1. TEACHNJ Act Tenure Law & Value Added Teacher Evaluation
Presented by: Laura Paladino

2. Tenure Law
Teaching staff hired on or after August 6, 2012 will follow the below tenure rules (tenure covers all certified staff members)
4 consecutive calendar years or
4 consecutive academic years with ensured employment for the following year
To acquire tenure, the following must be met:
In the first year of teaching-teachers must complete a district mentorship
In two of their next three years- teacher must be rated effective or highly effective on the annual summative evaluations

3. Tenure Law- in regards to promotions or transfers
Certified staff promoted or transferred will obtain tenure in the position after two consecutive years
In two annual summative evaluations within the first three years of employment in new position- teacher must be rated effective or highly effective
Tenure is NOT transferable from one district to another

4. Tenure and Evaluations
Tenure and evaluations are linked, just as in the past
Evaluations MUST be based on multiple objectives of student growth
Evaluations will be done by a school improvement panel which includes- principal, vice principal/supervisor, teacher (teacher will not be a part of the actual evaluation unless decided by the union)
All evaluations will be done by in district certified administrators

5. AchieveNJ- Teacher Evaluation System
The new teacher evaluation system is comprised of two components- 1. classroom observations 2. SGO (student growth objectives) or SGP (student growth percentiles)

6. Component 1 of New Evaluation System
Teacher practice (counts for 70% of evaluation)- this includes a minimum of three observations for tenured and non-tenured teachers
1 announced
1 unannounced
1 at the discretion of superintendent
A post conference must be done after each observation
These observations will be done using one of the new models proposed- i.e. Garfield uses the Kim Marshall Model – includes ten,15 minute observations for all certified staff

7. Component 2 of New Evaluation System
Student Growth Objectives (SGO’s)- makes up 20% of teacher evaluation
Student Growth Percentiles (SGP’s) –makes up 10% of teacher evaluation for grades 4-8 ELA and grades 4-7 Mathematics (paired with state tests)

8. PARCC
PARCC - Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
Effective in Spring 2015
Standardized state assessment for students in grades 3 through 8 and high school
Computer based test that assesses student performance in Mathematics and Language Arts/Literacy

9. Teacher Evaluation Models
McRel
Stronge
Danielson
Marzano

10. Evaluation Ratings with AcheiveNJ
Includes rating scale from 1-4 – highly effective (4), effective (3), partially effective (2), ineffective (1)
School districts use their discretion on how to combine teacher practice with student growth when completing this evaluation

11. Weight of Evaluation Components
Testing Teachers
Classroom observations-70%
Student Growth Objective (SGO) data from one to two measures-20%
Student Growth Percentile (SGP) data from state standardized assessments-10%
Non-testing teachers
Classroom observations- 80%
SGO data from two measures-20%

12. Professional Development
At least 20 hours of PD each year
PD that supports student growth and achievement
PDP- Individual Professional Development Plan- each teacher must complete a PDP
PD for struggling staff

13. Corrective Action Plan
Corrective action plan is developed for staff who receive ineffective or partially effective on their summative evaluations
This plan includes the responsibilities of both the teacher and the supervisor, as well as the time period for the plan and support provided by district

14. References
Title 18A
Chapter 26 Tenure Law
Educator Evaluation Update