Roseann Therese Harrison

A 3rd grade teacher at Nevada Avenue 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, Harrison ranked:

Most effective overall.
Most effective in math. Students of teachers in this category, on average, gained about 11 percentile points on the California Standards Test compared with other students at their grade level.
Most effective in English. Students of teachers in this category, on average, gained about 7 percentile points on the California Standards Test compared with other students at their grade level.

Harrison's LAUSD teaching history

2002-03 through 2008-09 academic years

Nevada Avenue Elementary, 2009 - 2003

Roseann Harrison's Response:

Thank you for the opportunity to view my effectiveness as a teacher based on the "value-added" formula. I must admit I was a bit nervous to check my rating, but recognize my hard work and belief that all students can achieve must have an impact on student performance. This approach is a way to tackle the seemingly unfair evaluation process where most all teachers are basically viewed as "meets standards" for the teaching profession. Many teachers go above and beyond the expectation, work hard to differentiate their instruction to meet the needs of all their students. I believe that "if you teach it, students will learn and recognizing the it is not only what you teach, but how you teach that makes the difference.

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.