Fourth-grade teacher with On the English Standards All students demonstrated On the History the responsibility of of Learning test, 36 percent measurable progress on an Standards of Learning test, 36 teaching English and social of students experienced adequate goal that focused on percent scored pass/advanced, 41 studies on a two-person low growth (<34); 42 reading comprehension skills. percent scored pass/proficient, and fourth-grade team percent of students Seventy percent of the students 23 percent failed. experienced moderate met the goal established at the growth (between 35 and beginning of the year; the 30 65); 9 percent experienced percent made progress, but did not high growth (>65); 13 reach the learning goal. percent do not have SGPs. Level 1 Analysis of Student Academic Progress Data For each data source, use the Exemplary Exemplary Exemplary rubric for rating on Standard Proficient Proficient Proficient Developing/ Needs Developing/ Needs Developing/ Needs 7: Student Academic Improvement Improvement Improvement Progress. Unacceptable Unacceptable Unacceptable Rationale: Rationale: Rationale: Thirteen percent The decision rules Seventy-seven percent of of the data are missing, indicate that if less than 80 percent students passed the fourth Grade therefore a process of of students meet or exceed the goal Virginia Studies Standards of elimination is required. If then the teacher would be rated as Learning test. The benchmark for the 13 percent missing data Developing/Needs Improvement. accreditation ratings in are added to the 36 percent However, if greater than 50 History/Social Science is a 70 low growth the total would percent did not meet the goal the percent pass rate. The teacher be 49 percent which falls teacher would be rated as teaches Social Studies and this within the Developing/ unacceptable. Since 30 percent school division decided to include Needs Improvement range. did not meet the goal, the teacher data from both courses in a final If the 13 percent were is rated as Developing/Needs rating. added to the 42 percent Improvement. moderate growth plus the 9 percent high growth, the total would be 64 percent which falls below the Proficient range of at least
Fourth-grade teacher with the responsibility of teaching English and social studies on a two-person fourth-grade team On the English Standards of Learning test, 36 percent of students experienced low growth (<34); 42 percent of students experienced moderate growth (between 35 and 65); 9 percent experienced high growth (>65); 13 percent do not have SGPs. All students demonstrated measurable progress on an adequate goal that focused on reading comprehension skills. Seventy percent of the students met the goal established at the beginning of the year; the 30 percent made progress, but did not reach the learning goal. On the History Standards of Learning test, 36 percent scored pass/advanced, 41 percent scored pass/proficient, and 23 percent failed. Level 1 Analysis of Student Academic Progress Data For each data source, use the rubric for rating on Standard 7: Student Academic Progress. Exemplary Proficient Developing/ Needs Improvement Unacceptable Rationale: Thirteen percent of the data are missing, therefore a process of elimination is required. If the 13 percent missing data are added to the 36 percent low growth the total would be 49 percent which falls within the Developing/ Needs Improvement range. If the 13 percent were added to the 42 percent moderate growth plus the 9 percent high growth, the total would be 64 percent which falls below the Proficient range of at least Exemplary Proficient Developing/ Needs Improvement Unacceptable Rationale: The decision rules indicate that if less than 80 percent of students meet or exceed the goal then the teacher would be rated as Developing/Needs Improvement. However, if greater than 50 percent did not meet the goal the teacher would be rated as unacceptable. Since 30 percent did not meet the goal, the teacher is rated as Developing/Needs Improvement. Exemplary Proficient Developing/ Needs Improvement Unacceptable Rationale: Seventy-seven percent of students passed the fourth Grade Virginia Studies Standards of Learning test. The benchmark for accreditation ratings in History/Social Science is a 70 percent pass rate. The teacher teaches Social Studies and this school division decided to include data from both courses in a final rating.
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