An Overview of the New HCPSS Teacher Evaluation Process School-based Professional Learning Module Spring 2013 This presentation contains copyrighted material used under the educational fair use exemption to U.S. Copyright law.

Today’s Session Outcomes Participants will: gain knowledge about the new HCPSS Teacher Evaluation Process prepare to participate in the Countywide Professional Development Day on April 25, 2013.

Question Parking Lot Using the sticky notes provided, capture any questions you have. Place them on the Question Parking Lot. Your questions will contribute to a FAQ list.

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What’s New? Starting in the school year, HCPSS will be implementing a new teacher evaluation process for all teachers.

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How did we arrive at this new Teacher Evaluation Process? Beginning in 2009, due to new Federal and State mandates, HCPSS revised the teacher evaluation process. A new evaluation process was developed in collaboration with school-based leaders, central office leaders, HCEA and HCAA.

How did we arrive at this new Teacher Evaluation Process? The new HCPSS evaluation was designed to support teachers in implementing the Common Core curriculum ensuring the use of multiple measures. A pilot consisting of 10 schools is taking place this school year. (4-Elementary, 3-Middle, 3-High School) The new evaluation process goes into effect for all teachers during the school year.

What’s Changing? Replacement of Appendix D with a Goal Setting Form Inclusion of a new Domain for Student Growth Use of the 2013 Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching

How will it affect teachers? The new evaluation is designed to support the professional growth of teachers and the academic achievement of our students. Teachers will focus on all four Danielson domains. Teachers will select areas of focus for the student growth component. Teachers will now be rated as ineffective, effective, or highly effective.

HCPSS Teacher Evaluation Model Charlotte Danielson’s Framework For Teaching Professional Practice (50%) Domain 1 Planning and Preparation 12.5% Domain 3 Instruction 12.5% Domain 2 Classroom Environment 12.5% Domain 4 Professional Responsibilities 12.5% Literacy Reading Writing Speaking and Listening Differentiation 25%/30% Mathematical Practices Overarching Habits Reasoning and Explaining Modeling and Using Tools Seeing Structure and Generalizing Differentiation 25%/30% Creative Problem Solving in Support of MD STEM Standards of Practice Understanding Challenges Generation of Ideas Preparation for Action Application of Technology Differentiation 25%/30% Content Assessments Performance-Based Tasks Differentiation 25%/30% Qualitative Measures Quantitative Measures Growth on State Assessments (As Mandated by MSDE) 20% Domain 5 Student Growth (50%)

Literacy 25%/30% Mathematical Practices 25%/30% Creative Problem Solving in Support of MD STEM Standards of Practice 25%/30% Content 25%/30% Growth on State Assessments ( Mandated by MSDE) 20% Student Growth (50%) SLOs

Past, Present, and Future With a partner, discuss the following questions comparing the new model with the one we have used in the past: What’s different? What’s similar?

What are Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)? Student Growth

Student Learning Objective. A specific, rigorous, long-term goal for groups of students that represents the most important learning during an interval of instruction. Determined in consultation with evaluator Flexible and job-specific Data-rich process A definition…

SLOs and You Most teachers will write two SLOs. Teachers of grades who are teachers of record for mathematics and/or English Language Arts whose students take the MSA will write one SLO.

SLOs and You Non-tenured teachers will be evaluated on Domains 1- 4 (Professional Practice) and Domain 5 (Student Growth) on a yearly basis until tenured.

SLOs and You Tenured teachers will be evaluated on Domains 1-4 (Professional Practice) every three years. All teachers will be evaluated on Domain 5: Student Growth (SLOs) every year.

SLOs and You Teachers of HSA assessed areas must align one of their SLOs to the HSA.

Timeline By September 30, 2013Set goals in collaboration with evaluator. Write SLOs. May be individual or team goals. Fall Semester 2013Demonstrate critical attributes through observation. Collect artifacts and evidence. Follow a continuous improvement process. By January 31, 2014Mid-Year Progress Review: Confirm and revise goals, processes, document progress. Spring Semester 2014End of Year Conference and Evaluation: Present documentation and reflection to evaluator. Evaluator completes evaluation and provides copy to teacher.

Reflection/Exit Ticket a question I still have? some supports I need? one connection I made today? Based on today’s overview of the new Teacher Evaluation Process, What is/are…

The April 25 th Professional Development Day will be YOUR opportunity to: deepen understanding of what SLOs are; analyze and evaluate an example of an SLO; brainstorm artifacts and evidence to support SLOs; become aware of resources available to support the writing, implementation, and evaluation of SLOs.

Support for writing SLOs April 25 PD session SLO template, guiding questions, and samples pss.org/Elementary+SLOs pss.org/Secondary+SLOs

Between now and April 25 Check out draft SLOs on the Transition to Common Core wiki: transitiontocommoncore.wikispaces.hcpss.org/home

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