PADEPP PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING, DEVELOPING, AND EVALUATING PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE CHANGES FOR 2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR

NEW PADEPP GUIDELINES - MARCH 2015 PADEPP Guideline changes approved by SC BOE in March 2015 Ensures ESEA Flexibility Waiver requirements (three year waiver approval June 2015) are met

ESEA FLEXIBILITY REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PRINCIPAL EVALUATION: Requirement 1: used for continual improvement of instruction. Requirement 2: differentiate performance using at least three performance levels. Requirement 3: use multiple valid measures to determine performance levels, including, as a significant factor, student growth data for all students (including English language learners and students with disabilities), and other measures of professional practice. Requirement 4: evaluate educators on a regular basis. Requirement 5: provide clear, timely, and useful feedback, including feedback that identifies needs and guides professional development. Requirement 6: used to inform personnel decisions.

HOW DOES PADEPP MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS PADEPP now includes a 10 th Standard, Student Growth PADEPP now includes 4 rating categories Principals are evaluated every year on PADEPP, full evaluation every third year, partials in- between years PADEPP includes three conferences PADEPP results are used to inform personnel decisions

GROWTH VS PROFICIENCY

RESPONSE TO ESEA REQUIREMENTS: PADEPP GUIDELINES CHANGES Moved to four rating categories Added Standard 10 – Student/School Academic Growth

FOUR OVERALL SUMMATIVE RATING CATEGORIES Exemplary – Signifies performance at the exemplary level across performance standards. Proficient – Signifies generally at or above the proficient level on most performance standards. Improvement Needed – Signifies performance below expectations. Unsatisfactory – Below all expectations.

DETERMINING OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS Individual ratings applied to standards 1-9 An overall, summative judgement combining standards (1-9) is determined A separate, individual rating is applied to standard 10, Student Growth The overall measures for practice and student growth are combined to determine the overall effectiveness rating using the Decision Matrix found in the PADEPP Implementation Guidelines (pg.6)

DETERMINING OVERALL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: StdRating 1E 2P 3IN 4P 5P 6P 7E 8 9P Proficient – Signifies generally at or above the proficient level on most performance standards. Proficient

WHAT EVIDENCE CAN BE USED IN EVALUATING PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE ON STANDARD 10, SCHOOL GROWTH? School-wide, student academic growth data is the basis for measuring standard 10  Principals are responsible and accountable for the school population in its entirety therefore Standard 10 of a principal’s evaluation is a reflection of School Growth. What data sources?  EVAAS VAM as a school wide growth measure.  local formative and/or state summative assessments.  multiple years of data using multiple sources of data.

MORE ON THE STANDARD 10 EVIDENCE For state assessments you may use… SC READY SCPASS EOCEP ACT WORKKEYS ACT ELL Proficiency assessments Some examples of local formative assessments might include: MAP Benchmarks Objective performance-based assessments Student Learning Objectives

EVAAS/VAM ASSESSMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN MEASURING STUDENT/SCHOOL GROWTH (STANDARD 10): SCPASS for Grades 4-8

EVAAS/VAM ASSESSMENTS APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN MEASURING STUDENT/SCHOOL GROWTH (STANDARD 10): EOCEP for Grades 9-12

DETERMINING OVERALL STUDENT/SCHOOL GROWTH: In order to determine overall student growth and arrive at a rating for Standard 10: Determine assessment data available Set appropriate growth goals for the assessments you will use Score Standard 10 based on a mutually agreed (principal and evaluator) upon scoring process/rubric Recommendation: Include as a goal in the School Renewal Plan

DETERMINING OVERALL LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS:

PRESUME PROFICIENCY Principal Evaluators are to presume proficiency when scoring Standard 10 for the School Year.

REPORTING TO SCDE The PADEPP Data System (PDS) was de-activated during the SY A new data system is under design but will not be in place for the reporting of this year’s principal evaluations. A spreadsheet will be sent to PADEPP District Administrators during early summer for the reporting of Principal Evaluations. Evaluation results will continue to be due to the PADEPP Coordinator at the SCDE Office of Educator Effectiveness office by August 15 th.

GOING FORWARD: REAUTHORIZATION OF ESEA The reauthorization of ESEA as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), effective August 1, 2016 Until that time, we stick with current Guidelines (approved by the SC BOE March 2015). Going forward, student growth measures will continue to be an element within the evaluation of educators in South Carolina.

PADEPP TRAINING Provided various times throughout the year Evaluators must be certified through the training Notices of upcoming training will be sent to districts and district PADEPP Administrators Training is one-day, 6.5 hours, normally held at Office of School Leadership in Columbia If needed, training can be conducted at districts

POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION PADEPP COORDINATOR Office of Educator Effectiveness 1429 Senate Street, Columbia, SC (803)

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