1. Excellent Educators for Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District EE4NJ meets BRRSD! Getting Started

2. Where it began….. 2010-2011: Governor’s Educator Effectiveness Task Force developed evaluation guidelines 2011-2012: DOE implemented EE4NJ pilot program with 11 pilot districts and 19 schools currently receiving School Improvement Grant (SIG) funding 2012-2013: Capacity building and preparation year for all districts, second year of pilot for some districts 2013-2014: Full roll-out and implementation of new teacher evaluation systems

3. Capacity Building Requirements Action RequiredDue Date Form a District Advisory CommitteeNovember 2012 Adopt an evidence supported teaching practice instrument and procedures for applying the instrument January 2013 Complete Progress ReportJanuary 2013 Thoroughly train teachers on the teacher practice instruments June 2013 Complete Progress ReportJuly 2013 Test and refine implementation of the observation instruments and rubrics and prepare for full implementation in the 2013-2014 school year August 2013 Thoroughly train observers to ensure fair and consistent application of the instruments August 2013

4. District Evaluation Advisory Committee Purpose of the DEAC Ensure stakeholder engagement in evaluation reform Oversee and guide the planning and implementation of the district’s evaluation policies and procedures

5. District Evaluation Advisory Committee Composition ◦Teachers from each school level ◦Central office administrators overseeing the teacher evaluation process ◦Administrators conducting evaluations ◦The superintendent ◦A special education administrator ◦A parent ◦A member of the district BOE

6. BRRSD’s DEAC Mike Schilder Cheryl Dyer Monica Butler Nancy Iatesta Len Herman Lynne Hurley Debbie Kulak Bonnie Pearce Katrina Macht Mauria Kunkel Steve Beatty

7. EE4NJ Committee: Teachers NameSchool Lisa LongVan Holten Brian GoteinerVan Holten Mauria KunkelMiddle School Deb GrigolettiHigh School Karen GartlingBradley Gardens Tony SgroHillside Kristia GreenbergHigh School Kelly YanekDistrict Jamie VinciguerraMilltown Cindy DavidsonEisenhower Katrina MachtHillside NameSchool Jackie CiurleoJ.F. Kennedy Ann Marie D’Andrade Hamilton Marc HungarterEisenhower Alfonso GonnellaHigh School Bonnie PearceAdamsville Dawn SprinitisCrim Debbie Shah- Patel Milltown Patricia ErikssonJ.F. Kennedy Becky CreswellHamilton Mike PoeHigh School

8. EE4NJ Committee: Administrators NamePosition David MatonisSupervisor of Special Programs Jennifer EdgeSupervisor of Science and Social Studies K-6 Karen JonesSupervisor of Language Arts 7-12 Marge KerrPrincipal of Crim Primary School Mitzi MorilloPrincipal of Adamsville Primary School Tom AtkinsonDirector of Technology Mike GodownAssistant Principal at the High School Monica ButlerExecutive Director of Student Services Cheryl DyerAssistant Superintendent

9. Role of the EE4NJ Committee To develop a plan for implementation of EE4NJ in accordance with NJDOE requirements (see slide 3) Make recommendations to the DEAC and the district administration Receive training in the requirements of EE4NJ and the selected framework Turn-key training to teachers and administrators as needed

10. More to Come More information about EE4NJ will be shared with BRRSD staff on September 4 th, during EE4NJ Monday Meetings and on the district in-service days. Questions can also be directed to: Cheryl Dyer, Assistant Superintendent