1. Rhode Island Model Educator Performance and Support System Training

2. 2 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Introductions Please introduce yourself to your tablemates. At your seat you will find an entrance slip. Please complete the entrance slip. We will do our best to answer each question before we leave today. Entrance Slip What EPSS question do you want answered today?

3. 3 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Norms and Expectations Equity of voice Active listening Safety to share different perspectives Confidentiality Respectful use of technology Parking Lot Others? Norms Expectations Resources RIDE website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/ Evaluation email: EdEval@ride.ri.govEdEval@ride.ri.gov We expect that you will leave here today with a better understanding of EPSS and the ‘new look’ of the reporting forms. We expect that you will leave here with the necessary skills and tools to bring this training back to your district.

4. 4 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Training Overview Recommended Participants: Principals and other building administrators, other staff assisting in evaluation process Content Overview: The purpose of these sessions is to prepare school leaders to how use the EPSS to manage and monitor the evaluation process at the school level. The session will include hands-on practice in the system. Each session will cover the following topics:  Using the EPSS to evaluate teachers and support professionals (will highlight key system improvements for SY 2013-14)  Evaluation component organization  Teacher-initiated forms: completion, submission and approval  Evaluator-initiated forms: completion, submission and approval  Uploading and managing evaluation artifacts  Reporting at the building level  Working with your District Configuration Administrator to update your evaluation caseload  Working with your SSO Administrator to add or remove staff  Setting up EPSS trainings in the EPSS sandbox

5. 5 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Training Tools We have given you the link to the training site along will log in and password information. In mid-August you will have your own set of usernames and passwords to the training site.

6. 6 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Overview of Your Evaluation Dashboard Check your own Evaluation Type!

7. 7 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Overview of Your Caseload Dashboard

8. 8 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Same Forms…..New Look…. Better Functionality

9. 9 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Beginning of the Year Conference Form

10. 10 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Professional Growth Plan

11. 11 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Introducing Zero-Instance Components Zero Instance Components are forms such as Self assessment Additional PGG- Professional Growth Goals Additional SLOS- First two will populate into the evaluation profile SOO-Student Outcome Objectives if deemed appropriate. Additional observations if needed Performance Improvement Plans PIP Principal will have access to Zero Instance Components through the Config. Admin tab. How to add zero instance forms: Config. Admin tab User Components link User –type in teacher name shows all of the components assigned to that teacher. Change the number using the arrow keys to add a form. Click and this will automatically add the form to the teacher’s profile.

12. 12 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Let’s Add a PGG! 1. 2. 3.

13. 13 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Student Learning Objectives **New Procedure for SLO approval**

14. 14 EPSS Training Summer 2013 The Scratch Pad Using the Scratch Pad Accessing the scratch pad Time/Date Stamp Filters Reset Save Delete Press enter to save Save scratch pad notes offline Filtering Option…. By form… By User…. Or All….

15. 15 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Classroom Observation Form

16. 16 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Mid-Year Year Conference Form

17. 17 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Year-End Scoring Forms

18. 18 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Professional Foundations Form

19. 19 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Student Learning Objectives Scoring Form

20. 20 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Final Effectiveness Rating Report/ End of the Year Conference

21. 21 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Performance Improvement Plan –Zero Instance Form

22. 22 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Student Outcome Objective-Zero Instance Form Support Professional Online Training Modules and Guidebooks available on the RIDE website.

23. 23 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Teacher Self-Assessment- Zero Instance Form

24. 24 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Uploading Artifacts

25. 25 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Uploading Artifacts to EPSS

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34. 34 EPSS Training Summer 2013 * As an evaluator you may view any artifact, but you may only delete artifacts that you have uploaded. Your teachers may only delete artifacts they have uploaded. *

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36. 36 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Uploaded and aligned artifacts can be seen in the artifact files page and in any form in which they have been aligned.

37. 37 EPSS Training Summer 2013 EPSS Support EPSS Help Desk Guides Searchable Database Help Tickets

38. 38 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Running Reports Overview of what reports can be run and why.

39. 39 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Running Reports in EPSS

40. 40 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Caseload Detail View

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49. 49 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Rubric Explorer Reports

50. 50 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Rubric Explorer Reports

51. 51 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Choose what part of the rubric you wish to examine. Check the box next to Include In-Progress so all observations whether finalized or not will be included. Rubric Explorer Reports When you run this report change the start date and end date to last school year. From the Users Tab you can choose for which teachers or teacher you want to run the report.

52. 52 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Rubric Explorer Reports

53. 53 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Hover over each component score to see who on your caseload received that score. Rubric Explorer Reports

54. 54 EPSS Training Summer 2013 You can also view/print in PDF or Excel Worksheet Format. Rubric Explorer Reports

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57. 57 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Rubric Explorer Reports

58. 58 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Now you can compare observation one scores with observation two scores. This is GREAT for planning PD! Rubric Explorer Reports

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61. 61 EPSS Training Summer 2013 Trend Explorer Reports

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67. 67 EPSS Training Summer 2013 67 Final Evaluation Data Summary Report

68. 68 EPSS Training Summer 2013 68 Teacher names would be here.