StaffTrac By Educational Vistas, Inc. Teacher Overview Training

Timeline System will be in Training mode through January 1, 2015 System will go live January 5, 2015

Notice of Observation Conference Request arrives as an email Accept or decline by clicking  or X After you accept, it will appear on your StaffTrac calendar

First Steps in StaffTrac URL: - Link on the district web site under staff is called Ed VISTA https://apps.edvistas.com/stafftrac/login.aspx?emailDomain=mtvernoncsd.org User ID: = Your District Nework Login Password = Your District Network Password

Login Page

Home Page After logging in Home Page is your first view This page will have: √ dates of observation related events on Left Side √ updates and notices on Right Side

Home Screen

There is nothing to work on until something is scheduled! Teacher will see no pre or post observation(s) to enter information into, until the observer schedules the event. Principal has no rubric to work on until the event is scheduled. Announced Events are emailed to both the Observer, and Teacher Only the observer will receive notice of the Observation when it’s unannounced.

Once Event is scheduled by Administrators Pre Observation Checklist for Teachers √ Click on blue wording Pre-Observation Conference √ Brings you to Domain 1 √ Complete the Pre-observation form √ Upload your lesson plan on the bottom of the page. √ Save is on the bottom of the page AND program is saving your work automatically √ Click Release Pre-Observation when ready for review by evaluator(Principal)

Teacher Ed Vista Home Page Teachers can add tasks for themselves to help manage the process Teachers can click directly on the event

Calendar Another way to view your Pre-observation, Observation and Post-observation meetings You can click on the calendar link to YOUR events Scheduled by a district administrator.

Clicking on the event will bring up a text box. From here, you can: Cancel the Pre Observation OR Click on the Blue text of the observation to go into it.

Teachers complete the Pre-Observation Form Next

Bottom of the Pre-Observation Form Forms available for Download are for reference only You can use the Upload from/Video area to upload lesson plans or other observation related material. BROWSE for the file on your computer. After selecting it, click UPLOAD -The next two slides review the process Make sure you click SAVE Pre-Observation when done

How to Upload Documents/ Lesson Plans

Attachment 1 Double Click

Click the Upload and file will attach

From the Home Page- After the Observation Observer will schedule observation which teacher will see on the calendar. Once the Administrator has completed the Observation, you will see it listed. Click to view.

You can always click on the evidence box to add evidence to a specific sub domain.

You can also add files such as scanned samples of student work related to the observation. Click the Notify evaluator button once you have reviewed the observation

End of the year Staff Trac Calculates according to your APPR plan. When you review scores, you need to remember until the end of the year your scores are not complete. If you’re a teacher and 60% of your score is observation, 20% State, 20% local. All the information needs to be in StaffTrac, before your Observation Composite score is correct.

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