link before you leap
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Link Before You Leap
Ohio RttT Webinar
Presented by Battelle for KidsJune 9, 2011
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RacetotheTopWhat is Linkage?
Why Do We Link?
Who Links?
When Do You Link?
Where Do We Link?
Who Can Help Us Link?
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What is Linkage?RacetotheTop
Linkage is a process that allows teachers toattribute instructional influence on student
academic progress and to receive teacher-levelvalue-added reports. The linkage process
includes: Establishing a roster of students taught throughout
the year
Indicating the month(s) when students are in andout of the classroom (i.e. mobility)
Reporting the percentage of instruction a teacherhas for a given student for a given subject.
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RacetotheTopWhat is Linkage?
Why Do We Link?
Who Links?
When Do You Link?
Where Do We Link?
Who Can Help Us Link?
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Discrepancies and Variation in DataRacetotheTop
Working with hundreds of districts and thousands of schoolsacross the country, Battelle for Kids has learned that virtually
every school has required significant revisions or modificationsto:
teaching assignments number of students taught mobility of students instructional responsibility attributed to a single teacher
In spring 2010, more than 125,000 rosters were verified byeducators in South Carolina, Texas, Ohio and Oklahoma.
Recent analyses of linkage results from schools across the
country yield alarming results, including:
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Discrepancies and Variation DataRacetotheTop
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Impact Associated with Inaccurate Data
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Without reliable data and information, educators, policy-makers, and others will make inaccurate assumptionsabout instructional practices and students performance.
Inaccurate or incomplete data impact the credibility ofschool transformation. Stakeholders who support goals for
transformation will question every decision if they suspectthere are errors in the data upon which decisions are being
made.
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Value-Added InformationRacetotheTop
Without accurately linked data between teachers andstudents, value-added reports will not provide a true
picture of whats happening in the classroom because:
The number of students included in the analysis, as reportedthrough the teacher-student linkage process, has been
proven to vary considerably and will have an impact on
value-added results, especially with small class sizes (i.e.,
self-contained elementary or special education classes).Therefore, the data may reveal ineffective teachers as
effective or effective teachers as ineffective by analyzing an
inaccurate population of students and their test results.
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Misidentification of
Subjects Taught
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If teachers are not accurately associated withthe subjects they taught in the data leading up
to analysis, they will be associated with thewrong subject in the analysis. As a result,
teachers may be recognized as effective or
ineffective in subjects they did not teach or lackanalysis in subjects they did teach.
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Strategic Compensation
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Consider the impact of using incorrect data to driveperformance-pay programs for teachers and principals(e.g., TIF awards). With inaccurate data, it is possible for
districts to:
Reward the wrongpeopleineffective teachers maybe improperly rewarded or vice versa
Reward educators for the wrong things (i.e. rewardinga teacher in a content area that teacher never taught
while not recognizing a teacher who did)
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Educator EvaluationRacetotheTop
When using value-added information as acomponent of an educators evaluation, it isimperative to have the most reliable informationto ensure that teachers are not misidentified,
mislabeled or mistreated due to a flawed
analysis based on inaccurate data.
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RacetotheTopWhat is Linkage?
Why Do We Link?
Who Links?
When Do You Link?
Where Do We Link?
Who Can Help Us Link?
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Who Participates in the
Linkage Process?
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Involving principals and teachers in the processhelps to ensure that the most accurate teacher
student linkages are captured, and that they are
captured transparently.
By understanding the data that goes into the linkagesystem, teachers and principals have moreconfidence and trust that the information truly
reflects his/her classroom and students across the
school year.
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Who Participates in the
Linkage Process?
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Year One (2010-2011 SY)= 30% of Ohio districts and schoolsYear Two (2011-2012 SY = 60% of Ohio districts and schoolsYear Three (2012-2013 SY = 100% of Ohio districts andschools
Teachers in Grades 4 through 8 ; Reading and Math
Some schools are participating in extended testing and arelinking at additional grades and subjects
(e.g.; grades 3, social studies, High School)
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Principals Responsibilities inManaging LinkageRacetotheTop
Establish a support team for your school by designatingmembers of your staff who will serve in a supportive role during
your schools linkage process
Upon accessing the online linkage system, review the teachersand classes initially loaded.
Make certain that teachers have the correct list of class rosters,adding and/or deleting where necessary
Facilitate completion of the linkage processUse available linkage reports to ensure staff are completing
linkage successfully, and provide support as needed
Review for accuracy and approve the final linkage data that willbe used in the analysis
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Teachers Responsibilities inCompleting LinkageRacetotheTop
Teachers complete the following steps: Ensure all students are accurately included on each
class roster, and modify rosters by adding/deleting
students where necessary
Indicate class enrollment by setting student entryand exit dates
Set percentage of instruction provided Submit class rosters for principal review and
approval
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RacetotheTopWhat is Linkage?
Why Do We Link?
Who Links?
When Do You Link?
Where Do We Link?
Who Can Help Us Link?
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When Do We Link?RacetotheTop
There are three important periods during the linkage process:
1.Principal Set-up Period: Principals gain access to the linkagesystem to verify their staff list and staffs class rosters.2.Teacher Linkage Period: Teachers gain access to the linkagesystem to verify their classrosters and set linkage attributionthe
students they taught, how long they taught them, and the
percentage of instruction they provided each student.3.Principal Approval Period: Principals have one lastopportunity to review staff linkages before giving final approval.
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When Do We Link?RacetotheTop
The linkage windows for the 2011 linkage
process were:
April 18 May 20 Principal Setup Period
May 10 May 20 Teacher Linkage Period
May 23 May 27 Principal Approval Period
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RacetotheTopWhat is Linkage?
Why Do We Link?
Who Links?
When Do You Link?
Where Do We Link?Who Can Help Us Link?
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Is There Help For Link?RacetotheTopPrincipal and Support Team Member SupportOnline: Principals and support team members can submit an electronicsupport ticket. Once a question is submitted online, be sure to log back into
the portal to review responses.
Phone: Phone support is available to principals and school support teams.Principals and support team members may contact the Customer Support
Team at 1-866-543-7555, Monday-Friday 8 am to 6pm.
Teacher SupportBuilding-Level: Teachers should seek assistance from their principal andschool support team identified by the principal. Your support team is
identified on the My Linkage page.
Online: Teachers may submit electronic support tickets, available on theMy Linkage page. Once a question is submitted online, be sure to log back
into the portal to review responses.
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support@ba+elleforkids.org
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Questions?
For general questions and help: