Vermont Mathematics Initiative

Building Capacity across Vermont for High-Quality Mathematics Instruction

Summary of VMI Evaluation

Phase 1 of the VMI has undergone annual formal evaluation since 2004. The evaluation has consistently revealed the following outcomes:

(1) In cross-sectional analysis, comparisons of VMI grouped schools with control schools yielded an overall consistent pattern of students in the VMI schools exceeding the performance of students in the control schools.

(2) In longitudinal analysis, the aggregate group of VMI schools showed a statistically significant advantage over the matched comparison group of schools when students are matched from grade 4 through grade 8 to grade 10. 

(3) At grade 10, free or reduced lunch eligible students in the VMI schools significantly out-scored their free or reduced lunch eligible peers, and they gained on students who are not eligible for free or reduced lunch in the matched schools.

In other words, the studies indicate that the gap is narrowing between the free or reduced lunch eligible students in the VMI schools and their non-eligible peers in the matched schools. 

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