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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all realize that admin has had teachers looking at this data - compiling this data - for a number of years now? I'm a Moco teacher - I'm on my lunch right now, before anyone jumps on me for being on here during the school day. At my school, we [b]create specific student learning objectives each semester which target specific areas for student growth. We set a goal, measure the outcome and reflect on whether or not we met that goal. The goal is subject specific and can be assignment specific. Our targeted group of students is chosen based on how they perform on a certain task[/b]. We break down the numbers and look at demographics of that targeted group including FARMS, IEP/504, race, and recently exited from ESOL.

I'd post my data here, but do not want to compromise the identity of my school or students.

I can say this with certainty, based on the data I've collected in recent years: there is absolutely a correlation between lower performing students and race. Nearly every student in my targeted group - those who did not achieve a certain score for a specific rubric criteria - was non-white and non-Asian. Nearly all were Hispanic, African American, or mixed race. And I can tell you that as a white, middle class woman, I'm looking really hard at what I can do to better serve ALL of the students in my community.

- Teacher at a school with a 7/10 GS rating[/quote]

I think the best thing teachers can do, is to do  what you did as quoted in bold.

These are actions based on first-hand data targeted at each individuals, instead of those targeted at certain (racial/income) groups.

As for the correlations of performance to race - politicians like those.  People who can benefit from those may also like these too - who those people are can change over time.
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You're not listening to what the teacher is saying.[/quote]

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