on the normal curve of achievement If a student has a ineffective teacher they will be extremely behind the curve. Highly Effective Teachers “prove to have the highest student gains in the classroom” “Value Added usesTEST SCORES over a PERIOD OF TIME to show individual teacher’s EFFECTIVENESS” + means that students gain above a years required material No Change means that students gains a years required material - means that students gain below a years required material
10. When students are faced with ineffective teachers for a few years they fall behind This is hurtful for the students we need to shift Focus to Underperforming students and bring them back! Maintaining Focus Shed Patterns
11. Help Teachers be more Effective School Leaders will use the data to get teachers the adequate resources to become more effective. Ensure students grow Academically School leaders will be able to take students who are falling behind and get them into the right classes so they are able to catch up quickly Highly Effective Schools “Focus on continuous growth for students and teachers”
13. References Expert Opinion: Andrew Porter and Value-Added Assessment http://educationform.com/nwedu/10-04/expert/index.htm Measure for Measure (Dallas Schools use of value-added) http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2005/0510.toch.html Parents Can See Snapshot of Academic Progress http://www2.yk.psu.edu/~jlg18/pvaas/jan%2021%20artilce%20in%20tennessean.pdf Value Added Assessment (questions/answers) http://www.cgp.upenn.edu/ope_value.html#2 Roundtable Discussion of Value Added http://www.tapsystem.org/pubs/value_added_roundtable_08.pdf
