New Leaders school and teacher effectiveness identification methods¶

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Description¶

A set of methods designed by Mathematica Policy Research under contract with New Leaders to identify effective schools and teachers. The approach used for each partner differs, depending on the priorities of the partner and the type of information available to measure school and teacher performance. The first-year application identified effective schools for a consortium of 99 charter schools in 18 states and the District of Columbia.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Performance data of a type sufficient to measure school and teacher performance must be available for the partner organization.

Constraints¶

• The approach differs by partner, depending on partner priorities and the type of information available; the model was to be revised in future years as additional data became available.

Target Learners¶

• Students in the 99 charter schools in the consortium

Target Learning Goals¶

• Identifying effective schools and teachers to support school improvement

Claims¶

• Mathematica designed a method to identify effective schools for a consortium of 99 charter schools in 18 states and the District of Columbia in the project's first year. [+W]

Related Elements¶

• Value-Added Assessment System for DC Schools and Teachers (2009–2015 project context)
• Mathematica's value-added analysis approach for Oklahoma's Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Evaluation System
• Teacher-level value-added model adaptation for identifying high-performing teachers in Memphis
• EPIC Charter School Consortium school-and-teacher-effectiveness measurement system (Year 2)
• Methods for identifying effective schools in Memphis City Schools (Year 2)
• Value-added model for identifying effective schools in Memphis City school district

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Kevin Booker, Duncan Chaplin, Eric Isenberg. (2008). Measuring Charter School Effectiveness Across States. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/measuring-charter-school-effectiveness-across-states