4. Year 1 Year 2 PROFESSIONAL
JUDGMENT
There are no weights
or percentages that
dictate how an
evaluator must
interpret pattern and
trend data to
determine a Student
Impact Rating for an
individual educator.
5. Analyzing 4 Measures
DDMs (& MCAS SGP where applicable)
4 Determinations
(L/M/H for each
measure)
Example Overall Rating for
Student Impact
If more than half of the
determinations point to
the same rating, this is
the rating
Low
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
If there is no clear
result, the default is
Moderate
L,L,M,M Moderate is the
default without
compelling
evidence otherwise
6. 2014-2015 Measures
Grade 1 DDMs
– ELA: Reading Benchmark Assessments Fiction (Full
Year)
• Possibly explore Words Their Way Developmental
Spelling Inventory
– Mathematics: AMC #6 (Full Year)
7. Setting Parameters
One possible approach
List from lowest (3) to highest (20) to find median.
Median is 12. We could determine that +/-4 from
median is moderate growth at school level before
compiling all school results to determine district
parameters.
+/-6
Low: Less than 8
Moderate: 8-16
High: Greater than 16
10. Median Student Growth Percentile
Last name SGP
Lennon 6
McCartney 12
Starr 21
Harrison 32
Jagger 34
Richards 47
Crosby 55
Stills 61
Nash 63
Young 74
Joplin 81
Hendrix 88
Jones 95
Imagine that the list of
students to the left are all
the students in a 6th
grade
class. Note that they are
sorted from lowest to
highest SGP.
The point where 50% of
students have a higher SGP
and 50% have a lower SGP
is the median.
Median SGP for the 6th
grade class
11. Process
Reading Assessment DDMs: Building Reading Specialist and Assistant Principal will
meet in early June with grades 1-6. Sharon will have worked with Reading Specialist
group beforehand and will also attend meetings as she can. Sharon will work with K
teachers.
Math DDMs at grades K-2 and any 6th grade teacher using a math DDM: Heather will
meet in early June with the grade level teachers at each school.
SS DDMs at grade 3 (MA Map) and grade 6 (Ancient Civ): Sharon and/or APs will meet
in early June with the grade level teachers at each school.
Science at grade 6: Jean will check in with any teacher using a science DDM.
An R&D will be written - most likely for one day, to have the curriculum specialists and
representative teachers, take all of the schools results and then set district
parameters for low, moderate and high growth.
Determinations will be recorded at the fall goal setting meetings with evaluators.
12. New Teach Point Form
Rating of Impact on Student Learning
Educator Name: Deb______________________________________________
Position: Grade 4 Classroom Teacher__________________________________
School Year: 2014-2015_____________________________________________
Subject/Course and grade (s) or role for Impact Rating: N/A________________
Measure #1
Name of Measure: Reading Benchmark Assessment
Determination: ________________________________________________________
Measure #2
Name of Measure: Mathematics MCAS SGP
Determination: ________________________________________________________
Rating of Impact on Student Learning (beginning in 2016)
_____________________________________________________________________
13. MA DESE Quote
It is expected that districts are building their
knowledge and experience with DDMs.
DDMs will undergo both small and large
modifications from year to year. Changing
or modifying scoring procedures is part of
the continuous improvement of DDMs over
time.
Editor's Notes
Part I: Summative rating based on
Performance against the standards
Impact of goals on professional practice and student learning
Part II: Rating for impact on student learning based on Measures of Student Learning
Trends and patterns in student learning, growth, and achievement
At least two years of data
At least two measures of learning, each comparable across grade or subject district-wide (MCAS SGP or ACCESS and DDMs)
