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Value-Added
Analysis and
Professional Development
2009-2010 |
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Measuring
Progress and Achievement...
"The Power of Two" |
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OVERVIEW |
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Value-Added Analysis is a statistical method used to
measure schools' impact on the academic progress rates of
individual students and groups of students from year to
year. Value-Added is not a replacement for the analysis of
student achievement data which shows where students and
schools are in relation to their proficiency toward State
Standards. Through Value-Added, achievement and
progress are measured, providing districts with "The
Power of Two."
Capital
Region BOCES offers Value-Added Analysis as a service for
districts to initiate the use of the Value-Added Analysis
and professional development to improve teaching and
learning. The BOCES has entered into a statewide contract
with "Battelle for Kids," a not-for-profit agency from
Columbus, Ohio, who has pioneered the training in
understanding and using Value-Added Analysis throughout
the nation, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. |
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PARTICIPATING
DISTRICTS |
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We
began our Value-Added pilot in the
2005-2006 school year with 7 districts. Based on the
feedback from participating districts and the enthusiasm
expressed across the state for Value-Added, we began
taking Value-Added statewide in the 2007-2008 school year.
We currently have 50 districts from 20 BOCES participating
in the Value-Added Analysis and training program.
Currently we have districts participating from Erie County
to Eastern Suffolk County and many in between.
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HOW
TO PARTICIPATE IN VALUE-ADDED |
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To implement Value-Added Analysis, districts engage in
two processes.
Data
First, a district must be able to provide the required
prior and current achievement test scores for all of
their students in grades 4-8 in the 2008-2009 school
year (see data points chart). This data will provide
districts with 2008-2009 Value-Added reports for grades
4-8.
District Team
Secondly, the district must commit to the training of at
least a three-person team who will serve as district
turnkey trainers. The team should be comprised of the
person in the district who has system-wide
responsibility for curriculum and staff development, a
building or subject area administrator, and a teacher
leader. The training involves 5 full days spread out
over a five- to seven-month period with reading and
opportunities for application in between sessions. The
training is designed to prepare the team to provide
Value-Added implementation training within their
district.
Capital Region BOCES would require a training group of
at least six teams from any BOCES/Region in order for us
to conduct localized training.
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BOCES
AIDABLE |
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Value-Added is BOCES aidable in three areas:
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Student
Analysis
– (Aidable through cross contract with Capital
Region BOCES under BOCES COSER 604 RIC activity code 7710)
$3.00 per student in grades 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 in the
2008-2009 school year. SAS, the nationally well-regarded
statistical analysis firm using the Value-Added metric
developed by William Sanders, will carry out the analysis
and produce the Web-based reports.
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Data
Formatting and Transmission
– Your
district will need to work with your local Regional
Information Center (RIC) to organize and format the data
allowing for the transmission of the data to SAS. Your
local RIC will determine if there is a cost associated
with this service.
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Team Training
(Aidable if your district participates in your BOCES
School/Curriculum Improvement COSER – cross contract with
Capital Region BOCES under 507 School/Curriculum
Improvement activity code 6211) – $6,000 for the
three-person district team participating in the 5 days of
training. This fee encompasses the training, lunches and
break refreshments, and a comprehensive set of resource
materials to assist the team in implementing Value-Added
in their district (if the district is part of a 6 or more
team training location see information about this under
“district team” above). Districts at their option may send
up to three additional staff as part of their team at an
additional cost of $500 per person. Capital Region BOCES
will discuss cost options with districts choosing to send
more than one team. One Training Tool Kit is included in
the cost for a team of up to six participants. Capital
Region BOCES will discuss cost options for districts
wanting to participate in localized training without the
necessary 6 teams in the area for a training cohort.
For additional information about Value-Added Analysis
and the professional development related to its
implementation, please contact: Heather Adams,
Value-Added Coordinator -
email:
hadams@gw.neric.org phone:
518.464.3995, 900 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Suite
102 Albany, NY 12205. |
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Instructional
Resources Service