1. Student Growth What does it Mean for Principals and Teachers?

2. This PowerPoint and conversation is based upon the following TEA documents:
Guidance on Student Growth in T-TESS
(TEA 5/2/17)
Guidance on Student Growth in T-PESS
(TEA 5/2/17)
Chapter Commissioner’s Rules Concerning Educator Appraisal

3. 1. Student Growth for Teachers
Let’s start with why?

4. WHY student growth?
Student growth seeks to provide feedback to teachers and appraisers that captures where teachers are in their practice in order to pinpoint strenghts and areas for development.

5. What student growth is NOT?
Student growth isn’t concerned with whether or not a student passes a particular test.

6. Measures the effect of instructional practices.
GROWTH
Measures the effect of instructional practices.
PROFICIENCY
Lets teachers know where a student is relative to a fixed expectation for the purposes of knowing what gaps in learning exist.

7. What does student growth mean?
Student growth measures how much a student progresses academically during his or her time with a particular teacher.
Growth provides better feedback for driving improvements to instructional practices.

8. Student growth DOES consider equally all levels of students who enter the classroom….
Behind grade level
On grade level
Beyond grade level

9. How is student growth measured?
Processs-based:
They are designed to engage teachers in deliberate thinking as they answer fundamental questions about their instructional planning and delivery.
Assessment-based:
They are designed to numerically quantify an amount of growth at the student level prior to determining the teacher’s impact on growth.

10. General Guidance on ALL Student Growth Measures
Measures academic progress over time
Establishes a baseline for each student covered in the measure that captures what learning the student brought into class
Tailors the expectation for growth to student (reflects rigorous instruction and high expectations, but is not a uniform expecation for all students)

11. What is student growth’s impact on teacher appraisal?
Districts have multiple options when determining end-of-year ratings for teachers.
Disaggregated
♦ seventeenth dimension in T-TESS iand is not weighted
Overall summative rating
♦ counts at least 20% of overall rating

12. Student Growth Ratings
Distinguished
Accomplished
Proficient
Developing
Improvement Needed OR
Well Above Expectations
Above Expectations
Expectations
Below Expectations
Well Below Expectations

13. By measuring growth, a teacher develops a better understanding about the academic impact of his or her instructional choices for the purpose of solidifying strengths and identifying areas for improvement.

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May 3, 2017
Agreement Affirms Key Components of Teacher Evaluations in Texas.
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15. Improvement of practice is the ultimate goal … and the student growth component should be structured so that teachers have a better sense of what’s working, what’s not working and what they can do to improve practice moving forward.

16. 2. Student Growth for Principals
Let’s start with why?

17. Why student growth for principals?
The inclusion of a student growth measure allows principals to focus on a particular area of concern as it relates to student performance … and assess the impact the principal’s practices and leadership had on the student performance outcome.

18. Student growth in T-PESS is an individual goal set by the principal and appraiser.

19. STUDENT PERFORMANCE
A Principal’s student growth goal targets year-over-year improvement in student performance.

20. Some Potential Student Growth Measures for Principals
Domains of state accountability system
Student attendance
Literacy Measures
Advanced Placement participation or scores
Student surveys
(Culture & Climate)
Percent college and career ready

21. What is student growth’s impact on principal appraisal?
Districts have multiple options when determining end-of-year ratings for principals.
Disaggregated
♦ individual ratings for each of the 21 indicators and each goal
Overall summative rating
♦ weighted, suggested weight based on principal’s tenue leading the campus

22. The BIG TAKEAWAY!
For both teacher and principal student growth measures, the ratings are less important than the process of professional growth.

23. To improve instruction and student learning for the children of Texas.
So again, why are we implementing student growth measures in Texas?
To improve instruction and student learning for the children of Texas.

24. 5,299,728 strong and growing!

25. This PowerPoint and conversation is based upon the following TEA documents:
Guidance on Student Growth in T-TESS
(TEA 5/2/17)
Guidance on Student Growth in T-PESS
(TEA 5/2/17)
Chapter Commissioner’s Rules Concerning Educator Appraisal

26. Thanks! Any questions? You can find us at Region 3 ESC!
Cindy Marshall & Mitzi McAfee

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