1. Colorado Growth Model Basics October 2010

2. Colorado Growth Model Welcome Agenda: ◦ Index cards for questions ◦ Overview of basic ideas within growth model ◦ Interpreting individual student data ◦ Interpreting school and district data ◦ Question/Answer time

3. Overview of Growth Model CDE Introductory Video Target is proficiency in three years or 10 th grade, whichever comes first Status and growth data Comparison with academic peers

4. Two ways to use growth data 1)Reflection on past practice ◦ Did students who had higher growth receive different instruction, intervention, and/or home resources that students with lower growth did not? ◦ Are students who had lower growth considered average, gifted, struggling? ◦ Was a student’s growth enough to have them eventually be proficient

5. Two ways to use growth data 2) Address students who are currently not making enough progress ◦ Students not on track to “catch up” and be proficient in three years or by 10 th grade ◦ Students who need a boost of motivation ◦ Make sure students are receiving interventions and extra help needed ◦ Action research – what is making a difference in the data?

6. Individual Student Data Look at Student A and Student B growth printouts and discuss as a group: ◦ Are these two students academic peers in math, reading, or writing in 2007? ◦ For Student B, what kind of growth is needed this year in order for the student to be proficient in writing (high, typical or low)? ◦ Describe how you might use this data with students and/or parents. ◦ How can this be used in the RtI Process?

7. School and District Data SchoolView website Adequate growth = what a typical student in the school would need for growth in order to be proficient or advanced in three years or by 10 th grade. Median growth (Observed growth) = The middle percentile of all students after ordering them from highest to lowest.

8. Groups Catching Up ◦ U or PP – Can they catch up to proficiency with current growth? Keeping Up ◦ P or A – Can they stay proficient with current growth? Moving Up ◦ Proficient – Can they reach advanced with current growth?

9. Questions? Important resources: ◦ Val and I can pull data ◦ District and school data available on www.schoolview.org www.schoolview.org