Beyond AYP:
Using Growth Model Data to
Improve Teaching and Learning in
Three States
2010 CCSSO NCSA, Detroit, MI
Damian W. Betebenner
NCIEA
A Tale of Three (many) States
• States are wrestling with the development and
implementation of growth models.
• The Growth Model Pilot Program (GMPP)
promoted the development of models geared
toward AYP “bright line” policies
• Some states are rumored to have “buyer’s
remorse” with their GMPP models
Multiple Goals
• Goals extend beyond AYP
• Different growth models are often tailored to answer
different questions.
• It is essential to specify the questions one wants to
answer.
• Question: Can AYP questions/uses as well as other
questions be addressed with a single model?
• Some states are investigating multiple growth models
(is this really the answer?)
What is the “End Game”
• Calculating “growth” is the easy part.
• Massachusetts reminds us of the critical role
associated with rolling out a growth model.
• The data don’t speak for themselves.
• From my experience, states should expect a
minimum two year process to stand up a
growth model.
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