Table 2: Recommendations for use of Student Growth Percentiles in Teacher Performance Evaluation Instructional Application of student Other growth measures Personnel growth percentiles TIER I: Teachers 20% of the total evaluation 20% of the total evaluation may be based of reading and may be based on median on other growth measures. mathematics for growth percentile when: Quantitative measures already whom student data from 40 available in the school that are at least growth percentiles students are available, validated and provide measures of are available (4-8 possibly from multiple growth (as opposed to absolute years; achievement) should be given English/Math data from students are priority. Classes) representative of students Student goal setting should taught; and incorporate data from valid data from two at least achievement measures whenever years are available; three possible (e.g., teachers of Advanced years should be reviewed Placement courses could establish a whenever possible. goal of 85% of students earning a score of 3 or better on the Advanced Placement exam). Table 2 (continued) Instructional Application of student growth measures Personnel growth percentiles
Table 2: Recommendations for use of Student Growth Percentiles in Teacher Performance Evaluation Instructional Personnel Application of student growth percentiles Other growth measures TIER I: Teachers of reading and mathematics for whom student growth percentiles are available (4-8 English/Math Classes) 20% of the total evaluation may be based on median growth percentile when: data from at least 40 students are available, possibly from multiple years; data from students are representative of students taught; and data from at least two years are available; three years should be reviewed whenever possible. 20% of the total evaluation may be based on other growth measures. Quantitative measures already available in the school that are validated and provide measures of growth (as opposed to absolute achievement) should be given priority. Student goal setting should incorporate data from valid achievement measures whenever possible (e.g., teachers of Advanced Placement courses could establish a goal of 85% of students earning a score of 3 or better on the Advanced Placement exam). Table 2 (continued) Instructional Personnel Application of student growth percentiles growth measures