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Tennessee Department of Education details rostering, deadlines for using Universal Reading Screener as alternative growth measure
Summary
Tennessee Department of Education staff told district AGM leads how to roster teachers to use the Universal Reading Screener (URS) as an alternative growth measure, noted the AGM is 35% of a teacher's LOE, outlined data requirements, and set a preferred roster-submission date of Jan. 17 with a one-week grace window.
Tracy Riddle, director of educator effectiveness at the Tennessee Department of Education, used Tuesday's office hours to explain how districts should roster teachers when using the Universal Reading Screener (URS) as an alternative growth measure for non-tested teachers.
Riddle said districts and charters must choose at least one individual growth measure for a non-tested teacher group; that measure may be a portfolio or a URS. "If you are using an AGM, it comprises 35% of the teacher's LOE," she said, referring to the individual growth component of teacher evaluations.
The department provided a rostering guidance document on the AGM tab of the team's website and confirmed AGM leads have access to the roster in TenShare. The roster is prepopulated from districts' EIS records with ELA teachers in the grade(s) selected by a director of schools.…
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