Center for Education Policy Research | Regional Strategic Data Project Meeting Kentucky Department of Education Fall 2014

2 Welcome and Introductions Human Capital Diagnostic College Going Diagnostic Review of data for the Cooperative Working Lunch Next Steps Agenda

3 Who We Are

4 Commissioner’s Delivery Unit (CDU) The mission of the CDU is to keep KDE focused on the strategic goals of the KY Board of Education. – Strategy Team Work – Quarterly Assessments – Semi-Annual Stocktakes – Research and Analysis to Inform Strategies Who We Are

5 Three year partnership with SDP Share longitudinal findings concerning teacher human capital trends at the state and regional levels in order to inform the state equitable distribution plan. Share longitudinal findings concerning students’ college-going trajectories at the state, regional and school levels to inform CSIPs/CDIPs Today’s Purpose

Center for Education Policy Research | SDP Human Capital Diagnostic Kentucky Department of Education Fall 2014

MISSION Transform the use of data in education to improve student achievement. 7

The SDP Family 62 Partners 125 Fellows 73 Alumni 8

Services to State and Local Education Agencies Fellowship Program Training Services Custom Research & Diagnostics Software-driven Analytics 9

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High-poverty schools and schools with low average test scores are more likely to hire new teachers. High-minority schools and schools located in cities are more likely to hire new teachers. 12 Key Findings

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15 Lower Test Scores

16 Higher % Minority

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PLACEMENT 19

Newly hired teachers are significantly more likely to be placed with students with lower incoming math scores, compared with other teachers. This is true in comparisons both across and within schools. 20 Key Findings

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DEVELOPMENT 22

Controlling for student characteristics, returning teachers have a larger impact on student test scores than newly hired teachers. 23 Key Findings

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EVALUATION 26

There is wide variation in median student growth percentiles for Kentucky teachers. 27 Key Findings

28 Math: Mean: 51.2, SD:16.7 Reading: Mean: 50.3, SD: 13.2

29 Math: Mean: 50.7, SD: 15.0 Reading: Mean: 49.9, SD: 11.8

RETENTION/TURNOVER 30

Teachers in high-poverty schools and in schools with low average test scores are more likely to transfer to other schools in the following year. Schools located in cities have higher teacher turnover. Just over half of newly hired teachers were still teaching in the same school two years later. 31 Key Findings

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34 Lower Test Scores

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40 What data surprises you or do you find most interesting? What measures would you recommend for the state’s Equity Plan? Other thoughts/reactions. Discussion