Acronyms
We were once called EVAAS because we did Value-Added modeling, but now we have a new name with the same old acronym.
What is Education Visualization and Analytics Solution?
Internally we call it a technical document, but don't tell our client as they know it as this.
What is the Statistical Models and Business Rules for EVAAS Analyses document?
Do the DEW has taken on a whole new meaning when this state changed its name.
What is Ohio?
This stats professor at Univ of Tennessee heard a radio program about how measuring growth was not possible and started creating what would become our first model.
Who is Dr. Sanders?
A TIF is a Teacher Incentive Fund, but not when you teach in Texas and want this bonus.
What is the TIA or Texas Incentive Allotment?
This resource shows click paths and key features for various reports.
What is a desk reference?
Even if they were teachers, you can't search for Senator Rubio or Governor DeSantis's spouses teacher report in this state.
Where is Florida?
He has been with EVAAS for how long. Wow, that is longer than anyone. Right or wrong I wouldn't question him when it comes to modeling (no pictures please).
Who is Paul Wright?
This model was renamed to the gain model to help users understand it better.
What is the MRM or multivariate response model?
It doesn't matter whether we created this document in 2015 or yesterday, this Confluence page will have everything you need to know.
What is the document inventory?
Loved the training, but a walking taco and soda for $15 was a little crazy at this client's convention center. I guess we could have ordered Chinese pizza instead.
Where is Iowa?
In an effort to get teachers more involved in our reporting, this POC was approved to be sent to this state's users four times a year.
What is the NC quarterly newsletter?
In PVAAS, we think users won't know what a district means so we always add this acronym to help them.
What is a LEA?
I would like to find a teacher with a masters degree in math, five years experience, and highly effective.
What is the leadership dashboard?
In 2017, they settled a lawsuit with their teacher union ending the relationship with EVAAS.
What is Houston ISD?
EVAAS keeps heading west, but I didn't know we had to worry about Pacific Standard Time until we landed in this state.
What is Idaho?
This team takes the raw data and turns it into tall data, but in the end this is what ETL really stands for.
What is Extract, Transform, and Load?
This resource opens with the quote "To teach is to learn twice."
What is the What is EVAAS video?
Wait, Martha retired without out saying goodbye.
What is TDOE?
Thankful that Y2K didn't end the world, because during this year SAS purchased EVAAS from U of Tenn.
What happened in 2000?