Examining the effectiveness of teacher training on the improvement of California standardized test scores at Eva B. Elementary School

Unrestricted The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a teacher intervention and its application to the school-wide program at Eva B. Elementary. The goal was to determine the effectiveness of AB 466 teacher training, identified as the fourth Essential Program Component in the SAIT (School Assistance and Intervention Team) process, on student achievement. The situation that was presented placed Eva B. Elementary in the state program improvement process. The application of the nine EPC through the SAIT process were in process for 2 years at Eva B. Elementary and the researcher examined the effect of teacher training on student achievement as measured by the California Standards Tests (CST).; The teachers at Eva B. Elementary school attended training in the State Board of Education adopted core curriculum of English/Language Arts and Math, AB 466 training. Each teacher attended the five day intensive training over a two-year period. The goal of the training was to prepare teachers to present strategies for all students to increase the school's overall performance after attending the intensive training.; The results determined that although the achievement, as measured by the school's API (Academic Performance Index) increased over the time frame assessed, students' achievement increased only slightly in general. Students in English Language Arts showed minimal levels of improvement across the grade levels and students in Mathematics exhibited a decrease in three of the four grade levels assessed. Interestingly, the third grade students at Eva B. Elementary showed a significant increase in English/Language Arts and Mathematics, a grade level that has not fared so well historically statewide in standardized assessments administered.; The staff and administration at Eva B. Elementary understood the need for continued training, application and collaboration of the skills and practices shared at the AB 466 training. The students benefited from the application of the practices implemented in the SAIT process and the teachers understood that a continued application of those practices will assist holistically in the improvement of student achievement for the children of Eva B. Elementary School.