1. Louisiana Math and Science Partnership State Coordinator Meeting Washington, DC June 2008

2. Key Question Can teacher participation in the MSP program transfer effectively into the classroom and improve student learning?

3. How to Address Key Question? Standard Assessment of teacher content knowledge Qualitative data from teacher surveys Difficult Collection and analysis of student data

4. Components of Evaluation Teacher Content Assessment On-line Survey State Data System

5. Teacher Content Assessment Pre-tests and post-tests for content knowledge Submitted to Assessment Research and Technology Section of the Louisiana Department of Education High School and Elementary Projects Same Test – state-wide

6. On-line Survey Pre-survey and post-survey on-line Multiple choice and open-ended responses Teachers’ demographic background, educational level, teaching experiences, previous professional development opportunities, level of knowledge or ability in teaching math/science, personal Rating of training experience Feedback about programs (strengths and weaknesses) Comfort level in teaching math/science after training

7. State Data System Create on-line state system compatible with state test data bases Require district agreement to provide access to data Identify students who are taught by teachers participating in the MSP programs Construct comparison groups using students who are similar in demographic background but who were not taught by MSP teacher participants Access student data on high-stakes test for comparison

8. Data Analyses Mean scaled scores Percent of students scoring “proficient” on the Louisiana standardized tests Program level and state level analyses Report by grade and content area Student demographics and comparison groups

9. Student Demographics MathScience NumberPercentNumberPercent Grade 51,3309%1,40510% 64,04127%3,52624% 72,60018%3,72625% 84,19929%3,68425% 92,54217%2,41816% Gender Male7,62750%7,71150% Female7,58350%7,58750% Ethnicity Native American1281%670% Asian1761%1701% African American7,77951%7,10146% Hispanic3082%3422% White6,83445%7,63650% Free/Reduced Lunch 9,68966% 9,39663% Statewide Total15,237100%15,329100%

10. State MSP Scores - Grade 6 iLEAP Mean Scaled ScorePercent Proficient Non-MSP Participant MSP ParticipantDifference Non-MSP Participant MSP ParticipantDifference Education Classification Regular Education 286310+2456%70%+14% Special Education 228252+2422%35%+13% Ethnicity Native American 304313+955%70%+15% Asian342352+1077%87%+10% African American 264283+1942%54%+12% Hispanic262293+3142%61%+19% White308329+2169%82%+13% Free/Reduced Lunch 267289+2244%59%+15% Paid Lunch312337+2572%84%+12% Statewide Total 279305+2651%67%+16%

11. Scores by Project - Grade 6 iLEAP Taught by Non-MSP ParticipantTaught by MSP Participant Mean Score Difference Project Name Total NumberMean Score Total NumberMean Score EBR High School1626552275+10 EBR Middle School Math 1634278756288+10 Iberville High School 206250135282+32 Iberville Middle School Math 115254198292+38 Jefferson MSMSP455256282296+40 Livingston Math Institute 217298312315+17 Math TIPS6525298281+29 Meaningful Math through Modeling 492293330315+22 Monroe City Impacts Math 186294249291-3 Northwest M&S Middle School 856285978321+36 Project Prism27128864307+19 SAVE Math246300333325+25 Concordia140265128299+34 Parish Math Program 1022875298+70 Statewide Total4,9092793,990305+26

12. Louisiana MSP Evaluation Plan Questions?