Shelley G. Tenen
A 5th grade teacher at Granada Elementary in 2010
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. Tenen falls within the “average” category of district teachers in math and within the “average” category in English. These ratings were calculated based on test scores from 168 students.
Because this is a statistical measure, each score has a degree of uncertainty. The shading represents the range of values within which Tenen’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.
Tenen's LAUSD teaching history
Years used for value-added rating. See FAQ for details.
- Granada Elementary, 2010 - 2004
Shelley Tenen's Response:
I believe that these scores are not always accurate, due to the fact that each year, the type of students teachers work with are different. For example, if I have students who score advanced in an area the previous year, and they score in the advanced range in the same area when they are in my class, then there is really no value added. Yet, they have scored in the advanced range. The real advances show up when a student scores well above where they had scored the previous year. These scores should not be placed solely on one year with a teacher. Many factors go into effect, such as a sight or hearing problem; a divorce or death in the family; an illness which the child was suffering during the test (without letting the teacher know; maybe it was coming on). Not all teachers have the same make up of students. One teacher may have a smart group of children who pay attention and achieve excellent results, while another teacher may have a challenginf group, and the test results are not as high as the teacher had hoped. Yet, both teachers may have done an excellent job with classroom management and lesson preparations. To me, value added judgments do not seem fair as a rating for teacher performance.
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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