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Overview

The Technical Advisory Panel for Longitudinal Growth (TAP) consists of state and national experts on longitudinal measurement of academic growth for state accountability purposes, convened by the Commissioner of Education to provide recommendations to the State Board of Education. The TAP was created in accordance with the Education Accountability Act of 2009 (SB-09-163). All meetings are open to the public.

Membership

Chair: Elena Diaz-Billelo, PhD, Associate Director, Center for Assessment, Design, Research and Evaluation (CADRE), CU-Boulder (Chair Term: 19-20/20-21)

Vice Chair: David Bahna, Director of Assessment & Accountability, Adams 12 School District (Vice-Chair Term: 19-20/20-21)

View 2020-2021 Membership List

Upcoming Meetings

July 22nd (Thursday), meeting cancelled.
August 12th (Thursday), 9:00-noon; To join click here
September 30th (Thursday), 9:00-noon; To join click here
November 18th (Thursday), 9:00-noon; To join click here
January 27th (Thursday), 1:00-4:00 pm; To join click here
March 17th (Thursday), 1:00-4:00 pm; To join click here
May 19th (Thursday), 1:00-4:00 pm; To join click here

Prior Meeting Recordings & Materials

May 25, 2021: agenda, slide deck, and recording
April 22, 2021: agenda, slide deck, and recordings, pt1 and pt2 (partial recordings due to technical issues)
February 11, 2021: agenda, slide deck, and recording
November 2, 2020 (Stakeholder Discussion Meeting): recording
October 22, 2020: agenda, slide deck, and recording
September 24, 2020: agenda, slide deck, and recording
August 21, 2020: agenda, slide deck, and recording
June 19, 2020: agenda, slide deck, report mockups, and recording
May 22, 2020: agenda, slide, summary questions and recording
January 30, 2020: agenda, slide deck, and recording
September 13, 2019: agenda , slide deck, and recording
May 10, 2019: agenda and recording
April 2, 2019: agenda and recording
March 12, 2019 (Webinar): agenda, slide deck, and recording
February 25, 2019: agenda, slide deck, and recording
January 17, 2019: agenda, slide deck, and recording
December 10, 2018: agenda, slide deck, and recording
November 30, 2018: agenda, slide deck, and recording
October 26, 2018: agenda, slide deck, and recording
September 20, 2018: agenda, slide deck, and recording

ADA Archive Icon View Archive of prior TAP meeting materials.

TAP Statements

Colorado Growth Model and Educator Effectiveness: Implementation Recommendations (PDF) - Feb 13, 2014

Helpful Links

For more information on growth, visit the Growth in Colorado page.

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For more information, please contact:

Dan Jorgensen, PhD at Jorgensen_d@cde.state.co.us, or
Marie Huchton at Huchton_m@cde.state.co.us

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