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
0
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UnsatisfactoryEmergingAccomplishedDistinguished
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