NEPF a semester away… Focus: All Students 21st Century Ready Administrators Unpacking Administrator Professional Responsibilities Standards

NEPF Administrators Teachers High-leverage Instructional Leadership Standards Professional Responsibilities Standards Student Outcomes High-leverage Instructional Standards Professional Responsibilities Standards

2013-14 Implementation Validation Schools: Pilot NEPF WestEd Observations and Surveys: March 2014 Study of NEPF components - data collection on processes and instruments Identify infrastructure needed for successful implementation and scaling up of NEPF

Full NEPF system 2014-15 Implementation 100% of NV educators – all schools Legislative Interim Finance Committee determines if consequences in place or delayed

Getting Started: Shift in Educational Practices NEPF PHASE-IN Getting Started: Shift in Educational Practices

AGENDA Nevada Educator Performance Framework Identifying Sources of Evidence Planning for Action – Next Steps

Identifying the Evidence What is evidence and how do we use it meaningfully?

Lesson 3: Identifying the Evidence Types of Evidence Direct observation of administrator practice occurs when the evaluator is physically present in the school or venue where the administrator is present and leading. These observations include but are not limited to leadership team meetings, administrators observing teacher practice, or administrator to teacher feedback conversations. Indirect observation of administrator practice occurs when the evaluator is observing or reviewing systems or processes that have been developed and implemented by the administrator but operate without the administrator present. These indirect observations include but are not limited to attending teacher team meetings or collaboration sessions (where the administrator is not present) or observing teacher practice across multiple classrooms. Lesson 3: Identifying the Evidence 34

Lesson 3: Identifying the Evidence Types of Evidence Artifacts documenting administrator practice include but are not limited to the strategic school plan, documentation of the school’s instructional framework, and communications to families and community members. School data are concrete results of a administrator’s work, including but not limited to direct evidence of student performance and stakeholder feedback. Lesson 3: Identifying the Evidence 34

Specifically, in each of the following areas: Focus on learning Your Turn List sources of evidence an evaluator could use to review the practices of an effective administrator. Specifically, in each of the following areas: Focus on learning Continuous Improvement Productive Relationships Structures 8

Turn and Talk What similarities did you have with your partner? If there were differences, what were they? As you discuss with your partner, refine the evidence listed. 38

augment the examples of evidence using the four evidence categories. Your Turn Review examples of evidence in the Nevada NEPF Teacher High Leverage Instructional Standards Rubric, and in pairs, augment the examples of evidence using the four evidence categories. When you are finished, be prepared to share with the whole group. 8

Turn and Talk Looking at the list of evidence you have generated, what do you think the best ways are to use it meaningfully for growth and accountability? 43

Your Turn If you are a supervisor of administrators: •What evidence do you currently collect to determine administrator effectiveness? •What evidence could you collect to determine administrator effectiveness? •How can you organize the evidence so that it can be used meaningfully for growth and accountability? 8

Your Turn If you are an administrator: •What evidence do you currently collect to demonstrate administrator effectiveness? •What evidence could you collect to demonstrate administrator effectiveness? •How can you organize the evidence so that it can be used meaningfully for growth and accountability? 8

Next Steps: Plan for Action

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