What is the VAM Student Learning Subcommittee?
A. The VAM Student Learning Sub-committee is part of the larger Teacher Practice and Evaluation initiative. The Sub-committee includes the Value Added Measure (VAM) Development Team (consisting of PFT and District staff, American Federation of Teachers leaders and Mathematica consultants), in collaboration with the Research-based Inclusive System of Evaluation (RISE) Design Group. Currently, 44 volunteers have signed up for the Student Learning Sub-committee including five principals, 32 teachers and seven other district staff. These numbers include three Special Education teachers, and one Early Childhood Supervisor. These volunteers are participating in the process of developing a useful system of measurement surrounding student learning as it relates to measures of effective teaching. This is an important process with potential to provide valuable information to teachers and principals that will be useful to improving teaching and learning.
