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Educator Effectiveness and the
Measures of Student Learning (MSL)
Superintendents’ Quarterly Meeting, July 25, 2013
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1. Context and progress to date
2. Measures of Student Learning (MSL) for nontested grades and subjects
• Common Exams
• Other MSL
3. Recommendations for improvements to
Common Exams
4. Options for moving forward (small groups)
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• Federal definition of “student growth” in
Race to the Top (RttT) and ESEA waiver
• NC’s RttT contract
• NC’s ESEA waiver
• USED’s flexibility only for “consequences” of educator effectiveness determination; full model must still be implemented
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• NC’s ESEA waiver
• Only change: use of teacher and principal evaluation system to make personnel decisions delayed until 2016-17
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• Educator evaluation system including student growth in SB 402:
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When a robust evaluation instrument and process that accurately assesses and evaluates the effectiveness of teachers, especially in the area of student growth, is wholly implemented in North Carolina, it is the intent of the General Assembly that the evaluation instrument and process be utilized in the implementation of a plan of performance pay for teachers in this State .”
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NC’s Research-based Model
Observation Tool
Top 25%
Bottom 25%
Months of Learning Gained or Lost
State Math State ELA
+1.2 +.2
-1.4 -.4
Observation Tool
+ Student Survey
Top 25%
Bottom 25%
+2.8 +.7
-2 -.9
Observation Tool
+ Student Survey
+ Growth (Value-Add)
Top 25%
Bottom 25%
+4.5 +1.2
-3.1 -1.3
Re-creation of chart from Gathering Feedback For Teaching, http://www.metproject.org/downloads/MET_Gathering_Feedback_Practioner_Brief.pdf

Type of Assessment Specific to Grade/Subject or Course
6 End of Grade or End of Course
6 Common Exams
Contribute
6
Success
6 CTE Assessment
6 K-3 Assessments
6 Analysis of Student Work
To learn more about the Measures of Student Learning, please visit http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/effectivenessmodel/resources/measures-guide.pdf
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Using ESEA Flexibility to make 201213 a “Pilot” Year
USED is offering the opportunity to request postponing any consequences of educator effectiveness until 2016-17
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Adding
Standard 6
(Development)
2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Standard 6 added, but data does not “count” and is not published
(Development)
Proposal:
MSL given…but
Standard 6 data doesn’t
“count”
(Pilot)
2015-16
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
First
Effectiveness
Status
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by Addressing Administration Challenges
• Require that the Common Exams replace teachermade exams
• Limit testing window
• Review time for testing
• Print exams and materials at the State
• Require that the Common Exams count in final grades for high school students
• Reduce/eliminate the constructed-response items
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for Maintaining Educator Effectiveness Model
Option 1
Continue with each school district using the Measures of Student
Learning (Common Exams) and collaborate to improve the process.
Option 2
Allow each school district to elect to develop its own system of measuring student growth according to the federal definition of student growth. Each district’s process for determining validity and reliability would require approval of the State Board, local board chair, local superintendent, and teacher representative.
Option 3
Allow each school district to elect to use school-wide growth from
EOC and EOG assessments to populate the sixth standard for all teachers in non-tested areas. District plan would require approval of local board chair, local superintendent, and teacher representative.
Option 4
Allow each school district to elect to combine Options 2 and 3.
District plan would require approval of local board chair, local superintendent, and teacher representative.
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1. Consider options
2. Record your recommendation
3. Everyone shares thoughts
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