Teachers Accelerating Learning Grant

The Teachers Accelerating Learning grant opportunity was created for districts to develop measures of teacher effectiveness and recognize teachers who significantly accelerate student learning beyond one year’s growth with supplementary pay. This program will span both the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. This grant opportunity is open to public school districts.

Participating districts commit to:

  • Develop systems to identify and recognize teachers who accelerate student learning beyond one year’s growth based on transparent and objective qualitative and quantitative metrics.
    • Develop a methodology for recognizing highly effective teachers, which must include the EVAAS growth measure for grades 4-8.
    • Review, update and validate classroom EVAAS rosters for ISASP-tested grades and subjects.
  • Participate in training on the EVAAS system, reports, and classroom rostering.
  • Implement the district-proposed teacher evaluation system for at least two years, beginning in 2024-25 with all schools in the district participating by 2025-26.
  • Offer supplementary teacher pay for up to 10% of teachers who significantly accelerate student learning beyond one year’s growth.
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Available Awards

Awards support supplementary teacher pay for two years who demonstrably accelerate student learning beyond one year’s growth.

  • Max per district award (based on number of teachers): $500,000/year; $1,000,000 total over two years
    • Administrative costs may not exceed 5% of the total award. 95% of the total award must support supplementary teacher pay.
  • Max per teacher amount: $2,500/year, $5,000 total over two years
    • Teacher is defined as instructional staff, including teachers, instructional coaches, and interventionists.

Applications for the Teachers Accelerating Learning grant are being accepted in IowaGrants.gov beginning Nov. 26, 2024. The application deadline is Jan. 10, 2025.

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Education Visualization and Analytics Solution

The Education Visualization and Analytics Solution (EVAAS) platform includes a robust set of reports focused to support accelerating student learning. EVAAS includes value added,  projections, and student reports to help districts make informed decisions on areas related to student supports, educator supports, and school improvement planning. EVAAS can capture the precise proportion of instructional responsibility for each teacher at the student level and ensures that EVAAS classroom reports tie student growth to those involved in their instruction to better support the academic needs of each student. 

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Training Webinars

EVAAS: Leading with Precision - Using Classroom Reports and Roster Verification to Increase Student Achievement

Date: Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at 10 a.m.

Audience: Superintendents

EVAAS training staff will explore how Classroom Reports can be used to increase student achievement through roster verification. What to expect:

  • Classroom Reports Overview: Discover the advantages of Classroom Reports and how they can enhance data-driven decision-making.
  • Understanding Roster Verification: Gain insights into what roster verification is and its importance for accurate creation of Classroom Reports. 
  • Plan for Roster Verification: Learn about the process and preparation steps for roster verification

Register for the Dec. 5 Webinar

Creating SCED Codes for Non-Secondary Courses

Date: Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 at 2 p.m.

Audience: District Data Specialists, Student Information Systems Coordinators

The Student Reporting in Iowa (SRI) team will have a targeted training session on creating SCED codes for non-secondary courses. The SRI non-secondary course data submitted through Winter SRI is used to identify teacher-student linkages for pre-populating EVAAS rosters in the Roster Verification (RV) process. Accurately coded course data will help to ensure a smoother RV process for districts and accurate classroom-level EVAAS data.

Dec. 12 Webinar Link - No advance registration needed.

EVAAS: Optimizing Classroom Reports and Roster Verification - An Educator’s Overview

Date: Thursday, Jan. 7, 2025 at 10 a.m.

Audience: All Educators

EVAAS training staff will explore how Classroom Reports can be used to increase student achievement through roster verification. What to expect:

  • Classroom Reports Overview: Discover the advantages of Classroom Reports and how they can enhance data-driven decision-making.
  • Understanding Roster Verification: Gain insights into what roster verification is and its importance for accurate creation of Classroom Reports. 
  • Plan for Roster Verification: Learn about the process and preparation steps for roster verification in the spring.

Register for the Jan. 7 Webinar

EVAAS: Preparing Data for Roster Verification - Ensuring Accuracy and Efficiency

Date: Thursday, Jan. 14, 2025 at 10 a.m.

Audience: District Data Specialists, Student Information Systems Coordinators

EVAAS training staff will explore the data requirements that are required to ensure a smooth roster verification process.

Register for the Jan. 14 Webinar

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