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Rob Meyer
  Research Professor

Robert Meyer, Research Professor at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), is the Director of the Value-Added Research Center (VARC). Meyer is known for his research on value-added modeling and evaluation methods and is currently working on projects funded by the Institute of Educational Sciences (U.S. Department of Education), the Joyce Foundation, the Milwaukee Public Schools, the National Science Foundation, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Over the last decade and a half, Meyer has worked closely with districts and states to develop and apply innovative statistical methods. He has conducted major statistical evaluations of programs and policies such as SAGE (the Wisconsin class-size initiative), systemic reform in Texas, integrated versus traditional mathematics, and professional development and other math and science reforms in Cleveland and Riverside, California. Meyer has also worked with numerous districts to develop and implement value-added indicator and accountability systems, including the school report card implemented in the Milwaukee Public Schools in 2002. Contact Information rhmeyer@wisc.edu Phone: (608) 265-5663 Office: 769 Ed Sciences Mail Drop: 78 Current Projects ARRA Evaluating Leadership Development and Career-Path Programs ARRA Evaluation of After-School Tutoring Programs ARRA Evaluation of Programs and Services that Address Transitions To and From High School ARRA Formative and Summative Evaluation of an Integrated Resource Information System Center for Educator Compensation Reform Continuing a Value-Added Model with the Madison Metropolitan School District Creating an Integrated Resource Information System Developing a MAP Value-Added Demonstration System with the Racine Unified School District Hillsborough County Value-Added Project A Multisite Evaluation of the Implementation and Impact of Supplemental Educational Services New York City Teacher Data Initiative - Value-Added Project Redesign of Employee Evaluations in MPS School Quality in Public and Private Schools in Wisconsin Value-Added Models and Accountability: Next Steps Completed Projects Accountability and Performance in Secondary Education in the Milwaukee Public Schools Adding Value to the Mathematics and Science Partnerships Evaluations Center for the Study of Systemic Reform in Milwaukee Public Schools Center for the Study of Systemic Reform in Milwaukee Public Schools 2002-2004 Center for Value-Added Research at Milwaukee Public Schools Developing a Value-Added System with the Madison Metropolitan School District Evaluation of the MPS Language! Program for Students with Disabilities An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of the SAGE Program Integrated Resource Information System Professional Development Project Milwaukee Classroom Value-Added Initiative MPS High and Charter School Evaluation Next Generation of Value-Added Models and Indicators Qualitative, Quantitative, and IQ2 Studies for the Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) Program Evaluation Project READ 180 Evaluation Project Student Achievement Guarantee in Education (SAGE) Program Evaluation 2001-2003 Supplemental Educational Services in Milwaukee Public Schools Systemic Initiatives: Student Achievement Analysis Study Value Added and Growth Model Demonstration Project