Emily M. Vuoso
A 4th grade teacher at Cabrillo Avenue Elementary in 2008
These graphs show a teacher's "value-added" rating based on his or her students' progress on the California Standards Tests in math and English. The Times’ analysis used all valid student scores available for this teacher from the 2003-04 through 2009-10 academic years. The value-added scores reflect a teacher's effectiveness at raising standardized test scores and, as such, capture only one aspect of a teacher's work.
Math effectiveness
English effectiveness
About this rating
The red lines show The Times’ value-added estimates for this teacher. Vuoso falls within the “least effective” category of district teachers in math and within the “less effective than average” category in English. These ratings were calculated based on test scores from 27 students.
Because this is a statistical measure, each score has a degree of uncertainty. The shading represents the range of values within which Vuoso’s actual effectiveness score is most likely to fall. The score is most likely to be in the center of the shaded area, near the red line, and less likely in the lightly shaded area. Teachers with ratings based on a small number of student test scores will a have wider shaded range.
The beige area shows how the district's 11,500 elementary school teachers are distributed across the categories.
Vuoso's LAUSD teaching history
Years used for value-added rating. See FAQ for details.
Emily Vuoso's Response:
Whatever! How can you report this? In 2003-2004 I was a first year teacher in 5th grade AND in 2009-2010 I served as Reading Intervention Coordinator and as a Reading Specialist worked on small group pull out RtI Intervention. Basing this on CST data with a school that is in Program Improvement 5 should not be reflected as the teachers "least effectiveness". How about the countless hours of planning, committee work and professional developments that I have provided. WHERE are the ratings for those?? Sad, sad way for the LA Times to report on this. More data needs to be considered in addition to those outside of the classroom factors that teachers can't control. 12 years with the District and RIF'ed with a Masters Degree, Reading Specialist Certificate and Admin Credential. Just another way for someone sooo disconnected from the classroom to report on who they "THINK" is at fault. Just taking a piece of an evaluation and presenting it as truth is invalid and unjust. As a coordinator for the Student Success Team meetings and I took one aspect of a student's academics and therefore deemed that child as a failing student I might be questioned by parents, reprimanded by administrators and would have to show plenty of documentation prior to labeling the child as needing an assessment. Sound familiar? Oh wait, that is a process and you might HAVE to be on a school campus to know that THAT exists! I am actually a proponent of value added measure to some extent when it rolls out systematically and fairly with guidelines as I care, am dedicated to my profession, and want to make a difference. Does my label as Outstanding Teacher of the Year count? I have data to prove it!
The Times gave LAUSD elementary school teachers rated in this database the opportunity to preview their value-added evaluations and publicly respond. Some issues raised by teachers may be addressed in the FAQ. Teachers who have not commented may do so by contacting The Times.
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