Approved Achievement Measures Matrix

For the student achievement measure, which comprises 15% of the educators evaluation, the agreed-upon measure should be a measure aligned as closely as possible to the educators primary responsibility. The following table outlines the options each educator group may choose, as approved by the State Board of Education, with additional guidance below.
9th grade promotion to the 10th grade/ 9th grade retention rate ACT suite of assessments/SAT suite of assessments Completion/success in advanced coursework, including dual credit and dual enrollment Postsecondary matriculation/persiste nce/ placement as defined by TDOE and THEC

Off the shelf assessments commonly used throughout the state and/or nationally

School-wide TVAAS

AP/IB/NIC suites of assessments

State assessments (disciplinespecific/TCAP)

Teachers with TVAAS (4-8) Teachers with TVAAS (9-12) Principals/ Assistant Principals PK-3 Fine Arts Middle/High School nonassessed courses World Languages Computer Technology Academic Interventionists Library Media Specialists English Language Learner Specialists Special Education Specialists CTE Caseload Educators PE and Health Educators

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Graduation rate / CTE concentrator graduation rate

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Notes and Additional Guidance

State assessments (discipline-specific/TCAP): Includes: TCAP Achievement, End of Course Tests, TCAP ELSA (K-12 ELL), TCAP Writing (Grades 5, 8, 11), TCAP Constructed Response (Grades 3 and 7), TCAP Alt (SpEd), and TCAP MAAS (SpEd) Off the shelf tests: Pre K-12 diagnostic or achievement/attainment assessments commonly used throughout the state and/or nationally. During the 2011-2012 school year, district and teacher created measures will not be acceptable; however, in upcoming years a process for submitting district created assessments for use will be available. Acceptable measures should assess the intended curriculum content and should be generally consistent in scoring and administration (SAT 10, Dibels, MAP, DRA, etc.). Postsecondary matriculation/persistence/placement as determined by the TDOE and THEC: This measure looks at student success multiple years removed from high school enrollment. It is only appropriate for educators and principals who have been at the same high school for at least three years. Participation in advanced coursework: School level calculated secondary rates (e.g. Honors, AP, IB, NIC, college/high school dual enrollment and dual credit) according to SBE uniform grading policy. 9 grade Promotion and Retention Rate: School level calculated rates. This measure is only appropriate for educators with at least one year at the same school, as promotion and retention rates are lagging measures. NOTE: Per State Board policy teachers and principals will have the option to choose their growth data for the 15% component if they score a 3, 4, or 5.
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