http://gothamschools.org/2012/07/13/state-test-score-data-set-to-be-released-early-next-week/ Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://gothamschools.org/2012/07/13/state-test-score-data-set-to-be-released-early-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-374991 East Sider Fri, 13 Jul 2012 22:42:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=87586#comment-374991  The 2http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2011Meetings/March2011/311p12hepresentation.pdf0% is a growth model – whether the kids you teach achieved the anticipated growth, adjusted for a range of variables – the methodolgy was explained at the March, Regents meeting … using 2010 data the model predicts that the lowest 7% will fall into the ineffective category (read presentation http://www.regents.nysed.gov/meetings/2011Meetings/March2011/311p12hepresentation.pdf) … teachers in low achieving schools could get high scores and visa versa … if you fall into the ineffective category, regardless of the other scores you will be found ineffective, the 80% is subject to local negotiations – in NYC that is the core of the turnaround school dispute.

]]> http://gothamschools.org/2012/07/13/state-test-score-data-set-to-be-released-early-next-week/comment-page-1/#comment-374987 I noticed that... Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:26:00 +0000 http://gothamschools.org/?p=87586#comment-374987 Thank you Diane Ravitch for speaking up against these high stake exams that are fraught with errors and their validity is questionable.  Why should 20% of the teachers’ rating be based on those type of exams? In fact, why should we use even 1%?  What would be the teacher’s rating if every student decides to opt out of taking the exam?

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