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amplifying and listening to student voices leads to academic and cultural improvements: a success story

in their 2nd year as a campus, south texas isd virtual academy saw very strong academic results - outperforming both their region and the state of texas on end-of-year testing. however, they lacked insight into their students' perception of their experiences at school. did students feel cared for, or academically challenged in their classwork? reflecting on research that shows more positive student perceptions contribute to continued academic growth, principal maribel valdez decided to conduct three versions of tripod’s 7cs survey throughout the 22-23 school year. the tripod 7cs was used as one of the key metrics in the met (measures of effective teaching) project which found that teachers who had higher scores on the survey were more likely to have students who scored higher on state assessments and generally had higher academic outcomes.

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seven reasons to include tripod 7cs in your texas teacher incentive allotment

school districts face an increasingly competitive market as districts grapple over teacher talent. in texas, the state implemented a grant system called the teacher incentive allotment (tia), where districts create criteria for designating “master” teachers to reward their top performers.

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