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Copyright © 2010 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.

EVAASEducation Value Added Assessment System

Presentation to the North Carolina House Education Reform Committee - November 2, 2011

Jill Leandro, M.P.P., Educational Policy Specialist

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Copyright © 2010, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.

What is SAS EVAAS?

Educational Value-Added Assessment System

It provides educators and policymakers with two powerful tools that:

Assess influence on student progress at the district, school and classroom levels; andProvide trajectories for individual students toward critical academic benchmarks.

Powerful tool to determine whether all students have plentiful choices and increased opportunities for learning.

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How does EVAAS work?

Using statewide assessment data, SAS EVAAS reporting follows the progress of individual students over time.

No additional data entry required by LEAs.No additional hardware, software or IT staff required by LEAs.

Every district, public school, and charter school in the North Carolina receives customized reporting by subject, grade, and year.

This reporting is available through a secure, user-friendly web application.

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Why is student progress important?

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Why is student progress important?

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Measuring progress requires advanced analytics

Students miss tests, and certain students are more likely to miss tests than others.

It is important to include as many students as possible to have the most reliable information.

Assessments are estimates of what a student knows.It is important to include as many assessments as possible to have the most reliable information.

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EVAAS is a robust and validated approach

Follows individual student test records over time

Utilizes all testing data available from all grades and subjects

Includes students with missing test data so long as they have three prior test scores

Makes no adjustments for student characteristics

Reviewed by public and private expertsU.S. GAO, four different U.S. DOE Peer Review Committees, and the RAND Corp.

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How EVAAS is used in North Carolina

Statewide reporting since 2006

Available to every district, public school, and charter school

Annual logins have increased from 25,000 in 2006 to about 80,000 in 2011

Free professional development available to North Carolina educators daily

Continuous engagement with NCDPI and LEAs to advance the use of data to improve their school outcomes


DemoSAS® EVAAS®

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How does EVAAS help NC educators?

Raise achievement and close achievement gaps

Prevent dropouts

Increase graduation rates and college readiness

Provide reliable metrics for evaluation and award models

Identify and increase student enrollment in rigorous coursework

Increase the percentage of students scoring “proficient”

Guide differentiated teacher professional development

Inform early Response to Interventions

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