Other Measures of Student Academic Progress

1. Other Measures of Student Academic Progress What should we know about how to include other measures of student academic progress? August 2012

2. Other Measures of Academic Progress • Include measures with evidence of validity and reliability that are appropriate (e.g., Measures of Academic Progress) • Outline measures that are acceptable and objective that the school division will use in providing data for student academic progress and/or achievement

3. Standard 7: Student Academic Progress Rating How do we synthesize multiple measures of student academic progress to rate a teacher on Standard 7: Student Academic Progress?

4. Putting It All together: How to Synthesize Multiple Data Sources for a Rating on Standard 7 Teachers for Whom SGP Data Are Neither Available nor Appropriate • Review data from student achievement goal setting. • Review data from a second source such as a second goal or other measures of student academic progress. • Assign a performance level rating based on the preponderance of evidence (using data-informed professional judgment).

5. Putting it all together: How to Synthesize Multiple Data Sources for a Rating on Standard 7 Teachers for Whom SGP Data Are Available and Appropriate • Follow the guidelines related to using student growth percentiles in teacher performance evaluation. According to this guidance, a rating may not always be possible to determine due to missing data. However, a range of appropriate ratings can be determined. • Review data from student achievement goal setting and determine a rating based on decision rules established. • Review data from student growth percentiles and from student achievement goal setting and make a determination based on the preponderance of evidence (using data-informed professional judgment) as to a final rating on Standard 7: Student Academic Progress.

6. Decision Rules for Judging Standard 7 ** SGPs can be considered a relative growth score in that it compares students across the state; Student Achievement Goal Setting can be considered an absolute measure in that it measures growth against a defined level.

7. Rating on Standard 7: Student Academic Progress Simulations

8. Rating on Standard 7 Simulations Simulation 1 – Fourth-Grade Teacher Simulation 2 – Seventh-Grade Mathematics Teacher Simulation 3 – Middle School Art Teacher