1. DEAC MEETING AGENDA:
District Updates: New Teacher Forum & Mentoring
AchieveNJ Update: Student Growth Percentiles
Professional Development Fall 2015
DOK & Unit Assessments
Formal Observations: Round #2
Walk-Throughs: The First Three Months of Data
Final Evaluations for Teachers:
Good of the Order

2. District Updates New Teacher Forum
September - Student Growth Objectives
October - I&RS, 504, IEPs
November - Understanding by Design (UbD)
December - Classroom Procedures
Mentoring
1:1 meeting with Mentor & Mentee
Follow up quarterly

3. ACHIEVENJ Update Student Growth Percentiles November 17 Memo
Peter Shulman, Assistant Commissioner/Chief Talent Officer PS
Division of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
SGP results will arrive in March 2016

4. Professional Development
Feedback from Fall 2015
New ideas for February?
…spiral back on google as things are rolled out, repeat training as needed (comfort 1st, pedagogy 2nd) …
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5. DOK & Unit Assessments DISTRICT GOAL:
For each unit, create or revise assessments and performance tasks that will be common to the department and that will reflect levels of complexity and depth of knowledge.
VPS Strategic Plan Specific Result #6:
Continue to expand upon the Understanding by Design (UbD) curriculum framework with emphasis on assessments (formative and summative) and transfer.
VPS Strategic Plan Specific Result #7:
Develop common assessments that ensure consistent and rigorous curriculum and provide meaningful feedback to students and teachers.

6. DOK & Unit Assessments District Goal
Collection of unit assessment prior to the start of the unit that reflect depth of knowledge (DOK)
This assessment should be for the course where you teach the most students
Please submit your first unit assessment before you administer it
Communicate with your supervisor and/or principal

7. Formal Observations Round #2: Non-Tenured - Due by February 8, 2016
Observation (unannounced)
Long Observation (40 minutes or more....)
Post-Conference
10 school days
Tenured - Due by April 11, 2016

8. Walk-Throughs
September Data: iI4R-ljddelW4Dmw/viewanalytics
October Data: DsLBFTXkvOzAE/viewanalytics
November Data: XUtyV7ijxE/edit?usp=drive_web
Process:
Conducted by individual who will be completing your final evaluation (minimum)
10­-15 minutes in length
Followed by informal conversation (within 48 hours)
Focus upon promoting best practices

9. Final Evaluations 2015-16 2015-16 Form:
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10. Good of the Order