DRE FLDOE “Value-Added Model” School District of Palm Beach County Performance Accountability

DRE Background: FLDOE Value-Added Model Established by Student Success Act (SB 736) Developed by committee of teachers, principals, parents, union representatives, superintendents, school board members, district administrators and postsecondary faculty

DRE What is the FLDOE “Value-Added Model”?

DRE The Answer F lorida M odel

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DRE FLDOE Value-Added Model Teacher Component School Component Based on Student Learning Growth – Predictions cannot be different based on student’s gender, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status

DRE FLDOE Value-Added Model Variables determining student learning growth Two or more years of prior achievement scores Gifted status Attendance Mobility (number of transitions) Difference from modal age in grade (indicator of retention) Class size The number of subject-relevant courses in which the student is enrolled Homogeneity of entering test scores in the class

DRE FLDOE Value-Added Model Variables determining student learning growth Students with Disabilities (SWD) status – Language impaired – Hearing impaired – Visually impaired – Emotional/behavioral – Specific learning disability – Dual sensory impaired – Autism spectrum disorder – Traumatic brain injury – Other health impaired – Intellectual disability English Language Learner (ELL) status – LY

DRE FLDOE Value-Added Model Variables determining student learning growth TERMS

DRE The difference between Current test score and Predicted test score What is the Predicted Student Score? What is the Student Learning Growth Score?

DRE What is the Predicted Student Score? CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST …

DRE What is the Predicted Student Score? CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … PREDICTED SCORE 55 The prediction describes typical growth observed among similar students. Answer: Average of the current scores of similar students

DRE Student Learning Growth is the Amount Above or Below Predicted Score CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … PREDICTED SCORE Above Predicted Score Below Predicted Score ACTUAL SCORE

… Each prior year test score will have a Predicted current year test score. CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … ? What is the Predicted Student Score Based on Prior Achievement?

FLDOE Value-Added Model Two or more years of prior achievement scores Attendance Mobility (number of transitions) Difference from modal age in grade (indicator of retention) Class size The number of subject-relevant courses in which the student is enrolled Homogeneity of entering test scores in the class LY Gifted status Language impaired Hearing impaired Visually impaired Emotional/behavioral Specific learning disability Dual sensory impaired Autism spectrum disorder Traumatic brain injury Other health impaired Intellectual disability

CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … Based on Prior Achievement Only Based on Prior Achievement & Other Variables What is the Predicted Student Score?

Reading Grade 7 Indicators By Degree of Impact All other variables being equal IndicatorDSS Points ELL Indicator32 Intellectual Disability-24

Reading Grade 7 Indicators Ranked By Statistical Significance IndicatorT-Statistic Achievement: Prior Year Achievement: Two Prior Years Enrolled in 2 or more courses Difference from Modal Age Attendance Number of students in Class Homogeneity of Class 2 Prior Year Test Scores7.182 Language Impaired5.362 Specific Learning Disability5.013 Homogeneity of Class 1 Prior Year Test Scores4.750 ELL Indicator4.673 Homogeneity of Class 3 Prior Year Test Scores3.188 Number of students in Class Enrolled in 2 or more class periods2.289 Mobility: Number of School Transfers2.271 Intellectual Disability2.141

CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … DRE What is the Predicted Student Score?

Calculating Learning Growth of Students CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … StudentPYCYPredGrowth A B C D DRE

Calculating Learning Growth of Students CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … StudentPYCYPredGrowth A B C D DRE

Calculating Learning Growth of Students CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … StudentPYCYPredGrowth A B C D DRE

Calculating Learning Growth of Students CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … StudentPYCYPredGrowth A B C D DRE

How do you calculate the teacher learning growth score? Identify the students assigned to the teacher Determine the learning growth of each of the assigned students Calculate the average learning growth of the students TERMS

CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … DRE StudentPYCYPredGrowth A B C D Average0 Ms. Typical Student Growth Teacher Growth Score = Average Student Growth

CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … Ms. Positive Student Growth DRE StudentPYCYPredGrowth A B C D Average8.75

CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … DRE StudentPYCYPredGrowth A B C D Average- 7.5 Ms. Negative Student Growth Teacher Growth Score = Average Student Growth

DRE How do you calculate the school learning growth score? Identify the students assigned to the school Determine the learning growth of each of the assigned students Calculate the average learning growth of the students

School Growth Score = Average Student Growth CURRENT TEST PRIOR TEST … DRE StdtPYCYPredGrowth G H I J K L M N O Avg -4.44

How is the Teacher Value- Added Score Calculated? DRE

FLDOE Teacher Value-Added Model Conceptual School Growth Tch vas = (Tch growth - Sch growth ) + (.5 x Sch growth ) Teacher Growth ()( X School Growth ) = DRE

Current Grade 7 FCAT Math DSS vs. Prior Grade 6 FCAT Math DSS

PY MathCY MathPredictedGrowth Avg38.84 Current Grade 7 FCAT Math DSS vs. Prior Grade 6 FCAT Math DSS TEACHER A

PY MathCY MathPredictedGrowth Avg30.06 Current Grade 7 FCAT Math DSS vs. Prior Grade 6 FCAT Math DSS TEACHER B

PY MathCY MathPredictedGrowth Avg Current Grade 7 FCAT Math DSS vs. Prior Grade 6 FCAT Math DSS TEACHER C

PY MathCY MathPredictedGrowth TEACHER A TEACHER B TEACHER C SCHL AVG 29.13

Current Grade 7 FCAT Math DSS vs. Prior Grade 6 FCAT Math DSS SCHOOL

Teacher Value-Added Score Teacher A Teacher B Teacher C Teacher Growth School Growth 29 TCh growth - Sch growth x Sch growth 15 Tch vas DRE Tch vas = (Tch growth - Sch growth ) + (.5 x Sch growth )

DRE Summary Based on prior achievement and selected student characteristics Student Learning Growth – Difference between current score and predicted score Teacher VAM consider both teacher and school learning growth

DRE References FLDOE Student Growth Implementation Committee FLDOE Race to the Top (RTTT) SDPBC Department of Research and Evaluation