CLASS Results 2010

CLASS ProjectEmpowering Educators, Raising Student

Achievement

Results 2010

CLASS Results 2010

Sherwood School District

CLASS Results 2010

Math and reading gains in Sherwood exceeded comparator district gains.

Sherwood math gains also exceed state-level math gains.

CLASS Results 2010

In 2008, 2009 and 2010 Sherwood School District staff completed a questionnaire concerning their perceptions about their school staff as a learning organization, rating each topic on a scale of 1 to 5, with a “5” indicating a high degree of development in the school. The graph above outlines the average percentage of 4 and 5 scores in the 2008-2010 surveys for all Sherwood schools.

Number of participants: 2008 = 232 2009 = 236 2010 = 212

School Professional Staff as Learning Community (Hord, 1996)

CLASS Results 2010

• 63% of teachers polled in Sherwood agree or strongly agree that with the following statement: “As a result of the CLASS Project, teachers in my school are actively changing and improving their professional practice” • 61% of teachers polled in Sherwood agree or strongly agree that with the following statement: “As a result of the CLASS Project, teachers in my school have more conversations about teaching and learning.”

CLASS Results 2010

Tillamook School District

CLASS Results 2010

Since the implementation of the CLASS Project, the share of Tillamook students meeting or exceeding the state math benchmark has

increased nearly three times the increase for the state as a whole and 3.5 times the increase for a group of demographically similar

comparison districts.

The increase in Tillamook students meeting or exceeding the reading benchmark was nearly as strong, and again nearly three times the

increase for the state and more than four times the increase for the comparison districts.

The CLASS innovation grant process is a good use of professional development funds: 91% either agreed or strongly agreed.

Tillamook Feedback

CLASS Results 2010

• 60% of teachers polled in Tillamook agreed or strongly agreed that a compensation model that is related to new career

opportunities will improve their effectiveness as teachers.  

• 75% of teachers polled in Tillamook agree or strongly agree that with the following statement: “As a result of the CLASS

Project, teachers in my school have more conversations about teaching and learning.”

 • 63% of teachers polled in Tillamook agree or strongly agree that with the following statement: “As a result of the CLASS

Project. teachers in my school are actively changing and improving their professional practice.”