1. VALUE-ADDED REPORT INTERPRETATION AND FAQS Minnesota Report Example

2. Sample Report Review

3. Page 1 Color Coding Explanation Table of Contents Reporting Period and Context

4. Page 2 School-Level Value-Added Estimates Grade-Level Value-Added Estimates

5. Page 2 Top School-Level Value-Added NUMBER OF STUDENTS (WEIGHTED) NUMBER OF STUDENTS (WEIGHTED) VALUE-ADDED ESTIMATES Past Academic Year 2010-2011Up-To-3-Year Average 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 READING MATH School-Level Value-Added 182.9 559.4 1.61.72.5 Past Academic Year Up-To-3-Year Average Subject Level of Analysis Value-Added Estimate Point Estimate (number in color-coded bubble) 95% Confidence Interval (black line) 1-5 Scale Number of students included in the analysis

6. Page 2 Bottom Grade-Level Value-Added 3.34.32.11.92.62.1 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 1.61.81.10.73.84.1 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 FAQ 1: Which school year is this?

7. Value-Added on the MCA Grade 3 Summer Grade 4 Summer Grade 5 Summer Grade 6 April 4 th Grade Value-Added 5 th Grade Value-Added 6 th Grade Value-Added  4 th grade example:  “Starting knowledge” is the April 2010 3 rd grade test.  “Ending knowledge” is the April 2011 4 th grade test.  This aligns to growth in the 2010-2011 4 th grade school year.  Why don’t we have 3 rd grade Value-Added in Minnesota?

8. Page 2 Bottom Grade-Level Value-Added FAQ 2: How do I interpret the “Up-To-3-Year Average”? 3.32.12.6 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 1.61.81.10.73.84.1 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 4.31.92.1

9.  NOT Jimmy as he goes through three consecutive school years  3 rd grade to 4 th grade  4 th grade to 5 th grade  5 th grade to 6 th grade  4 th grade team with  2008-09 cohort (3 rd grade to 4 th grade)  2009-10 cohort (3 rd grade to 4 th grade)  2010-11 cohort (3 rd grade to 4 th grade)  Keep teacher mobility in mind Does not follow individual students for 3 years Represents the 4 th grade teaching team over three cohorts of students What Does “Up-To-3-Year Average” Mean for the 4 th Grade?

10. NUMBER OF STUDENTS (WEIGHTED) NUMBER OF STUDENTS (WEIGHTED) VALUE-ADDED ESTIMATES Past Academic Year 2010-2011Up-To-3-Year Average 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 READING Grade-Level Value-Added 20 60 20 60 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 What Does “Up-To-3-Year Average” Mean? 2010-2011 4 th Graders  The “Past Academic Year” represents longitudinal growth over a single school year. 10-11 4 th Gr. 09-10 4 th Gr. 08-09 4 th Gr. 2010-2011 5 th Graders 2010-2011 6 th Graders 10-11 5 th Gr. 10-11 6 th Gr. 09-10 5 th Gr. 09-10 6 th Gr. 08-09 5 th Gr. 08-09 6 th Gr.  The “Up-To-3-Year Average” represents average longitudinal growth of three different groups of students at each grade level.

11. NUMBER OF STUDENTS (WEIGHTED) NUMBER OF STUDENTS (WEIGHTED) VALUE-ADDED ESTIMATES Past Academic Year 2010-2011Up-To-3-Year Average 12 3 4 5 12 3 4 5 READING Grade-Level Value-Added What Does “Up-To-3-Year Average” Mean?  Which grade-level teaching team…  Was most effective in the 2010-2011 school year?  Was most effective over the past three school years?  Was more effective in 2010-2011 than in the past? 48.5 44.5 146.0 141.1 46.0147.8 4.10.93.43.54.42.8 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6

12. Page 2 Bottom Grade-Level Value-Added 3.32.12.6 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 1.61.81.10.73.84.1 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 4.31.92.1 FAQ 3: Does this show student growth to go from red to yellow to green over time?

13. Value-Added, Not Achievement Grade 4 1.1 61 READING Grade 5 63 Grade 6 60 3.0 4.8 3 Grade 4 3.8 61 MATH Grade 5 63 Grade 6 60 3.9 3  In your groups:  Describe this school’s math performance  Describe this school’s reading performance

14. Page 2 Bottom Grade-Level Value-Added 3.32.12.6 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 1.61.81.10.73.84.1 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 4.31.92.1 FAQ 4: Why are there non-integer numbers of students?

15. Mobile Students  If a student is enrolled in more than one school between the beginning of the school year and the spring MCA administration, each school gets credit for a portion of the student’s growth. Grade 4 Beginning of School Year School ASchool B 40% Attributed to B 60% Attributed to A April MCA

16. Page 3 School-Level Value-Added and Achievement Scatter Plot Interpretation

17. Page 3 Scatter Plots

18. How to Read the Scatter Plots 12354 0 20 40 60 80 100 Value-Added (2010-2011) Percent Prof/Adv (2010) These scatter plots are a way to represent Achievement and Value-Added together Achievement Value-Added

19. How to Read the Scatter Plots 12354 0 20 40 60 80 100 Value-Added (2010-2011) Percent Prof/Adv (2010) Schools in your district A A. Students know a lot and are growing faster than predicted B B. Students are behind, but are growing faster than predicted C C. Students know a lot, but are growing slower than predicted D D. Students are behind, and are growing slower than predicted E E. Students are about average in how much they know and how fast they are growing

20. Page 4 (or 4 & 5 for large grade span schools) Grade-Level Value-Added and Achievement

21. Page 4 Example (Grade 4)

22. Last Page 1-5 Value-Added Scale Control Variables in the Model