Publications
Educator Quality Research Series Issue 3: Traditional and Alternatively Certified Novice Teacher Effectiveness in AISD, 2008-2009
This report describes the results of analyses comparing TAKS performance of novice (teachers with 1-3 years of teaching experience) alternatively certified teachers with novice teachers who were traditionally certified. Click here for more!
Educator Quality Research Series Issue 2: Teacher Effectiveness Across AISD, 2008-2009
This report examines student growth on TAKS as a measure of effective teaching in AISD. Results highlight the importance of analyzing student growth along with student passing rates when examining teacher effectiveness.
Educator Quality Research Series Issue 1: Measuring Teacher Effectiveness in AISD, 2008-2009
This report summarizes AISD teacher characteristics and research regarding which teacher and school factors differentiate effective AISD teachers from their less effective peers.
AISD REACH Year 2 Evaluation Report II, 2008-2009
The 2008-2009 school year marked the second year of the 4-year pilot of the AISD REACH program. The following report is the second in a series of reports documenting the progress of AISD REACH toward key program goals.
Middle School Level Report Summary of Research
The AISD level reports highlight analyses results and strategies that address the interactions among factors influencing student performance. The 2008-2009 MS level report presents results critical to student achievement at the middle school level.
Elementary School Level Report Summary of Research
The AISD level reports highlight analyses, results, and strategies that address the interactions among factors influencing student performance. The 2008-2009 ES level report presents results critical to student achievement at the elementary level.
AISD REACH Year 2 Evaluation Report I, 2008-2009
The present report documents the pilot’s influence on teachers’ job satisfaction; attachment to the teaching profession, their school, and the district; data use practices; teaching efficacy; collegial experiences; and requests for transfer.
Austin Independent School District Teacher Retention Report II: Job Satisfaction, Attachment, and Turnover
The factors that best differentiated among 1,167 AISD teachers who left the district, transferred within the district, or remained on the same campus were attachment to teaching, attachment to school, and satisfaction with the work environment.