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District Value-Added | ![]() |
Interacting with the Report
As the school math coordinator, you want to determine which grades need the most support based on the growth index.
- Click the Reports tab.
- Select Value-Added under the District Reports heading.
- In the filter panel, select the Growth check box under Data to Display.
- In the Tests and Subjects section, click the arrows next to the M-STEP and PSAT 8/9 and SAT filters to expand them.
- Deselect all subjects except math under M-STEP and PSAT 8/9 and SAT.
- The growth data for math in the current year appears in the report.
As superintendent, you would like to determine whether a support program for fifth-grade math has produced positive growth and achievement results over the last two years.
- Click the Reports tab.
- Select Value-Added under the District Reports heading.
- In the filter panel, select the Growth and Achievement check boxes under Data to Display.
- In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the M-STEP filter to expand it.
- Clear the check boxes for all subjects except math.
- Expand the menu for math and select fifth grade.
- Under Years, select the check boxes for the two most recent years.
- The growth and achievement data appears in the report.
As a district math coach, you are meeting with the math department to show their students' achievement upon exiting each grade.
- Click the Reports tab.
- Select Value-Added under the District Reports heading.
- In the filter panel, select the Achievement check box under Data to Display.
- In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the M-STEP filter to expand it.
- Deselect all subjects except math.
- Expand the menu for math to deselect any grade that you don't want to view.
- Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
- The data appears in the report.
As the math coordinator, you are documenting the results of a grant supporting your students' learning in math. Use the District Value-Added report to find the math growth indexes of last year's fifth-grade cohort over the past two years.
- Click the Reports tab.
- Select Value-Added under the District Reports heading.
- In the filter panel, select the Growth check box under Data to Display.
- In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the M-STEP filter to expand the menu.
- Deselect all subjects except math.
- Expand the menu for math and deselect all grades except fifth grade.
- Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
- The data appears in the report.
The school board asked for your assistance in recognizing schools in the district that exhibit high growth in math.
- Click the Reports tab.
- Select Value-Added under the District Reports heading.
- In the filter panel, select the Growth Indicator check box under Data to Display.
- In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to the M-STEP filter to expand the menu.
- Deselect all subjects except math.
- In the Growth Indicator section, deselect the Meets, Below, and Well Below check boxes.
- Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
- The data appears in the report.
As the chief academic officer, you are preparing for a vertical team meeting with elementary and middle school math teachers. At this meeting, you want to display math growth results and discuss the trends.
- Click the Reports tab.
- Select Value-Added under the District Reports heading.
- In the filter panel, select the Growth and Achievement check boxes under Data to Display.
- In the Tests and Subjects section, click on the arrow next to M-STEP.
- Deselect all subjects except math.
- Under Years, select the check boxes for the years you want to view.
- The data appears in the report.