MSBSD Educator Evaluation Friday, December 9th

Credit Where Credit Is Due… Shawn Arnold, Katherine Gardner & Dina Henderson

MSBSD Educator Evaluations Guiding Philosophy & Beliefs Process Development & Timeline Example of Educator Evaluation Cycle Forms are included in your folders Thumb Drive with Adobe editable forms OASYS – Electronic Evaluation DEMO Questions & Answer

Can you guess what these data represent? 1,061 1,019 representing 95.68% 38 representing 3.57% 4 representing 0.38%

A Rude Awakening What the Data told us (1,061 Evaluations Completed) 95.68% – Meets/Exceeds Standards 3.57% - Needs Improvement .38% - Does not Meet Standards 4 Teachers on a Plan of Improvement

Process Stakeholder Committees Met Sp12 – Sp13 Reviewed Current Evaluation Data Developed Common Philosophy and Guiding Beliefs Identified Nationally Recognized Model Developed Crosswalk of Academic and Cultural Standards Reviewed with Focus Groups and Revised

What is the Purpose of Evaluation? MSBSD Philosophy The fundamental purpose of evaluation is improvement Program of evaluation provides a process to Encourage collaboration about professional excellence and high quality instruction Facilitate student learning and growth Align professional development activities to educator needs Provide structured assistance where needed Plan of Professional Growth & Plan of Improvement

Guiding Beliefs Teacher Engagement is Critical to Improvement Required Teacher Self-Assessment and Beginning of the Year Conference Principals are NOT just Instructional Leaders Days are hijacked by building management and student responsiveness System design must have efficiencies Evaluation Data Should Drive PD Planning

Domain 1: Planning and Preparation Components of Domain 1: Demonstrating knowledge of content and pedagogy Demonstrating knowledge of students Selecting instructional outcomes Demonstrating knowledge of resources Designing coherent instruction Designing student assessment

Domain 2: The Classroom Environment Components of Domain 2: Creating an environment of respect & rapport Establishing a culture for learning Managing classroom procedures Managing student behavior Organizing physical space

Domain 3: Delivery of Instruction Components of Domain 3: Communicating with students Using questioning and discussion techniques Engaging students in learning Using Assessment in Instruction Demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness

Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities Components of Domain 4: Reflecting on teaching Maintaining accurate records Communicating with families Participating in a professional community Growing and developing professionally Demonstrating professionalism

Alignment of Cultural Standards

District Wide PD Fall 2013 Spring 2013 All sites required to train on the Charlotte Danielson Model Video Series Full Implementation for Fall of 2014 Developed Paper and Electronic System Spring 2013 Launched Teachscape Video Training Series for Administrators 100% Passed by Deadline of September 2014

Fall of 2014 Implementation Evaluation Category Group MSBSD Positions General – Electronic Version Available Teacher, Special Education, Music, Art, Physical Education Instructional Specialists Instructional Coach, ELL, TOSA, Resource Specialist, Athletic Directors, Correspondence Teacher Library Media Specialists School Library/Media Specialists School Counselors School Nurse School Psychologists School Psychologist Therapeutic Specialists Occupational and Physical Therapist, Speech/Language Pathologist

Evaluation Process Overview Educator Self Reflection Beginning of the Year Conference Informal Observation(s) Formal Observation Summative Evaluation Conference

Teacher Self-Reflection . Completed by all tenured and non-tenured teachers Aligned with Rubric Required Components in Grey Due September 30th

Beginning of the Year Conference Principal and teacher meet to review Self-Reflection Identify artifacts to be provided by teacher (1 minimum for each of the 10 required components) Artifacts Profile facets of teaching students, delivery of service, or areas of professional practice Artifacts may be used as evidence to establish a rating in a specific domain and component Observable Evidence by Supervisor At discretion of principal or by mutual agreement additional components may be added Due October 15th

Formal Observation: Pre-Observation Form Observations Pre-Observation Form Teacher completes Pre-Observation Form prior to the scheduled Formal Observation

Formal Observation Formal Observation Observations Formal Observation Principal schedules Formal Observation in advance Observable components integrated Duration no less than 30 minutes Feedback within 2 business days from Observation Non-Tenured: 2/year Tenured: 1/year

Teacher Summative Evaluation . Principal completes Summative Evaluation form Using the Level of Support as guide 10 Required Components and Overall Rating Principal and teacher have conference to review/sign Non-Tenured: Two evaluations due 12/10 and 5/1 Tenured: One evaluation due 2/15

Managing Workload PPG POI SKIP Principals Developed Templates for Common Educator Needs Plan for Professional Growth (PPG) Plan of Improvement (POI) Evaluation Waiver Eligibility (SKIP) PPG POI SKIP 2 or more Basic 1 Unsatisfactory 1 Exemplary No Unsatisfactory No Basic No Unsatisfactory

Questions & Answers

OASYS:

OASYS Efficient and Secure Online/Accessible from anywhere Familiarity with MLP/Users exist in system/LDAP Reporting abilities to prepopulate forms with data Customizable forms, rubrics and settings Convenient artifact management and alignment Scheduling component for observations and conferences Analytical reports Identify and target specific areas of PD Track and monitor teacher/principal progress Report proficiency levels to state

OASYS: District

OASYS: Teacher

OASYS: Teacher

OASYS: Principal Principal Access to view staff member forms at anytime Ability to control teacher access to selective forms at discretion Convenient tracking of staff progress Ability to send email notification reminders Reporting tools to provide data analysis at site level

OASYS: Principal

OASYS: Principal

OASYS: District District Office Access to view all staff member forms at anytime Convenient tracking of teacher and principal progress Ability to send email notification reminders Reporting tools to provide data analysis

Questions & Answers