Principals evaluated on school median student growth percentiles were less likely to receive highly effective overall ratings than principals not evaluated on that measure¶
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q2 i? The percentage of principals receiving highly effective overall ratings was lower for those evaluated on school median student growth percentiles than for those not evaluated on this measure. → Mariesa Herrmann 2016
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Mariesa Herrmann 2016¶
Mariesa Herrmann, Christine Ross. (2016). Measuring Principals' Effectiveness: Results from New Jersey's First Year of Statewide Principal Evaluation. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs
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Comparative analysis of 2013/14 evaluation data found highly effective ratings were "lower for principals who were evaluated on school median student growth percentiles than for principals who were not evaluated on this measure."
"The percentage of principals who received highly effective overall ratings was lower for principals who were evaluated on school median student growth percentiles than for principals who were not evaluated on this measure."
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Related Claims¶
- Nearly all New Jersey principals (99 percent) received effective or highly effective overall ratings in the first year of statewide evaluation, with limited variation — related
- School median student growth percentiles correlate with student disadvantage — related
- Several component measure ratings and the overall rating had low, negative correlations with student socioeconomic disadvantage, suggesting possible bias against principals of more disadvantaged schools — related
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Principals evaluated on school median student growth percentiles were less likely to receive highly effective overall ratings than principals not evaluated on that measure |
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Principals evaluated on school median student growth percentiles were less likely to receive highly effective overall ratings than principals not evaluated on that measure |
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