research spotlight: azrfr impact on schools, teachers & student
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Research Spotlight: AZRfR Impact on Schools, Teachers & Student. Wendy Miedel Barnard, Ph.D. Sarah A. Polasky , Ph.D. Hongxia Fu, M.A. Goals of the AZ Ready for Rigor Grant. Increase Teacher and Principal Effectiveness Increase student achievement Retain highly effective educators - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Research Spotlight: AZRfR Impact on Schools,
Teachers & StudentWendy Miedel Barnard, Ph.D.
Sarah A. Polasky, Ph.D.
Hongxia Fu, M.A.
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Goals of the AZ Ready for Rigor Grant
1. Increase Teacher and Principal Effectiveness
2. Increase student achievement
3. Retain highly effective educators
4. Eliminate shortages of highly effective teachers/administrators
5. Foster exemplary school culture in the highest-need communities across Arizona
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Phases of Implementation
Phase 1
• Wave One Schools (Implementing TAP 2010-2011)
• 10 Schools
Phase 2
• Wave Two Schools (Implementing TAP 2011-2012)
• 34 Schools
Phase 3
• Wave Three Schools (Implementing TAP 2012-2013)
• 15 Schools
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TAP Elements of Success
Instructionally Focused
Accountability
MultipleCareer Paths
Performance-Based
Compensation
Ongoing AppliedProfessional
Growth
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Teacher Effectiveness
• Increase the percentage of teachers in high-need schools who have a record of effectiveness
• Increase the percentage of principals in high-need schools who have a record of effectiveness
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Teacher Skills, Knowledge &
Responsibilities
50%
IndividualStudent
Value-addedAchievement
30%
School-wide Value-added
Student Achievement
20%
Measurement of Effectiveness
50%50%
School –wide, Value-added
Student Achievement
Teacher Skills, Knowledge &
Responsibilities
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Increase Teacher Effectiveness
Year 1 (N=469) Year 2 (N=1669) Year 3 (N=2147)0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100% 69%62% 65%
Percentage of Teachers who Showed a "Record of Effectiveness"
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Teacher Effectiveness
Wave 1 (N=333) Wave2 (N=1272) Wave 3 (N=542)0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
88%72%
54%
Percentage of Teachers who Showed a "Record of Effectiveness" in Year Three by Wave
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Principal and Assistant Principal Measurement of Effectiveness
• Observation Scores– Leadership Team (Principals)– Post-Conference (Assistant Principals)
• VAL-ED Surveys*• Program Review/Program Fidelity• School-Wide Student Growth/Achievement
*This does not apply to Assistant Principals
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Increase Principal Effectiveness
Year 1 (N=25) Year 2 (N=71) Year 3 (N=100)0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
8%
31%
56%
Percentage of Principals and Assistant Principals with a "Record of Effectiveness"
In Year 3, 75% of Wave 1 School Principals and Assistant Principals were “effective”
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Increase Retention
Within five years, eliminate the shortage of highly effective teachers and principals in:
– remote and hard-to-staff in participating schools and partner districts,
– hard-to-staff areas/subjects (such as special education, middle/high school math and science)
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Retention and Attrition
• 81% of “effective” teachers were retained
• Attrition rate of “highly effective” teachers and principals in hard to staff locations was only 10%
• Attrition rate of “highly effective” teachers in hard to staff subject areas was only 15%
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Student Achievement
• Increase school-wide student achievement• Student growth on standardized tests• Median school-wide student growth percentile at or
above 61 = TAP score of “4” or higher
• Increase overall school functioning• AZ Learns A-F Letter Grades
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Classroom/Teacher Level SGPs
Group
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Number of Teachers
Mean (Standard Deviation)
Number of Teachers
Mean (Standard Deviation)
Number of Teachers
Mean (Standard Deviation)
Wave 1 110 51.11 (14.00)
143 52.95 (13.24)
145 55.74(14.44)
Wave 2 370 47.30(14.67)
465 50.78(15.71)
Wave 3 203 56.14(16.30)
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School Level SGPs
Group
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Number of Teachers
Mean (Standard Deviation)
Number of Teachers
Mean (Standard Deviation)
Number of Teachers
Mean (Standard Deviation)
Wave 1 251 50.20 (6.23)
351 52.34 (7.90)
333 55.64 (8.54)
Wave 2 1008 48.91 (8.77)
1261 50.08 (9.11)
Wave 3 542 51.57 (11.65)
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AZ Learns Letter GradesLetterGrade
Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2012-2013
2013-2014
A 0 20% (N=2)
20% (N=2)
33%(N=3)
0 6% (N=2)
6% (N=2)
13% (N=2)
0
B 50% (N=5)
20% (N=2)
40% (N=4)
33%(N=3)
29% (N=10)
32% (N=11)
24% (N=8)
33% (N=5)
41% (N=7)
C 50% (N=5)
60% (N=6)
40% (N=4)
33%(N=3)
41% (N=14)
35% (N=12)
42% (N=14)
13% (N=2)
35% (N=6)
D 21% (N=7)
27% (N=9)
27% (N=9)
40% (N=6)
24% (N=4)
F 9% (N=3)
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Increased Positive School Functioning
• Teachers and principals in the Ready-for-Rigor TAP schools will report increased attitudes towards collaborative activities and performance based pay as measured by the yearly TAP Attitude Survey.
• Participation in Ready-for-Rigor TAP schools will increase teacher yearly reports of positive school culture as measured by the Teacher Working Conditions Survey.
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Performance Based Compensation
Example questions: “The annual bonus motivates me to work harder with my current class” and “I feel comfortable with how performance-based compensation bonuses are determined”
• Year 1 69%• Year 2 72%• Year 3 74%
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Time
Facili
ties a
nd R
esou
rces
Empowerm
ent
Decisi
on M
akin
g0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
38%
70%56%
21%
56%
87%79%
33%
66%
92% 87%
41%
76%
95%86%
56%
Favorable Ratings for School Environment
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014