STAR 3 Parent Advisory Council UPDATE 2013

Questions to Parents Fact: More than 28% of children enter kindergarten more than 1 year below age level in language, literacy and numeracy skills. 1.If you were a teacher, how would you want to be judged? A.Number of students who are proficient B.Actual growth of student

Final Question Fact: Incentive bonuses work in many industries. They have not been adequately tested in public schools. 3.Do you think bonuses based on more than state average growth would work for teachers? A.Yes B.No

Another Question….. Fact: Growing students above the state average in core subjects is hard work but necessary to close gaps for individual students. 2.Would you be willing to experiment with giving bonuses to teachers who grow students more than the state average? A.No B.Yes

National Goal for STAR3 The impact of a PBCS STAR3 Support 8 schools with PBCS 7 schools with 1% bonus Outcomes: Quality of SIP Quality of unit lesson plans Quality of teacher observations Achievement outcomes – measured primarily in terms of growth at multiple levels PLC outcomes

Notes on Growth Goal: Growth above the state average. Objective: Close performance gap between individual students and “typical”. Three levels: .5 SE for Classroom Level (Increasing bonus up to 2.0 SE)  1 SE for Grade Level  1 SE for Whole School Level

Bonus (Growth) Payout Summary Growth Total Number LowestMedianHighest Principal Bonus Teacher and TA Bonus SAS Institute calculated growth measures. ITSB: Used as the Kindergarten – 2 nd grade measure. Growth:.5 SE above state average.

Local Evaluation Support for District Initiatives RtI: Response to Instruction PLC: Professional Learning Communities PDP: Targeted Professional Development Quality Lesson Planning

Results to Date One year of implementation…… 22 indicators in favor of the incentive schools (bonus schools) 2 indicators in favor of the non-incentive school 13 indicators are equal We will keep you posted on the progress!!!!!!

Elementary EOGs: Percent Proficient

Elementary EOGs: Growth in Percent Proficient Grade 3 to Grade 4

Elementary EOGs: Growth in Percent Proficient Grade 4 to Grade 5

Elementary: ITBS Kindergarten Percentile Growth BOY to EOY Note: No difference for 1 st and 2 nd grades.

Middle School EOGs: Percent Proficient

Middle School EOGs: Growth in Percent Proficient Grade 6 to Grade 7

Middle School EOGs: Growth in Percent Proficient Grade 7 to Grade 8

Teacher Observations PBCS Schools Numerically Greater in 7 of 9 Standards

Teacher Efficacy Surveys The change from BOY to EOY was significant for the non-PBCS schools.

Growth Measures: Teacher Level Qualification: Average of at least 1 SE of growth across all students.

Growth Measures: Grade Level Qualification: At least 1 SE of growth across all students at a grade level. PBCS: 15 of 42 grade levels Non-PBCS: 4 of 42 grade levels

Growth Measures: Whole-School Level Qualification: At least.5 SE of growth for students in the classroom. PBCS: 53 of 167 teachers Non-PBCS: 34 of 155 teachers