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Edited by Kimberly Kappler Hewitt and Audrey Amrein-Beardsley Student Growth Measures in Policy and Practice Intended and Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Teacher Evaluations Student Growth Measures in Policy and Practice Kimberly Kappler Hewitt • Audrey A mrein-Beardsley Editors Student Growth Measures in Policy and Practice Intended and Unintended Consequences of High-S takes Teacher Evaluations When Theoretical Models Meet School Realities: Educator Responses to Student Growth Measures in an Incentive Pay Program Editors Kimberly Kappler Hewitt Audrey Amrein-Beardsley University of North Carolina Arizona State University at Greensboro Tempe , Arizona, USA Greensboro, USA ISBN 978-1-137-53900-7 ISBN 978-1-137-53901-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-53901-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016950596 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2 016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifi cally the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfi lms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specifi c statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the pub- lisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration: © J Stromme / Alamy Stock Photo Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. New York This volume is dedicated to all of the educators and educational policymakers who work tirelessly to serve students’ and our nation’s interests by providing sound, research-informed, equitable schooling that cultivates the strengths of all students in America’s public schools. A CKNOWLEDGMENTS This book would not be possible without the combined efforts of the chapter authors and section commentators. We thank you all for your excellent scholarship, your commitment to this project, and your tireless efforts to bring this book to fruition. We also thank Ms. Lauren Phillips who carefully edited the references in this volume and who drafted the front material. We value your effi - ciency, attention to detail, and dependability. vii C ONTENTS 1 Introduction: The Use of Student Growth Measures for Educator Accountability at the Intersection of Policy and Practice 1 Kimberly Kappler Hewitt and Audrey Amrein-Beardsley Part I 27 2 When Theoretical Models Meet School Realities: Educator Responses to Student Growth Measures in an Incentive Pay Program 29 Jennifer King Rice and Betty Malen 3 Teachers’ Voices: Where Policy Meets Practice 4 9 Jody Longo-Schmid 4 Measuring Student Growth: A View from the Classroom 7 3 Jonathan Eckert 5 Practitioners’ Responses to Washington’s Required Use of Student Growth Measures in Teacher Evaluation 9 5 Margaret L. Plecki , A na M. Elfers , E lise St. John , and T heresa Ling Yeh ix
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