1. Understanding Grade Level and School Growth Reports Office of Assessment and Accountability

2. Viewing Aggregated Growth at the School Level What to consider? High vs. Low Achievement Individual Student Performance Overall Percent Proficient High vs. Low Growth Individual Student Growth Overall Growth for a School An example of a grade and school level report

3. Grade Level Bubble Chart Growth Percentile vs. Scale Score (Achievement) for all students within a grade that have growth data Shows distribution of a group of students Hover capability to view student information at each data point (bubble)

4. Above Mastery Mastery Partial Mastery Novice

5. Each bubble is a single student who is plotted by: Higher Observed Growth of a Single Student in a School Higher Performance of a Single Student John Smith:2010-11 student Growth Percentile (Target): 95 (14) 2010-11 Achievement Level (Scale Score): Distinguished (757) Distinguished Above Mastery Mastery Partial Mastery Novice

6. School Growth and Achievement Bubble Plots

8. Enhancing Interest in the Story Behind the Data Growth Model  Interest in Data  Examining Individual Performance  Reviewing Individual Item Analysis  Consideration of how to more effectively use of interim assessments and formative processes  Validating what we see students learning and understanding Teacher expertise leads to professional judgment about instruction