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Prepared for Denver Public Schools, Colorado Education Association, A+ Denver, and

Progress of Innovation Schools in DPS: Year Three of an Evaluation Study January 2014. Prepared for Denver Public Schools, Colorado Education Association, A+ Denver, and Denver Classroom Teachers Association. Susan Connors, PhD Erika Moldow, PhD Amelia Challender , MA

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  1. Progress of Innovation Schools in DPS: Year Three of an Evaluation Study January 2014 Prepared for Denver Public Schools, Colorado Education Association, A+ Denver, and Denver Classroom Teachers Association Susan Connors, PhD Erika Moldow, PhD Amelia Challender, MA Bonnie Walters, Executive Director The Evaluation Center School of Education & Human Development

  2. Evaluation Team Evaluators The Evaluation Center

  3. Stakeholders The Evaluation Center

  4. Evaluation Questions • How has Innovation status affected school climate? • How has Innovation status affected the composition and stability of the workforce? • How has Innovation status affected student academic growth and achievement? The Evaluation Center

  5. Brief Theory of Change The Evaluation Center

  6. The Evaluation Center

  7. Teacher Empowerment Survey Results The Evaluation Center

  8. Empowerment Survey Subscales The Evaluation Center

  9. Survey Results The Evaluation Center

  10. Subscales with greater sense of empowerment The Evaluation Center

  11. Did Innovation Status Affect Your Decision to Teach At This School? The Evaluation Center

  12. Workforce Data Analyses Results The Evaluation Center

  13. Teacher Experience 9.05 years 3.77 years The Evaluation Center

  14. Principal Experience The Evaluation Center

  15. Teacher Education Levels Masters Degree or Higher The Evaluation Center

  16. Teacher Education Levels Masters Degree or Higher The Evaluation Center

  17. Teacher Turnover The Evaluation Center

  18. Student AchievementAnalyses Results The Evaluation Center

  19. TCAP 2013 Math – State comparison High achievement Low growth High achievement High growth Low achievement Low growth Low achievement High growth The Evaluation Center

  20. TCAP 2013 Reading – State comparison The Evaluation Center

  21. TCAP 2013 Writing – State comparison The Evaluation Center

  22. Proficiency – Comparison schools & DPS The Evaluation Center

  23. Summed Growth – Comparison schools & DPS The Evaluation Center

  24. Conclusion and Discussion The Evaluation Center

  25. Summary Teachers at Innovation Schools reported a greater sense of empowerment than those at Comparison Schools. Innovation Schools had more teacher turnover than Comparison Schools. Both Innovation School teachers and principals had less experience and lower levels of educational attainment than at Comparison Schools. Student achievement at Innovation Schools was typically below the state average proficiency but above statewide median growth. Empowerment, workforce capacity, and achievement showed a wide variation from school to school in both Innovation and Comparison Schools. The Evaluation Center

  26. Revisiting the Theory of Change The Evaluation Center

  27. Download the full report from the-evaluation-center.org

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