Nevada Nevada Educator Performance Framework – Other Licensed Personnel Recommendations Dr. Pamela Salazar, Chair, Nevada Teachers and Leaders Council (TLC) Presentation to Nevada State Board of Education, April 30, 2015

Charge of the Nevada Teachers and Leaders Council SB 407(2013) added to NRS NRS NRS requires the Teachers and Leaders Council (TLC) to: >Make recommendations to the State Board of Education concerning the adoption of regulations for establishing a statewide performance evaluation system that includes:  “…without limitation, a principal, vice principal, counselors, librarians and other licensed educational personnel…”  “…3c: consider the role of professional standards…counselors, librarians, and other licensed educational personnel.”

History: TLC and Group The TLC adopted a guiding belief that certain “specialist personnel who serve as licensed employees who spend at least 50% of the work year devoted to providing educational services that support students to access and/or process the curriculum to meet the academic standards within the realm of all educational settings” be included in the statewide performance evaluation framework.

NRS NRS District Accountability Report 2(b) “Other staff” means all persons who are not reported as administrators or teachers, including, without limitation: (1) School counselors, school nurses and other employees who spend at least 50 percent of their work year providing emotional support, non-instructional guidance or medical support to pupils;

NRS NRS District Accountability Report (c) “Teacher” means a person licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS who is classified by the board of trustees of the school district: (1) As a teacher and who spends at least 50 percent of his or her work year providing instruction or discipline to pupils; or (2) As instructional support staff, who does not hold a supervisory position and who spends not more than 50 percent of his or her work year providing instruction to pupils. Such instructional support staff includes, without limitation, librarians and persons who provide instructional support.

Recommended Criteria for Defining Group 3 Educators Licensed by NDE AND Teacher who serves as “Instructional Support” because they spend not more than 50% of their work year providing instruction to students/learners OR Educational Personnel who spend at least 50% of their work year providing student level and/or system level services that support students to access and/or process the curriculum to meet the academic standard

Grouping of OLP Educators GroupTeaching Professional with Unique Roles Specialized Educational Professionals Definition Defined by function: Librarians Other licensed educational personnel who spend not more than 50% of their work year providing instruction to students/learners Defined by function: Counselors Other licensed educational personnel who spend at least 50% of their work year providing student level or system level services that support students to access and/or process the curriculum

Teaching Professionals with Unique Roles Instructional Standards Rubric

Specialized Educational Professionals Professional Practice Standards

Suggestions Regarding Instructional Standards GroupTeaching Professionals with Unique Roles (purple rubric) Specialized Educational Professionals (green rubric) Instructional Standards Modify the indicators to begin with verbs-eliminating need for “teacher” language and broadening the reach to all professionals and context Expand and define evidence and descriptors that provide for the nuance for each indicator – this would NOT modify the indicator language Modify the indicators to begin with verbs-eliminating the need for “teacher” language and broadening the reach to all professionals and context Expand and define evidence and descriptors that provide for the nuance for each indicator- this would NOT modify the indicator language Add addendum to rubric regarding level of implementation. (yellow bar) “Understands and/or utilizes the standards to enable self, students, teaching staff/colleagues and/or parents to:”

Suggestions Regarding Professional Responsibilities Replace NEPF Teacher Professional Responsibilities Standard 5 Student Perception with new Standard 5, Professional Performance, to include the indicators: Engages in evidence and/or data-based decision-making to manage and provide services/support Demonstrates current professional knowledge and competency to provide direct and/or indirect professional services to support the learner Manages program, caseload, and/or workload related to specific role and responsibilities

Professional Responsibilities Rubric

Weightings Group Teaching Professionals with Unique Roles Specialized Educational Professionals Weighting 25% Instructional Standards 25% Professional Responsibilities Standards 15% Professional Practice Standards 35% Professional Responsibilities Standards