Utilizing the Evaluation System to Improve Student Growth

Four Performance

Levels

Distinguished

Accomplished

Emerging

Unsatisfactory

Advanced Progression

6+ years

Intermediate Progression

4-5 years

Initial Progression

1-3 years

Self Reflection (standards/rubrics)

2 Student Learning Goals

School-wide Growth - Reading School-wide Growth - Mathematics

80%

15%

Evidence

Observation (2)

Observation (4)

None Required*

5%

What is a Student Growth Percentile?

How much growth?

Is it enough growth?

From Student to School Growth

–For whom can we calculate growth?» Only students in grades 4 – 11, in tested subjects» Students must have at least 2 consecutive scores» We examine RLA and Math

–How do we aggregate growth to the school?

» Examine students by grade and by content for the state» Identify the amount of growth for each student in each grade across

the state (this number is referred to as a Student Growth Percentile) » Identify all of the students in the school» Group all students in the school together, regardless of grade» Take the median (middle) growth percentile of all students in a

school for each content.

How the 5% is calculated• There are 3 categories of growth:

– Low– Typical – High

• We split low into 2 categories for the educator evaluation system. This gives 4 categories– Very low (unsatisfactory) – Low (emerging) – Typical (accomplished)– High (distinguished)

• The 5% is for both Math and Reading performance on WESTEST 2– 2.5% for Math – 2.5% for Reading

Comments from the Field

• School-wide ownership of ALL students• Improved collaboration among staff• Conversations focused on student learning

How does the new evaluation system

promote professional growth for educators and

contribute to student learning?

SAMPLE School Evaluation Report

Standard 1

Standard 2

Standard 3

Standard 4

Standard 5

Standard 6

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UnsatisfactoryEmergingAccomplishedDistinguished