Educator Effectiveness Updates April 2015
Updates Closing up Looking forward to
Closing up
Student Perception Surveys COMPLETE Data available in the Dashboard Correlation to the Professional Practice Rubric (Handout) Survey Resources available on the Colorado Education Initiative website
EOY Procedure Share Professional Practice Ratings by 5/1 EOY Review Conference by 5/8 o NOTE: SGO data may be added after the EOY review if unavailable at that time Final Rating & Reflections by 5/22 o NOTE: Not a “hold harmless” year, final ratings factor into Probationary/Nonprobationary Status Signatures & Comments due prior to Summer Break
Feedback & Suggestions Staff Feedback Survey in Early May Share with District Evaluation Team Members prior to May 18 th Share with Tina Cassens at any time
Looking forward to
Professional Practice Rubric Teacher Rubric Changes o State level changes reducing redundancies and cleaning up language (Handout) SSP Rubric Changes o Coming Summer of 2015 Changes to be adopted Fall of 2015 o As a result, changed elements will not have an option to roll over in the Dashboard
Measures of Student Learning Adjustments SPF o No new ratings for ; Current scores roll over State Assessments o Timeline & Format of Scores Unknown o Current 1 st Look Scores from state assessments will roll over 1 st Look Scores o Continuation: DIBELS (K-3) & MAP (Fall/Spring) o Addition: STAR (1 Year) & MAP (Fall/Winter)
District Approved Assessments - 2 nd Look Overview o Process for adding a “Fall Look” for teachers o Initial score based on 1 year of data with subsequent scores based on 2 years of data o 1 Semester Hour of District Credit for staff upon completion of an Approved District Assessment o Not required for SGOs
Assessment Review Tool Framework for evaluating an assessment o Alignment (Content Match) o Rigor & Complexity (Cognitive Match) o Administration & Accommodations o Scoring Recommended guidelines, in general, for all assessments Screening Tool for 2 nd Look Assessments
2 nd Look - Screening Documentation Screening Documentation Complete the yellow highlighted sections of the WPSD Assessment Review Tool Download and highlight applicable standards o Colorado, National, Common Core o Electronic version preferred Copy the assessment, student materials, scoring guide, and any additional accompanying documents
2 nd Look - Approval Process Documentation submitted by October 10 th, January 10 th, or March 10 th to Central Office Assessment screened by the District Approved Assessment Team, plus a content expert, using the rubric on the review tool Team Recommendation of… o Approved o Approved pending slight modifications o Rewritten and resubmitted o Modified and resubmitted Once approved, data collected each Spring and uploaded into the Dashboard each Fall
District Approved Assessments (2 nd Look) Resources available on the District Website under Departments>HR> Educator Effectiveness Samples o 2 nd Grade Writing o 10 th Grade DBQ o High School Athletic Training Support o Summer Staff Development Sessions o IRT Guidance
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