1. Ollie Tyler Acting State Superintendent

2. Introduction to Value-Added Assessment and its Use in Louisiana Danielle Rowland, M.Ed. Louisiana Department of Education

3. Brief history of Value-Added *Origins in the business world *Levels the “playing field” to allow each employee’s contribution to be determined *In use in education for nearly 20 years *William Sanders, Tennessee Chicago, NYC, DC, Seattle, Dallas, Milwaukee, Los Angeles, Utah, Minnesota, Georgia, Colorado, Iowa, Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania

4. Value-Added in Education Assess Actual Achievement (not achievement levels) Determine Average Achievement for Students with Similar Prior Test Histories and Key Factors Compare Actual Achievement to Average Results for Students with Similar Histories and Factors Provide the Information to Responsible Educators and Leadership

5. What Scores Would You Expect for These Students This Year?

6. Pattern Should Come From the Trajectory. Typical

7. Which Student Made More Progress in Grade 6?

8. CVR - Verifying Rosters ONEBOXONEBOX

9. Students are Included in the Assessment if…… Students are Excluded from the Assessment if……. Which Students are Included in Louisiana’s Value-Added Assessments? Prior Achievement Data Available Attended School Requisite Time Period (majority of year) Take Regular State Assessments Grades 4-8 Core Content Areas (and EOC courses) Teacher Agrees He/She Taught the Student No Prior Achievement Data Available Moved In or Out During School Year Take Alternate State Assessments (LAA-1 or LAA-2) Grades K-3 or 9-12

10. What Information is Used to Determine “Typical” Achievement for Students? Note: Value-Added Assessment is Based on a Mathematical Model that Determines How Much Each Factor Contributes to Estimating Expected Student Achievement. By Far, the Strongest Predictor is Prior Achievement. Prior Achievement on State Assessments (ELA, Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies) Student Attendance Disability Status (ED, Speech/Language, MMD, SLD, OHI, Other) English Language Learning Gifted Status Section 504 Status Free/Reduced Lunch Status Discipline Record (Count of Suspensions and/or Expulsions

11.  Class composition can make a difference in how challenging a group of students is to teach  This is accounted for by including the variables below: What Classroom Information is Used? *Percentage of students receiving free lunch *Percentage of students receiving Special Education accommodations *Students’ mean prior achievement in the content area *Average number of days students were suspended

12. Sample Formula & Calculation 8th grade student; Math 2009-2010 MATH10=(ED*ED_co) + (SLD*SLD_co) + (MMR*MMR_co) + (OHI*OHI_co) + (SLD*SLD_co) + (SPED*SPED_co) + (FLS*FLS_co) + (RLS*RLS_co) + (LEP*LEP_co) + (GS*GS_co) + (S504*S504_co) + (Sab*Sab_co) + (PSC*PSC_co) + (PEC*PEC_co) + (ZELA0809*ZELA8090_co) + (ZRDG0809*ZRDG0809_co) + (ZMTH0809*ZMTH0809_co) + (ZSCI0809*ZSCI0809_co) + (ZSS0809*ZSS0809_co) + (ZELA0708*ZELA0708_co) + (ZRDG0708*ZRDG0708_co) + (ZMTH0708*ZMTH0708_co) + (ZSCI0708*ZSCI0708_co) + (ZSS0708*ZSS0708_co) + (ZELA0607*ZELA0607_co) + (ZRDG0607*ZRDG0607_co) + (ZMTH0607*ZMTH0607_co) + (ZSCI0607*ZSCI0607_co) + (ZSS0607*ZSS0607_co) ****************************************************************************** Regression coefficient analysis will be conducted every year; therefore the weighting for the predictor variables will change, slightly, from year to year. ****************************************************************************** Zscore= x – mean of x Standard Deviation

13. Sample Teacher Results Report—Single Content Updated for 2011-2012

14. Sample Teacher Results Report Multiple Content Areas

15. Sample Teacher Results Report Student & Teacher Achievement Results What is the Student & Teacher Achievement Results Report?

16. Sample Teacher Results Report Student & Teacher Achievement Results What is the Student & Teacher Achievement Results Report?

17. Sample Teacher Results Report: Principal’s View of All Teachers Student & Teacher Achievement Results What is the Student & Teacher Achievement Results Report?

18. 2009-2010 : 24 schools * focused on data analysis and reporting tools 2010-2011 : 20 districts (approximately 400 schools) * focused on training and large-scale information deployment * Value-Added score reports (2009-2010 testing) 2011-2012 : Statewide deployment *Value-Added score reports to ALL public schools *statewide training on results and use of CVR portal 2009: Legislature provided funding for initial Pilot Program 2010 : Legislature passed Act 54; Pilot Program expanded; ACEE 2012-2013 : Statewide implementation *Use of Value-Added results in teacher, administrator and public school evaluations

19. Advisory Committee for Educator Evaluations *Created by Legislature—Mandated in Act 54 *Composed of educators and other stakeholders -71% educators; 75% of those currently in classroom -Parents of students currently enrolled in La public schools -Heads of educator groups (unions, principals, superintendents…) *Meets bi-monthly; communicates regularly *Making recommendations around Value-Added and NTGS -final recommendations in Spring of 2012

20. October 1, 2011-March 1, 2012 (tentative dates) State-wide release of value added results (2010-2011 testing) February 1, 2012-February 29, 2012 (tentative dates) View only process will open to determine necessity of optional, second LEADS upload (LEADS/CVR). March 1, 2012 – March 31, 2012 (tentative dates) Second LEADS upload (LEADS/CVR). *April 23, 2012-May 11, 2012 Teachers will have access to verify class rosters. *April 23, 2012-May 18, 2012 Principals will have access to verify teacher’s class roster changes. Data Managers will have access to the CVR. *Roster verification dates change yearly, as this process will always immediately follow testing

21. *Statewide deployment of Value-Added Scores to all schools *Virtual Workshops on: -General Value-Added information -Reading and Interpreting Score Reports -Registering for and Using the CVR -How Value-Added Information can be utilized *Webinars, Workshops, In-person audiences *All appropriate teachers will verify rosters in Spring 2012 *Value-Added data collected Spring and Summer 2012 *Value-Added Score Reports generated for all based on 2012 testing **NTGS Pilot in 10 districts**

22. Teacher Evaluations *50% Principal Observations *50% Student Progress Data Value-Added Measures NTGS Growth Measures Administrator Evaluations School Performance Scores

23. Possible Uses for Value-Added Assessment Results Create Professional Learning Communities Celebrate Successes Individualize Professional Development Changes to Curricula and Instructional Materials Monitor Implementation of Curricula or the Use of Resources Evaluate Effectiveness of Specific Programs Identify and Correct Gaps in Curricula Communicate with Parents and Community Assign/reassign Students to Teachers Identify Areas of Concern in Content Knowledge of Teachers Partner Teachers