Student Growth Working Student Growth Working GroupGroup

Initial MeetingInitial Meeting

June 16, 2010June 16, 2010

Our ChargeOur Charge

1.1. Identify and coordinate the various uses and Identify and coordinate the various uses and timelines for assessing and using student timelines for assessing and using student growth information including, but not limited to: growth information including, but not limited to:

a)a) Public Act 096-0861;Public Act 096-0861;

b)b) the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Phase II;the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund Phase II;

c)c) the Race to the Top Application;the Race to the Top Application;

d)d) the Race to the Top Assessment Consortium; and the Race to the Top Assessment Consortium; and

e)e) ESEA reauthorizationESEA reauthorization

Our Charge (continued)Our Charge (continued)

2.2. Develop a rigorous process to assessing student Develop a rigorous process to assessing student growth utilizing peer benchmarking, empirical analysis, growth utilizing peer benchmarking, empirical analysis, stakeholder input, and expert review.stakeholder input, and expert review.

3.3. Advise the Superintendent and the State Borad on the Advise the Superintendent and the State Borad on the selection and use of growth information for selection and use of growth information for instructional improvement, evaluation of teachers, instructional improvement, evaluation of teachers, principals and school effectiveness, resource principals and school effectiveness, resource allocation, school and district accountability and policy allocation, school and district accountability and policy making; andmaking; and

4.4. Evaluate progress and effectiveness of the Evaluate progress and effectiveness of the development and use of student growth information at development and use of student growth information at state, regional and local levels.state, regional and local levels.

MembershipMembership

Representatives of Key Stakeholder Representatives of Key Stakeholder Groups including:Groups including: Principals and SuperintendentsPrincipals and Superintendents TeachersTeachers Bilingual EducationBilingual Education Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities Higher EducationHigher Education Policy makersPolicy makers Assessment expertsAssessment experts

Our ChallengesOur Challenges

So many uses, so little time!So many uses, so little time!

Changing standards and assessment Changing standards and assessment systemssystems

Functional longitudinal data collection Functional longitudinal data collection systemssystems

Reliability, validity and legal defensibility Reliability, validity and legal defensibility associated with high stakes usesassociated with high stakes uses

Communication and roll outCommunication and roll out

Goals for this MeetingGoals for this Meeting

Get to know each otherGet to know each other

Understand our charge and timelineUnderstand our charge and timeline

Expand the group if necessaryExpand the group if necessary

Learn about the local, state, and federal Learn about the local, state, and federal factors surrounding the use of student factors surrounding the use of student growth informationgrowth information

Develop a work planDevelop a work plan

Schedule future meetingsSchedule future meetings