They have pointed out that student report cards present information about
multiple measures of student progress.
The teacher and administrator will determine data sources:
The multiple measures of student progress for the initial planning sheets will be determined by the administrator and the employee.
Not exact matches
Charter school leader Deborah Kenny's op - ed in today's The New York Times argues against the move by many states toward teacher evaluations based on
multiple measures, including both
student progress on achievement tests and the reviews
of principals.
This vacuum stems not only from the difficulty
of the endeavor but also from a persistent national clash between an obsession to train
students solely for high scores on
multiple - choice tests and an angry disenchantment with
measuring progress of public schools, educators, or education schools.
Schools should be permitted to use
multiple, locally created assessments instead
of «one shot» tests to
measure student progress for accountability purposes, according to a report released last week by a panel
of experts convened by the Forum on Educational Accountability, a group that includes some
of the most vocal critics
of the 5 - year - old No Child Left Behind Act.
Originally enacted by the California Legislature in 1971, the Stull Act requires school districts to evaluate the performance
of teachers and other certificated employees using
multiple measures of performance, including
student progress toward district and state academic content standards, as
measured by standardized tests.
With this year's IDEA determinations, the Department used
multiple outcome
measures that include
students with disabilities» participation in state assessments, proficiency gaps between
students with disabilities and all
students, as well as performance in reading and math on the National Assessment
of Educational
Progress (NAEP) to produce a more comprehensive and thorough picture
of the performance
of children with disabilities in each state.
· Base teacher evaluations on
multiple measures of performance including «value - added» data on
student academic
progress.
Formative Assessment is simply the measurement
of student progress over time using
multiple measures.
I was encouraged this week to learn that ESSA — the new American education law — that replaced NCLB includes language that opens the door beyond academic testing to include «
multiple measures of student learning and
progress, along with other indicators
of student success...» Education Week notes that sprinkled throughout the law are references to an instructional strategy that has enormous potential for reaching learners with diverse needs.
Maybe, instead
of forcing tests that don't inform teachers on how to help their
students, we become adamant about using
multiple measures to gauge
progress.
Measures that describe individual
student growth from one year to the next in relation to learning standards that span
multiple grades or in relation to the
progress of students» peers.
The law was passed in 2015 and in 2017 states drafted their plans, which included new accountability systems based on
multiple measures that include factors other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the greatest challenges in order to tailor support and intervention when needed; developing clear and concise plans for targeting federal funding in ways that meet the needs
of students in the school; and implementing programs and monitoring their
progress in collaboration with educators.
The document provides guidance for incorporating
multiple measures of student academic
progress into teacher performance evaluations.
The model recommends that 40 percent
of a superintendent's evaluation be based on
student academic
progress, as determined by
multiple measures of learning and achievement.
The model calls for 40 percent
of teachers» evaluations to be based on
student academic
progress, as determined by
multiple measures of learning and achievement.
Teams will use their own
multiple measures of classroom data to learn how to pinpoint
student learning challenges, select instructional interventions, and monitor
progress toward reaching district - and / or school - level
student learning goals.
The bill would make several changes to teacher evaluations, including requiring more frequent performance reviews, more training for evaluators and the use
of multiple measures of student academic
progress — which could include test scores but would not require them, as current state law does.
Although attention to learning outcomes is important, the greatest benefits will be secured where
multiple measures of learning are combined with evidence
of practice to paint a meaningful picture
of how teaching influences
student progress.
Provide appropriate assessment and instructional strategies — assess
student progress ongoingly with
multiple measures to inform methods and pacing
of instruction.
Scrap adequately yearly
progress, giving states the authority to develop their own accountability systems using
multiple measures of student growth and identification
of achievement gaps.
ASCD has been pressing both federal and state officials to broaden the definition
of student success and to incorporate
multiple measures of performance that gauge
progress toward it.
Evaluations currently include the review
of multiple measures of student performance, growth and development, including tests that are designed specifically to
measure the
progress of classroom learning.
NAESP is pleased to have played a role in creating the opportunities that are now afforded to schools under the new law, such as allowing accountability systems to include
multiple measures, factoring in elements other than test scores; conducting needs assessments for struggling schools and learning communities facing the greatest challenges; developing clear and concise plans for targeting federal funding in ways that meet the needs
of students in the school; and implementing local programs and monitoring their
progress in collaboration with educators.