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  Case: Student Growth Percentiles
With teachers being evaluated on student growth now, it is common to hear teachers and administrators claim that having a lower achieving class is to a teacher's benefit because these students are able to show more growth. However, when the students have learning disabilities, processing deficits, and other health impairments, is it still fair to say that these teacher have an advantage. I am concerned about having the inclusion class this year because of the student growth percentiles measuring these students described above on completely different content year to year does not appear to be advantageous. What measures should be taken to ensure that these students will grow across grade levels with differing content? I teach in a district that does not administer benchmarks and in a grade level that does not assess with SLOs. My student growth percentiles will be measured solely on performance on the 3rd grade GA Milestones compared to 4th grade GA Milestones.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
In order to be certain your students will see growth you need to be monitoring it during the year, not just with the Milestones at the end of the year. Just because your school or grade doesn't have anything in place to monitor it doesn't mean it isn't possible to monitor. You need to assess the students that you feel have the largest deficits to see where their specific deficits are. Then create probes to address the specific deficits. When using the probes, if you see progress, great, if not, dig deeper to see if there are any other deficits that are keeping them from progressing.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original No
Comments: My professor also states that as the teacher we should test throughout the year to see if students are progressing a nd not wait till the end of year milestones.
Rated On: October 17, 2015 10:01 pm
Rated By: aTeRaz
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree with everything that was said. Make sure to find a way to monitor because it is very important. Also, really know your students. So if the student is having more issues than others and not understanding what to do and they are not showing growth, then make sure to figure out why. The more you care as a teacher, the more the students will care.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 5:11 pm
Rated By: yseHug
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is how I would approach this case.
Rated On: October 18, 2015 6:43 pm
Rated By: Hedese
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Agreed.
Rated On: October 19, 2015 2:16 am
Rated By: azuTen
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a great solution, try to measure as much as you can even though it's not required. This way you will know what to focus on and which students need the most attention.
Rated On: March 7, 2016 3:08 am
Rated By: BesuVy
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Great idea. I would do something similar.
Rated On: October 16, 2016 9:05 pm
Rated By: GezyHu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Good suggestion.
Rated On: March 6, 2017 3:30 am
Rated By: uhuQyM
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree. Yearlong monitoring is crucial.
Rated On: July 9, 2017 1:16 am
Rated By: aByveM
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: So true!
Rated On: July 10, 2017 12:46 am
Rated By: eRahyR
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: .
Rated On: October 8, 2017 4:03 am
Rated By: Gapasa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Good idea.
Rated On: October 15, 2017 4:31 pm
Rated By: ysyByg
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Exactly
Rated On: February 26, 2018 3:04 am
Rated By: QaHyWe
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a useful solution. By targeting those specific deficits, which you may discover through assessments, you can monitor them throughout the year.
Rated On: February 25, 2019 1:53 am
Rated By: Joseph Scharfschwerdt
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This can help identify student needs.
Rated On: October 20, 2019 1:05 pm
Rated By: JyXamu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: good idea
Rated On: November 4, 2019 1:27 am
Rated By: seJuQa
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is a useful solution
Rated On: February 22, 2020 2:17 am
Rated By: VySePu
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: This is excellent advice for monitoring growth in students.
Rated On: October 7, 2020 9:57 pm
Rated By: yHuvaz
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: If I were in this situation, I would use this solution. Progress monitoring is very important.
Rated On: June 30, 2021 7:13 pm
Rated By: yraReW
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I would do just this
Rated On: July 1, 2021 4:05 pm
Rated By: yTuWeG
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Great example and solution seems very useful to the classroom
Rated On: October 30, 2021 8:51 pm
Rated By: DuvuHe
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I agree
Rated On: October 17, 2022 12:38 am
Rated By: Jennifer Overbey