Value Added Systems Elsewhere
Value-Added Assessment in Other States
Tennessee’s value-added assessment system, TVAAS, is the longest-running in the country. Other states have begun adopting this or similar growth models, and the U.S. Department of Education has increasingly encouraged the use of value-added programs by states to complement their focus on Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP).
For more information on the growing use of value-added assessment models in other states, and its support at the national level, review the information below:
Ohio
- Information on value-added assessment in Ohio is available from the Ohio Department of Education here
- An article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Value-added data a new way of assessing a school’s effectiveness– December 14, 2007
- A second Cleveland Plain Dealer article: Value-added evaluation being tried in Ohio schools– August 24, 2008
Pennsylvania
- Information on value-added assessment in Pennsylvania is available from the Pennsylvania Department of Education here
- An article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Tool takes a fresh look at schools’ level of success– March 10, 2008
North Carolina
- Information on value-added assessment in North Carolina is available from the North Carolina Department of Education here
- An article from WFAE: https://www.wfae.org/local-news/2019-05-29/making-the-grade-evaluating-teachers-and-school-growth May 29, 2019
Florida
- Information on value-added assessment in Florida is available from the Florida Department of Education here
- An article from First Coast News: https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news/education/grading-floridas-teachers-and-schools/77-271234756 February 24, 2014
Louisiana
- Information on value-added assessment in Louisiana is available from the Louisiana Department of Education here
- An article in The Advocate: https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_b80af760-76d5-11e7-b99a-9b931f3ecda5.html August 5, 2017
Oklahoma
- Information on value-added assessment in Oklahoma is available from the Oklahoma Department of Education here
- An article in The Oklahoman https://www.oklahoman.com/article/3608771/oklahoma-considers-value-added-teacher-evaluations September 30, 2011
Pennsylvania
- Information on value-added assessment in Pennsylvania is available from the Pennsylvania Department of Education here
- An article in the The Daily Item; https://www.dailyitem.com/news/most-valley-schools-are-doing-better-at-hitting-acadmic-targets/article_f90d2861-f638-5c6a-8acc-f7a8041bad93.html February 15, 2016
- An article in Lancaster Online: https://lancasteronline.com/news/pa-tests-show-student-growth-strong-here/article_137bdff9-b7dd-50af-95fd-b78e3e5675fa.html September 19, 2013
South Carolina
- Information on value-added assessment in South Carolina is available from the South Carolina Department of Education here
- An article in the Greeneville Journal: https://greenvillejournal.com/news/sc-schools-will-have-report-card-ratings-for-first-time-in-4-years/
Texas
- Information on value-added assessment in Texas is available from the Texas Education Agency here
- Article in the Amaretto Globe News: https://www.amarillo.com/article/20160129/NEWS/301299805 January 29, 2016
Federal Support
- Learn more about the U.S. Department of Education’s focus on value-added initiatives here
- An article in Education Week: ‘Growth’ Pilot Now Open to All States– December 7, 2007 (subscription required)