Videos to support use of the Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome data and reports for local educational agencies purposes, including but not limited to investigating educator shortages, retention, and recruitment. These resources are part of the Promoting Equitable Access to Teachers Program.
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Overview: Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome 
(Video; 20:49)
This is an overview of the Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome (AMO) data and reports available from the California Department of Education’s Dataquest site. This overview includes background, key terms, uses and limitations of the reports, as well as complementary resources from the department.
Topic 1: Legal Assignments Versus Out-of-Field & Ineffective Teachers (Video; 13:33)
This is the first video from the Teaching AMO Data and Reports Video Series to support the local educational agencies (LEAs) to understand and analyze their Teaching AMO data. This video explains the difference between legal assignments recognized in the California Statewide Assignment Accountability System and those same assignments under Every Student Succeeds Act definitions.
Topic 2: Full-Time Equivalency Versus Individual Teacher Counts (Video; 6:34)
This is the second video from the Teaching AMO Data and Reports Video Series to support the LEAs to understand and analyze their Teaching AMO data. This video explains that the Teaching AMO reports are based on full-time equivalency and not individual teacher counts.
Topic 3: Incomplete, Not Applicable, and Unknown Data (Video; 12:53)
This is the third video from the Teaching AMO Data and Reports Video Series to support the LEAs to understand and analyze their Teaching AMO data. This video explains why there are Incomplete, Not Applicable, and Unknown Data included in the Teaching AMO reports and how to create better data in the future.
Using Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome Data (Video; 24:00)
This is the fourth video from the Teaching AMO Data and Reports Video Series to support the LEAs to understand and analyze their educator assignments data. This video addresses the following topics: a) Teaching AMOs and the Local Indicator for State Priority 1, b) Teaching AMO Data and the Local Control and Accountability Plan, and c) Utilizing Data to Improve Reporting Processes and Outcomes.