Student Growth Assessments
Student Growth Measures (70%)
Liberty Hill ISD will utilize the growth targets established by the vendors for NWEA and iStation assessments. See the vendor assessments for more details regarding student growth. The district will also utilize the growth targets established by TEA for STAAR/EOC using the Transition Tables. At the end of the school year, the district will examine whether or not individual students met their post-test scores.
To calculate the classroom student growth score for a teacher, the district will use a numerical scoring process based on a 5-point scale. For each eligible teacher, the teacher will first compute the percentage of students who met or exceeded their expected growth target. The district will then convert those percentages to scale scores utilizing the metrics provided below, which are aligned to TEA Statewide Performance Standards for TIA.
Liberty Hill ISD will utilize the growth targets established by the vendors for NWEA and iStation assessments. See the vendor assessment materials for more details regarding student growth targets for these assessments.
The district will utilize the growth targets established by TEA for STAAR using the Transition Tables. See TEA’s website for more information regarding the Transition Table calculations. At the end of the school year, the district will examine whether or not individual students met their target post-test scores.
To calculate the classroom student growth score for a teacher, the district will use a numerical scoring process based on a 5-point rating scale. For each eligible teacher, the district will first compute the percentage of students who met or exceeded their expected growth target.
The district will then convert those percentages to scale scores utilizing the metrics provided, which are aligned to TEA’s Statewide Performance Standards for TIA.
District Measures for Classroom Student Growth
LHISD uses NWEA MAP, iStation, and STAAR assessments to calculate classroom student growth scores for the TIA plan. The district will calculate student growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year with all teaching assignments.
The district will use the following measures to determine classroom student growth for each eligible teaching assignment included in the TIA plan.
