Getting Student – Teachers Linkages Right!

Getting Student – Teachers Linkages Right! Jeff Watson Value-Added Research Center (VARC) UW Madison Deborah Lindsey Milwaukee Public Schools

Goals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why care about S-T linkages? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why care about S-T linkages? (con’t) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Defining Student Teacher Linkages Student Teacher A record of which teachers and staff taught which students during a school year.

Defining Student Teacher Linkages Student Teacher

Defining Student Teacher Linkages School Student Teacher

Defining Student Teacher Linkages School Student Course Teacher

Defining Student Teacher Linkages School Student Course Teacher Outcomes: Formative assessment, Achievement, Graduation, Behavior, Post-graduation success Practice: Pedagogy, Curriculum, Tutoring, Coaching, PD, Scheduling, Class size

Four Easy Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Warning: Reality Approaching School Student Course Teacher

… movement between schools School School Student Teacher

… and movement within schools School Course Course Student Teacher Course

… and complicated workflows School Teacher Course Maybe hired in Sept . Determined sometime between Feb. and July Schedule may change based on completion Student School enrollment is estimated Staffing needs are estimated

… and absence rates School Student Course Teacher Extended leave, moved to cover, absences? Attendance rate, discipline infractions

… Instructional strategies like grouping, pull-outs, room aides, team teaching (SAGE) School Student Course Teacher Instructional Support staff Specialists

… non-traditional schools School Student Non-district employed Teachers Unique instructional approaches Course

… data errors, integration issues, SIS work arounds Matching Records School Creative scheduling Data entry problems SIS HR Student Course Teacher Student Teacher

Review of Student Teacher Linkages Mobility School Matching Records School SIS HR Student Teacher Student Teacher Unique instructional approaches Creative scheduling Data entry problems Course Instructional support staff Specialists Extended leave, moved to cover, absences? Attendance rate, discipline infractions Student Enrollment HIRING workflow Course Scheduling School staffing adjustments

Analytic Framework (Balance Theory; Smith and Carayon, 1989; Carayon and Smith, 2000) Technology and Tools Tasks Environment Organization Person

Transition Slide ,[object Object],[object Object]

Linking S-T ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Classroom Sniff Test ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

0 1 2 2 1 1 2 357.5 278.5 357.3 4 #### #### 1 1 1 2 1 30 337.3 303.3 31 #### #### 0 1 2 1 1 1 174.4 174.3 2 #### #### 0 1 2 1 1 1 144.5 144.3 2 #### #### 1 0 1 1 42 185.5 42 #### #### 1 0 1 1 34 217.4 34 #### #### Large Small Number of Grades Number of Schools Size 3 Size 2 Size 1 SG3 SG2 SG1 N E_ID T_ID

Distribution of teachers by # of Schools and # of Grades Taught 998 315 30 29 130 82 838 204 Total by # of Grades 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 57 57 1 1 11 11 45 45 2 940 257 29 28 119 71 792 158 1 June SPS Assess 3 2 1 # of Grades # Of Schools

Looking Back – Moving Foward ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Solutions implemented in MPS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Improving Teacher IDs in SIS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Percent of Teachers with accurate HR data in SIS

Improving Data Quality of Course Numbers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Data Warehouse Development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Data for Assessing S-T Links ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Review: Solution Strategies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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