STUDENT GROWTH & JOB RETENTION SB7 AND PERA
COMMITTEE MEMBERS Jennifer Kowaczek (Committee Leader) Cyndee Fralick (ETA Board Member) Graciela AlbaveraSandy Kulikowski Jane BeschAudrey Leaver Kathy CebulskiTami Proberts Lillian FigueroaJeff Schultz Kathy JonesRyan Sims Lynne KuhnJennifer Williamson
PERA REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHER EVALUATIONS “Measureable change in a students’ learning between two or more points in time” Need data from at least 2 assessments: -At least 1 Type III Assessment -And at least 1 Type I or II assessment (NOT ISAT or PSAE) -OR 2 Type III assessments if no type 1 or Type 2 are available Must comprise at least 30% of final rating Can be as much as 50% of final rating
PERA ASSESSMENTS Type IType IIType III An assessment that measures a certain group of students in the same manner with the same potential assessment items, is scored by a non-district entity, and is widely administered beyond Illinois. An assessment developed or adopted and approved by the school district and used on a district-wide basis that is given by all teachers in a given grade or subject area. An assessment that is rigorous, aligned with the course’s curriculum, and that the evaluator and teacher determine measures student learning. Examples: Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) MAP tests, Scantron Performance Series Examples: Collaboratively developed common assessments, curriculum tests, assessments designed by textbook publishers Examples: Teacher- created assessments, assessments of student performance
STUDENT GROWTH & JOB RETENTION STATUTORY GROUPINGS FOR RIF Group I Unsatisfactory Group II Needs Improvement Group III Satisfactory/ Proficient Group IV Excellent/ Distinguished Dismissed at the discretion of the district. Any non- tenured teachers without summative evaluation rating. Grouped by performance averages. Lowest averages are first on list. Within averaged groups are RIF’d by inverse seniority. One group – no averages. RIF’d by inverse seniority.
NEXT STEPS Meeting with district assessment office Meeting with CEC Taking a look at what other districts are doing, both within Illinois and other states