Originally published: . Volume 8, No. 5. Source pages: 5.
A bill seeking to remove requirements for the use of a value- added assessment model in determinations made with regard to school and district accountability and teacher evaluations remains pending in the House Education Committee.
HB 532 would change the use of a value-added assessment model for school and district accountability and teacher evaluations, a program designed in part by psychologist and professor, Dr. George Noell. The Value-Added Teacher Preparation Program Assessment Model was shown to have predictive validity for children’s successes. During 2003 through 2008, the Board of Regents worked with Dr.Noell, who researched and developed aspects of the program.
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