Have staff familiar with the students and their classroom experiences approve rosters¶

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Description¶

The brief recommends that roster approval be carried out by staff who know the students and their classroom experiences, rather than by staff without such knowledge. This grounds verification of teacher-student links in firsthand classroom knowledge, supporting accurate attribution of students to teachers of record before evaluation results are computed.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Districts must have staff with direct knowledge of students and their classroom experiences available to review rosters.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• K-12 students in state accountability systems

Target Learning Goals¶

• Valid teacher-student data links for evaluation

Related Strategies¶

• Pilot statewide roster verification systems before full implementation
• Policymakers and model developers should use the Full Roster-Plus Method to account for co-teaching in value-added models

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Cassie Pickens Jewell, Kristin Hallgren. (2015). The Importance of a Teacher of Record: Definition and Roster Verification for High-Stakes Decision Making. Issue Brief, Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-importance-of-a-teacher-of-record-definition-and-roster-verification-for-highstakes-decision