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EVAAS EVALUATION EFFECTIVENESS …AND WHAT DOES IT SAY??? . Brawley Middle School November 27, 2012. What is EVAAS ?. E - Education V - Value A - Added A - Assessment S - System. What is EVAAS ?. Answers the question regarding the effectiveness of a schooling experience
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EVAAS EVALUATION EFFECTIVENESS…AND WHAT DOES IT SAY??? Brawley Middle SchoolNovember 27, 2012
What is EVAAS ? • E - Education • V - Value • A - Added • A - Assessment • S - System
What is EVAAS ? • Answers the question regarding the effectiveness of a schooling experience • Produces reports that: • Project student success • Show the effects of instruction at particular schools • Reveal patterns in subgroup performance
Benefits and Considerationsfor Teacher Use • Understand academic preparedness of students • Monitor student progress, ensure growth • Modify curriculum, student support, and instructional strategies
Underlying Philosophy • Allstudents deserve to make appropriate academic progress every year • No “one size fits all” way to educate different levels of academic achievement • Instructional adjustments should be based on academic attainment, not on socioeconomic factors. • Reliability of past effectiveness information offers opportunities to make appropriate adjustments to improve student opportunities • What teachers knowandcan do is the most important influence on what students learn • One of the most important things educators can know is who they are effective withandwho they are not
Proficiency vs. Growth NO YES YES NO
Why should you care about the EVAAS Report? • Educator Evaluation • Helps determine effectiveness rating (Standard 6) • Informs Educator Status • Tool for Improvement • Individual and collective effectiveness • Student growth • Indicates impact on groups of students (i.e. low, middle, high)
Information about Teacher Reports • State Growth Standard/State Average= 0.0 • Standard Error = a measure of uncertainty • Usually, the more data you have, the smaller the standard error. • Index = Teacher Estimate divided by Standard Error
Teacher Evaluation Composite Index: Teacher Estimate Divided by Standard Error Courses included in calculation Statewide distribution of teacher status.
Understanding Teacher Value-Added Reports • Teacher Estimate: How much progress did this teacher’s students make compared to other students across the state? • Index: Teacher estimate divided by the standard error. Index is the basis by which teachers are assigned to effectiveness levels.
Teacher Reports Unique ID = NCEES user ID
EVAAS can tell you WHAT happened. It’s up to YOU to determine WHY it happened and what you want to do about it.