1. Building Capacity to Create Coherence and Buy-in:
Educator Evaluation and Development
Thomas W. Giard III
Assistant Superintendent
Personnel and Staff Development
Alliance District Convening
January 16, 2014

2. Performance & Evaluation Specialist
Created a Central Office position
Coordinates all district initiatives related to the implementation of the new evaluation plan.
This person is in schools working with teachers and administrators.
Success versus just an exercise in compliance
Transition into focus on Educator Development

3. Building Capacity Elementary Lead Teachers & Elementary APs
Expanded Learning Time Facilitator
Fine Arts Coordinator
Redefined traditionally non-evaluating DCs and Middle School Subject Area Specialists
MFT Advisory Board
Leadership Academy Projects
Guidebook on link between CCSS & TEVAL

4. Creating Buy-in & Coherence
Accessibility
Dedicated address:
Administrators’ Community of Practice
Regular meetings in schools
Weekly messages
Quarterly Evaluation Newsletter “TEVAL Times”
Framing the roll-out
Build on our existing models of support
Regular Feedback Surveys & Action Plan
MFT and Teacher Steering Team
Work closely with CSDE and Bloomboard

5. Creating Buy-in & Coherence
Connecting Learning Walks Protocol to Evidence-based work in Evaluation
On-going Calibration of whole administration team
Connecting to our current work & initiatives
“Connecting the Dots” visual
90% of our teachers in the new plan “agree”/”strongly agree” the plan is connected to work they are already doing.

6. Meriden Educator Evaluation and Development Plan
Student Achievement
Common
Core
Partnerships with Parents
Professional Development
Aligning Mission, Vision & Strategies
Ongoing Professional Opportunities
Evaluations
Curriculum-based Assessments
Data-driven Decisions
Meriden Educator Evaluation and Development Plan

7. Focus is on Educator Development
Meriden Teachers Sharing Success (MTSS) Team
Peer Coaching
Coaches
Content Coaches
Executive Coaches for Administrators
Learning Walks
Mentor Teachers
New Teacher Induction
Leadership Academy
Ambassadors of Change