Good morning, I wanted to let all the faithful users of the site know that the database has now been updated to reflect the 2015 – 2016 school year data and teachers in the top 30% statewide in Math or ELA. New this year are separate calculations for eighth grade algebra and ninth grade algebra teachers. These teachers are not found in the main data set, but information about these teachers will be published on the blog shortly.
Recent Posts
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2017-18 VAM data, teachers in top 30%, has been posted
Good afternoon all, wanted to let everyone know that the 2017-18 data is posted and has been live on the website for the past month. Sorry for delay in announcing, just ended up having a very busy October
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2017 List of High Impact Teachers
Well, good news, we finally received from the Florida DOE the 2017 list of High Impact Teachers. There are some teachers who are high impact and whose names were redacted by the DOE before we were given the list, so you might not find yourself on the list even if you received a letter. We… Read more »
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High Impact Teachers Defined
Hello, we are receiving a number of requests related to the high impact teacher notification letters sent to teachers around the state. Based on the questions we are receiving, we thought it might be helpful to put up a blog post to answer some frequently asked questions. First, the selection criteria for Florida’s best teachers,… Read more »
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New DATA from 2016-17 School Year posted!
The website has now been updated with the new Florida teacher data from the 2016-17 school year. I think that this is the earliest we have ever updated. Enjoy, and support excellent teachers!
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The Little-Known Statistician Who Taught Us to Measure Teachers – The New York Times
Source: The Little-Known Statistician Who Taught Us to Measure Teachers – The New York Times Very Interesting article on the man who created the Value Added Model for evaluating teachers. To fairly evaluate teachers, Mr. Sanders argued, the state needed to calculate an expected growth trajectory for each student in each subject, based on past… Read more »