Welcome and Opening Remarks

Matthew G. Springer, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College
Jim Mahoney, Battelle for Kids

Keynote Address: The ABCDs of Strategic Compensation

Dean Camilla Benbow, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College
Jim Mahoney, Battelle for Kids
 

Keynote Address: Turning Schools into Cultures of Performance

Timothy Webb, Former Commissioner of Education, State of Tennessee
 

Panel I. Models for Evaluating Educator Effectiveness

Sabrina Laine, National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality
Jason Kamras, District of Columbia Public Schools
Drew Gitomer, Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Peter Davies, Class Measures
Tony Bagshaw, Battelle for Kids
 

Panel II. Challenges for Measuring Educator Effectiveness

David Sigler, Annenberg Institute for School Reform
J. Todd White, PhocuseD on Learning
John Barker, Office of Research and Evaluation, Memphis City Schools
Jason Glass, Battelle for Kids
Joseph Murphy, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College
 

Panel III. The Intersection of Measuring and Rewarding Educator Effectiveness: A State Perspective

Tabitha Grossman, National Governors Association
Jeanne Burns, Louisiana Board of Regents
Shayne Spalten, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
Erin O’Hara, Governor’s Office of State Planning and Policy, State of Tennessee
 

Special Session: Data Dilemmas: Quality and Communication

Baron Rodriguez, Data Quality Campaign
Todd Hellman, Battelle for Kids
Carla Stevens, Houston Independent School District, Texas
Richard Rozzelle, CELT
 

Panel IV. Lessons from Research