APPR Overview 3012c Draft Revision March 2012 Erie 2 Regional Curriculum Council March 14, 2012

Recent developments Governor Cuomo set a deadline for SED and teachers’ unions to settle their APPR differences by January 2012 Just before the deadline, the governor, SED and union officials announced their agreement to amendments to 3012-c, APPR legislation The revisions to APPR will become law if the governor’s budget is approved as early as April 1. SED recently issued guidance on the revisions.

Other Measures of Teacher/Principal Effectiveness Teacher Composite Effectiveness Score 2012-13 Student growth percentile score on State assessments in ELA and/or Math in Grades 4-8 Growth using comparable measures for all other classroom teachers (aka Student Learning Objectives) State Assessments (20 Points) (25 if value added approved) Locally selected measures of student achievement or growth that are determined to be rigorous and comparable across classrooms Locally Selected Measures (20 Points) (15 if value added approved) Classroom observations One or more options from multiple measures Must address ALL NYS Teaching Standards once per year Other Measures of Teacher/Principal Effectiveness (60 Points)

Locally Selected Measures of Student Achievement “Locally selected and points assigned to teachers and principals in manner determined locally, through collective bargaining, using regulatory standards and scoring bands.”

Options for Locally Selected Measures State assessments, Regents exams, and/or Regents equivalents as long as measure used is different from Growth from SED or SLO State approved list of 3rd party assessments District, regional or BOCES-developed assessments School-wide growth or achievement SLO’s (as long as different from first 20)

Other Measures of Teacher Effectiveness Classroom Observations Minimum 2 observations, one must be unannounced. At least 31 points May be done in person or by video Multiple observations by principal or other trained administrator Additional observations conducted by trained evaluators independent of the school, or in school trained evaluator Surveys and/or feedback from students and/or parents using SED approved survey tools Structured review of lesson plans, student portfolios and/or other teacher artifacts

2012-13 Principal Composite Effectiveness Score Student growth percentile score on State assessments in ELA and/or Math in Grades 4-8 , student growth/Value Added measure as applied to State assessments and/or graduation rates. Other comparable measures if principal is not covered by State provided growth or value added measure State Assessments (20 Points) (25 if value added approved) Locally selected measures of student achievement that are determined through collective bargaining that are to be rigorous and comparable across classrooms All options must be different from any measures used for growth sub components. Locally Selected Measures (20 Points) (15 if value added approved 31 points from supervisor’s broad assessment of the principal based on rubric Multiple visits by supervisor/trained evaluator Remaining points from results of goals mutually set by supervisor and principal All leadership standards must be assessed at least once per year. Other Measures of Principal Effectiveness (60 Points)

Other Measures of Principal Effectiveness “broad assessment of leadership & management actions” At least 31 points Multiple visits, at least one by supervisor, others can come from other trained administrators or trained independent evaluator Results of school improvement goals set collaboratively by the superintendent and principal One goal must address principal’s contribution to teacher effectiveness Other goals shall address improvements in academic results or school’s learning environment.

Additional APPR Highlights Scoring bands established in legislation Ineffective on growth and local leads to ineffective overall Timely and expeditious appeals provision APPRs, in prescribed form, must be approved by Commissioner for rigorous adherence to law and regulation Preserves district discretion around probationary teachers and tenure

What is the Process for the Statute and the Regulations? Step 1 Agreement between NYSED and Teachers’ Unions Step 2 Statute to be presented as part of the Governor’s budget and approved by April 1 Step 3 Regulations presented to the State Regents for the April 23 & 24 meetings Step 4 Implementation of the law September 1?

What does the Statute Endorse?* Multiple visits- one unannounced- by various observers Ambitious and measurable goals which drive student growth Quantifiable and verifiable goals which measure academic achievement and or school climate *NYSED, March 12, 2012 at NTI Training in Albany

APPR Plans APPR for ALL teachers/principals applies in 2012-13 Plans must be submitted to SED for the approval of the commissioner. A template is expected from SED shortly. Filing APPR plan with all elements before September 1, 2012 makes a district eligible to compete for additional funding. Filing APPR plan by January 2013 is a requirement. Failure to do so will result in districts losing increases in school aid.

What’s in the Memo from SED Details on all required components for teachers and principals Language and numbers for scoring bands What’s negotiated and what SED determines Required APPR plan elements A disclaimer at the bottom of every page regarding the possibility of changes to regulations