Introduction to the MPS Value-Added System
Dr. Robert H. Meyer, November 29th, 2002
Work conducted in
partnership with Milwaukee Public Schools 
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Testing Students (4:12 minutes) 
- Attachment #3 (Testing Elementary, Middle and High School)
- Attachment #4 (The Average and Range of Test Score, in 7th and 8th Grade)
Comparing Two Schools (6:39 minutes)
- Attachment #5 (Figure 1a: A Graph of Student Achievement Data for Two Schools)
- Attachment #6 (Figure 1b: A Graph of Student Achievement Data for Two Schools)
- Attachment #7 (Figure 1c: A Graph of Student Achievement Data for Two Schools)
Comparing Many Schools (5:18 minutes)
- Attachment #7 (Figure 1c: A Graph of Student Achievement Data for Two Schools)
- Attachment #8 (The Range of High School Performance in Reading - South Division and Rufus King High Schools)
- Attachment #9 (The Range of High School Performance in Reading - Parkview and Kilbourn High Schools)
- Attachment #10 (The Range of Middle School Perfomance in Reading - Beat the Average)
- Attachment #11 (The Range of Middle School Perfomance in Reading - Tier)
- Attachment #11 (The Range of Middle School Perfomance in Reading - Tier)
- Attachment #12 (School Performance Report - Morse Middle School)
- Attachment #13 (School Performance Report - Global Learning Center)
How We Do Value-Added (2:29 minutes)
What Does it Mean (8:23 miniutes)
- Attachment #14 (Features of Value-Added Models and Indicators Used to Measure Perfomance in Milwaukee Schools)
- Attachment #15 (School Performance by Average Prior Achievement)
- Attachment #16 (Comparison of Indicators: Average 8th Grade Mathematics Achievement vs. Value-Added School Performance)
- Attachment #17 (Explanation of Difference between School Performance and Attainment: Average 8th Grade Math Achievement, 2000)
- Attachment #18 (Explanation of Difference between School Performance and Attainment: Average 8th Grade Math Achievement, 2000)
- Attachment #19 (Explanation of Difference between School Performance and Attainment: Average 8th Grade Math Achievement, 2000)