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Measuring Student Growth for Educator Evaluation

Legislation requires that 20 percent of teacher and administrator evaluations be based on student growth and assessment data. Schools, districts, ISDs, and PSAs using educator evaluation as a continual improvement process are encouraged to define student growth and assessment data goals over two or more points in time (Castellano and Ho, 2013). Below are resources to use state and local data as part of a transparent, fair, and rigorous evaluation process to support professional learning, growth, and improved educator performance. 

Approaches to Measuring Student Growth: State Assessment Data

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs)

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) represent one powerful way to quantify the learning of individual students over one or more years. Conceptually, SGPs communicate the degree to which a student has learned in a particular domain, compared to a group of academic peers who had a comparable score on the previous test (or multiple previous tests) in that subject.
 

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs)

EVAAS Value Added Model

The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has contracted SAS to provide value-added reports to provide efficient access of effective student growth data for use within educator evaluations. EVAAS reports are not intended to replace reporting tools provided by the state such as MI School Data and Secure Site Dynamic Score Reports, but rather supplement these reports to provide a clear picture of academic growth and achievement.

SGPs and EVAAS: Key Characteristics and Frequently Asked Questions

This document is intended to outline the similarities and differences of SGPs and EVAAS in an effort to help better inform district choice. 

SGPs and EVAAS: Key Characteristics and Frequently Asked Questions

Approaches to Measuring Student Growth: LEA Assessment Data

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) are measurable, long-term, academic goals, informed by available data that a teacher or teacher team sets at the beginning of the year for all students.

Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)

Additional Resources

Student Growth Score Exclusion Guidance

This document is intended to provide guidance to Michigan educators for the exemption of student growth data within educator evaluations consistent with (380.1249(2)(i)).

Student Growth Score Exclusion Guidance

2019 Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policy: Measures of Student Growth

The National Council on Teacher Quality report on student growth within educator evaluation across all 50 states.

2019 Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policy: Measures of Student Growth

Measuring Teachers' Contributions to Student Learning Growth for Non-tested Grades and Subjects

This Research & Policy Brief provides information about options for states to explore as well as factors to consider when identifying and implementing measures.  The brief emphasizes the importance of fairly measuring all teachers, including them in the evaluation process, and ensuring validity in measurement.

Measuring Teachers' Contributions to Student Learning Growth for Non-tested Grades and Subjects

Michigan Department of Education Student Growth Workshops

The Student Growth Workshops are designed for district teams of central office administrators, building administrators, and teacher leaders to collaboratively develop district plans for measuring student growth for educator evaluations. Video recordings of three day-long workshop sessions providing specific guidance and structured activities are now available. 

Michigan Department of Education Student Growth Workshops