Student Growth

Student learning results are a primary purpose of public education. The evaluation of instructional personnel and school administrators gives significant attention to the impact of these educators on student learning growth. The following resources provide background and perspective on Florida's focus on student growth measures. Annual Technical Reports are available upon request; please e-mail VAM@fldoe.org.

• VAM Methodology
• Value-Added Model (VAM) (PDF)
• Overview of the Model to Measure Student Learning Growth on FCAT (PDF)
• Value-Added Model White Paper (Word)
• Transcript for Information for Educators - Incorporating Student Growth Into Teacher and Principal Evaluations Video (Word)
• Florida's Value-Added Models (VAM) Frequently Asked Questions (Word)

Videos

• Information for the Public - The Best Educators in the World: Great Teachers and Principals for Florida's Students (WMV)
• Transcript for Information for the Public - The Best Educators in the World: Great Teachers and Principals for Florida's Students Video (Word)
• Information for Educators - Incorporating Student Growth Into Teacher and Principal Evaluations (WMV)
• Transcript for Information for Educators - Incorporating Student Growth Into Teacher and Principal Evaluations Video (Word)

Technical Assistance

• Florida VAM Model FOIL December 2015 (PDF)
• Florida VAM Model FERA November 2015 (PDF)
• Value-Added Model Technical Assistance (VAM TAM) Meeting 8-28-14(PDF)
• Florida FCAT and Algebra I EOC 2013-14 Results(PDF)
• Selecting an Approach to Measuring Student Learning Growth July 2014 (PDF)
• Student Growth Models for Hard-to-Measure Course Content Areas April 2014 (PDF)
• Value-Added Model Technical Assistance Meeting 8-29-13 (PDF)
• Florida FCAT and Algebra I EOC 2012-13 Results (PDF)
• Florida FCAT 2011-12 Results (PowerPoint)

The Student Growth Implementation Committee provided input, feedback and recommendations to the state in the development and implementation of teacher-level student growth models