Linda Diane Livingston

A 5th grade teacher at Charnock Road Elementary in 2009

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 2002-03 through 2008-09 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.

Overall value-added effectiveness

Math effectiveness

English effectiveness

This chart shows where teachers in this effectiveness category fall on a distribution of all teachers’ scores.

Compared with other Los Angeles Unified teachers on the value-added measure of test score improvement, Livingston ranked:

Average overall.
Average in math. Students of teachers in this category, on average, did not gain or lose significantly on the California Standards Test compared with other students at their grade level.
Least effective in English. Students of teachers in this category, on average, lost about 7 percentile points on the California Standards Test compared with other students at their grade level.

Livingston's LAUSD teaching history

2002-03 through 2008-09 academic years

Charnock Road Elementary, 2009 - 2003

Linda Livingston's Response:

This report is an insult. I don't have a problem with teacher's evaluating teaching methods, but this is only one aspect of a student's growth and performance and is a gross misreprestation of dedication and ability. Also, student populations reflect a vast difference in scoring on standardized tests. The real irony of my evaluation is that it doesn't reflect how through my creation of writing materials, I turn my children into writers. The evaluation that means the most to me is what my students write in 5-paragraph essays to the 4th graders about what to expect in fifth grade. Effective, doesn't come close to their descriptions--awesome is more like 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.