1. Louisiana TAP Implementation Workshop 1 January 29, 2010 February 22, 2010

2. Louisiana TAP Implementation Workshop Please complete your Door Prize Ticket while waiting for the meeting to begin. 2 Door Prize Ticket Name: ___________________________________________________________ School: __________________________________________________________ If you could look through a spyglass and somehow be able to see your school a year from now, what do you want to see? _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

3. Welcome TAP Staff Introductions School Introductions 3

4. Why? 4 Why TAP? ? ? ? ? ? ?

5. Why TAP? Teacher Quality Student achievement 5

6. Why TAP? Accountability Support A Balance of Accountability and Support 6

7. Objectives: Participants will be able to complete the application for Year One TAP Implementation by April 16, 2010. Participants will be able to identify their “next steps” for TAP Implementation Fall, 2010. 7

8. Agenda I.Voices of Experience II. Context for Planning III. TAP Application IV. Next Steps…… V. Closing Comments 8 Contents of Packet

9. 9 The Spyglass by Richard Paul Evans

10. Voices of Experience 10

11. Voices of Experience Sandra Douglas Principal, Claiborne Elementary, East Baton Rouge Monica Hills Principal, Lowery Intermediate, Ascension Pam Landry Principal, Johnston Street Elementary, Iberia Athena Self Principal, Jeanerette Elementary, Iberia Kim Melancon Assistant Principal, Donaldsonville High, Ascension 11

12. A Context for Planning 12

13. Planning for: Multiple Career Paths Know that you will need to: Determine hiring needs and work with your district Human Resource (HR) Department regarding hiring issues Determine areas of expertise needed for master and mentor teachers, recognizing critical decisions with selection of individuals in these positions. Plan the interview process 13

14. Planning for: Ongoing Applied Professional Growth Cluster Groups and Schedules Know that you will need to: Determine the cluster configuration and be able to justify your reason for the specific configuration Determine a master schedule aligned to the cluster needs 14

15. Planning for: Instructionally Focused Accountability Know that you will need to: Make plans to attend the 5 day TAP training in the summer and let your LT know about this requirement. Understand that Year One is a practice year, where you will be trained to evaluate. During the year the LT will be learning the TAP rubrics and participating in practice evaluations to establish team inter-rater reliability. 15

16. Planning for: Performance-Based Compensation Know that you will need to: Determine a master teacher addendum and a mentor teacher addendum. Determine an amount per teacher for the performance-based incentive award. ( Note: your district usually makes this decision.) Remember, performance-based incentives are paid after the second year of TAP implementation, not during the first year. 16

17. Planning for: Funding Patrice Saucier 17

18. 18 Reallocation/redirection of existing funds Federal Funds – Title I, Title II, IDEA State Funds – 8(g), Education Excellence Funds Local district operational budgets Foundations and private businesses Future …. ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) Race to the Top Teacher Incentive Funds (TIF) Financing TAP:

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20. The TAP Application 20 J TAP Application Year One TAP

21. TAP Year One Application Cover Page: School Profile Worksheet (page 12) Principal’s Commitment Form (page 13) District Commitment Form (page 14) 21 TAP Application Year One TAP

22. 22 TAP Year One Application SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES (page 15) Multiple Career Paths: Master and Mentor Teachers Number, Ratio, Addendum, Contract Days, Number of Clusters for Masters/Mentors, Release time for Mentors TAP Application Year One TAP Questions 1-13

23. 23 Leadership Team How often will it meet and for how long? TAP Application Year One TAP TAP Year One Application SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES (page 15) Questions 14-15

24. 24 TAP Year One Application SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES (page 16) Cluster Groups How many clusters? How will clusters be configured? How much time will be provided? Provide a proposed cluster design. TAP Questions 16-19

25. 25 TAP Year One Application SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES (page 16) Additional FTEs, Replacement Teachers, Specialists Will you hire additional teachers? If so, how many? TAP Application Year One Questions 20-21

26. 26 TAP Year One Application NARRATIVE (page 17) A plan to implement a competitive hiring process. Informing potential candidates of the position (inside and outside of school and district). Determining requirements for master and mentor teachers. Determining members of interview committee. Establishing timeline for the entire process. TAP Recruitment and Hiring of Master and Mentor Teachers

27. 27 TAP Year One Application NARRATIVE (page 17) Explain how you will develop a daily/weekly School Schedule that provides for the appropriate number of cluster meetings and cluster time … and allows you to group career teachers in clusters in meaningful ways that support growth. TAP Scheduling Cluster Meetings

28. 28 TAP Year One Application ATTACHMENTS (page 17) Master/Mentor Teachers Job Descriptions Interview Questions Contract Addendum TAP

29. 29 TAP Year One Application ATTACHMENTS (pages 18 - 21) Proposed TAP Budget TAP Application Year One

30. Review: General Guidelines (page 11) Completed Year One TAP School Applications must be assembled in the following order: Cover Page: School Profile Worksheet Principal Commitment Form District Commitment Form TAP Proposal: Short Answer Responses TAP Proposal: Narrative TAP Proposal: Attachments – Job Descriptions for Master and Mentor Teachers – Interview Questions for Master and Mentor Teachers – Contract Addendums for Master and Mentor Teachers – Budget Worksheets 30 TAP Year One Application TAP

31. General Guidelines, (page 11) Note: All signatures must be in blue ink. TAP Application

32. Email Completed Application and All Attachments to Janet Carroll janet.carroll@la.gov Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2010 Mail ORIGINALS with signatures (in blue ink) to Janet Carroll Louisiana Department of Education Office of Educator Support P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804 32

33. It’s not time to rest…... 33

34. Next Steps……. J 34

35. Suggested Implementation Timeline TAP in 2010-2011 January – March 2010 April 16, 2010 March/April 2010 Handout 35

36. Next Steps for Implementing TAP 36 Activities Person(s) Responsible Target Completion Date Completed Date 1. Determine Number of Master Teachers 2. Determine Number of Mentor Teachers 3. Draft job descriptions, contracts, etc. 4. Replacement Teachers Needed 5. Meet with District HR Handout

37. Summer Training for TAP Leadership Teams Preparing for Success in a TAP School (PSTS) Preparing to Become a Certified TAP Evaluator (PBCTE) 37

38. Everyone wants to know: What is the most important thing you can do to be successful with TAP? The answer is: Follow the TAP Model 38

39. The Paper Don’t tear your paper…….. Teacher Quality Student Achievement 39

40. The Paper……. You can write on your paper, wrinkle your paper, drop coffee on your paper… Just don’t tear your paper…….. Just don’t tear your paper…….. 40 Teacher Quality Student Achievement

41. Good luck to all of you……. 41 April 16, 2010

42. “You have seen what might be... Now go and make it so.” The Spyglass 42