1. Other Professionals and EDS

2. Agenda  Welcome and Introductions  Topic Information 1.Other Professionals’ job categories, pilot and IC setup 2.Q & A

3. Maritta Horne, CIITS Service Manager Cathy White, EDS Product Manager Nick Gustin, CIITS Technical Analyst

4. Terminology CIITS – Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System EDS – Educator Development Suite (equivalent to the Educator Development button in CIITS) Sources of evidence – refers to Self-Reflection, PGP, etc. OP – Other Professionals OPGES – Professional Growth & Effectiveness System for Other Professionals IC – Infinite Campus

5. OP Job Categories OPs consist of certified individuals serving schools in the following roles: School Guidance Counselor Therapeutic Specialist Library Media Specialist School Psychologist School Instructional Specialist/Coach

6. OP sources of evidence OPs will have access to the following sources of evidence in EDS: Observation Self-Reflection (two windows) Professional Growth Plan Student Growth Goals Student Voice Survey Summative Evaluation

7. OP Pilot OP pilot taking place during the 2014-15 school year Districts identified OP pilot participants in the OPGES web collector Note: OPGES web collector is a tool in KDE web apps that was designed to allow districts to identify OPs for the pilot year

8. OP Pilot Participants Identified through the OPGES web collector Job category defined in the OPGES web collector Must have active district assignment record in the school in which they will be evaluated No other setup in IC required

9. OP Non-Pilot Participants Identified by the Type/Alternate Type values on active IC district assignment records Type/Alternate Type values must be the same on all active district assignment records Must have active district assignment record in the school in which they will be evaluated

10. OP Setup Reminders PGES is school-based; OP pilot and non-pilot participants must have an active district assignment record in the school in which they will be evaluated When setting up OP non-pilot participants, the Type/Alternate Type values on all active district assignment records in IC must be the same

11. OP Type/Alt Type to Job Category Mapping *Applies to non-pilot OPs only during the pilot year.

12. OP Setup and Gradebook Persons assigned as the primary teacher or teacher on a section will have access to the section’s gradebook, provided they have appropriate tool rights. The value in the Type/Alternate Type fields do not control access. Persons assigned as the primary teacher, teacher, or section staff on a section may have the Type/Alternate Type value on all district assignment records set to an OP value. This will not negatively impact LEAD.

13. OP Role in CIITS OPs default role in CIITS will be “Staff” OPs who are also teachers will also have the teacher tools in CIITS To access the sources of evidence related to the OP’s framework in EDS, the OP should set their default role to “Staff” and default institution to the school they will be evaluated in To set default role and institution, choose “My Account” from the top right corner of the CIITS home page, set default role and institution, click Save. Note: OPs who are also teachers may see the Teacher sources of evidence in EDS if they do not set their default role to “Staff”

14. OP Evaluated by District-Level Person OP setup Active assignment in the school they will be evaluated in Select appropriate Type/Alt Type value on all active assignments (non- pilot participants only) May also have an active assignment at the district office District-level evaluator setup “CIITS School Leadership” role assigned at the school in which the OP is being evaluated in

15. OP Job Category Refresh (IC to CIITS) Data refreshed during weekly and daily data refresh cycles Infinite Campus-CIITS Data Refresh Cycle Information How to get there: 1.Navigate to http://education.ky.govhttp://education.ky.gov 2.On the left navigation menu, click “District/School Support” 3.Hover over “Technology” and click “Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS)”. 4.On the left navigation pane, click “CIITS Support Materials” 5.Click “Infinite Campus-CIITS Data Refresh Cycle Information”

16. OP Resources Setting up OPs for Pilot Year Quick Reference Guide OPs – Set Default Institution and Role / Verify Job Category How to get there: 1.Navigate to http://education.ky.govhttp://education.ky.gov 2.On the left navigation menu, click “District/School Support” 3.Hover over “Technology” and click “Continuous Instructional Improvement Technology System (CIITS)”. 4.On the left navigation pane, click “CIITS Support Materials”

17. Reminders Only assign CIITS “District” roles at the district office Only assign CIITS “School” roles at a school Roles assigned at the district office will allow the user the associated permissions in every school in the district Roles assigned at a school will allow the user the associated permissions in only that school