WELCOME Professional Growth and Evaluation System

Progress of Work History Overview Timeline

Background  Wallace work  Race to the Top  Practitioner input to develop rubrics

Guidance Teacher and Principal Effectiveness Steering Committee(s) (KASA, KSBA, KEA, JCTA, CPE, colleges and universities, EPSB, parents, and individual teachers, principals and superintendents).

PARADIGM SHIFT  Transitioning from Teacher & Principal Quality to Teacher & Principal Effectiveness  Grassroots effort to develop teacher & principal expectations  Holistic approach to determining teacher & principal effectiveness

PARADIGM SHIFT  Use student data to inform evaluation  Meet mandates associated with federal funding  Validity and reliability study  Maintain teacher protections

Characteristics of the New System Moves the discussion from teacher quality (as measured by degrees/rank) to teacher & leader effectiveness (are students learning?) Focuses on teacher and principal professional growth; is fair and equitable to those being evaluated

Characteristics of the New System Developed through a collaborative, inclusive and transparent process Comprehensive/holistic approach incorporating multiple measures.

Teacher Effectiveness Rubric Observation Protocols Artifacts & Evidence Professional Growth Student Growth Analysis & Reflection Student/Parent Voices Principal Effectiveness Rubric Observation Protocols/ Val- Ed 360 Artifacts & Evidence Professional Growth Student GrowthSchool Goals Student/Parent Voices What are the Multiple Measures?

What progress has been made to date? Through a focus group process, 25 volunteer districts recommended changes to the initial and subsequent rubrics over the course of A design team of KDE, KLA*, and Education Partners incorporated those changes to create revised version(s) of the rubric. The recommended changes were submitted to the steering committees on three separate occasions for review and additional recommendations, using a focus group cycle to receive input. A professional development initiative within the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA).

Progress to Date: Implementation Cycle Steering Committee (Provides initial guidance) Design Team (incorporates Committee guidance into documents) District Focus Group (Reviews individual components) Regional Focus Group (Reviews total components) Design Team (Incorporates Focus Group guidance into documents) The feedback loop provided local districts and steering committee members the opportunity to inform the work at each stage of the process.

Progress to Date: Guidance from Experts James Stronge (2-day training, April 2011; review of rubric), Charlotte Danielson, Robert Pianta, Doug Reeves, Jon Saphier, Laura Goe Experts on the Val-Ed* 360 degree component of the principal rubric are scheduled to be brought in to work with the principal effectiveness steering committee and volunteer districts. The Vanderbilt Assessment for Leadership in Education TM (VAL-ED) is a research- based evaluation tool that measures the effectiveness of school leaders by providing a detailed assessment of a principal's performance.

Timelines for Deployment of the New System Phase 1 ( ) Field Test Participating districts identified (up to 50) Districts trained in field test protocols Districts implement field test protocols Districts participate in regional field test status meetings Phase 2 ( ) Pilot Additional participating districts identified (40-50) Districts trained in pilot protocols Districts implement pilot protocols Districts participate in regional pilot status meetings Phase 3 (2013- ) Implementation State-wide training State-wide implementation

Next Steps: Development Work Continued steering committee and volunteer district meetings scheduled for the upcoming year. Revisions to the rubric will continue based on data gleaned from initial focus group and steering committee work. Large-scale field-testing will occur during the school year. Communication of the status of the work to interested parties through presentations to organizations will continue (KASA, NMSA, KAAC, KSBA, OVEC, KEDC, CKEC).

Rubric Discussion  Clarify What questions do you have?  Value What have you found that you like?  Support How does this support your current work?

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