1. What Are We Learning About Evaluating Teachers More Effectively? A District’s Perspective 2012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting and 61st Legislative Work Conference June 24, 2012 Williamsburg, Virginia Andy Baxter Director, Human Capital Strategies Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

2. Start with students. Section 1 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting2

8. We measure what we care about.

10. K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Advanced Beginning

11. Support their teachers. Section 2 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting11

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15. But teachers differ in impact on students. 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting15

16. This difference matters for students later in life. For one year, difference for a student between having a 50 th and 84 th percentile teacher. Difference in lifetime earnings is equivalent to giving each student $4,600. Raises probability of attending college at age 20 by 0.5 percentage points. Decreases probability of teenage pregnancy. http://obs.rc.fas.harvard.edu/chetty/value_added.html 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting16

17. We have not differentiated feedback to teachers. 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting17

18. A new paradigm for human capital Section 3 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting18

19. Targeted recruiting 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting19 Value-Added of Teachers by Undergraduate Institution First 5 Years of Teaching Notes: 4 th -8 th grade math and reading teachers with five or fewer years of experience between 1998- 99 to 2008-09

20. Improving access to top teachers 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting20

21. Development 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting21

22. Feedback 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting22 How am I doing over time? How am I doing with different types of students?

23. In the past, all year-end appraisal. 6/24/2012 2012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 23

24. 24 Classroom Observations Value-Added (Individual, Team, School) Contributions to Professional Learning Communities Student Feedback Content Pedagogy Student Work Now, continuous feedback.

25. Purposeful retention 6/24/2012 2012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 25

26. Percentile of Teacher Value-added Score Compensation 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting26

27. We have learned the hard way. Section 4 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting27

28. They are measuring my performance. 6/24/2012 2012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 28

29. I don’t understand how they get this number. 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting29

30. What am I aiming for? 6/24/2012 2012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 30 Top 1/3 Middle 1/3 Bottom 1/3

31. Everyone seems to hate tests, at least part of the time. 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting31

32. Dancing with the State to the beat of Race to the Top 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting32

33. Remember the status quo 1.In what ways, and to what extent, might principal observations be biased? 2.How reliable are principal observations? (i.e., inter-rater reliability?) 3.How connected are observation results to student achievement results? 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting33

34. Teachers want to be a part of the change 1. 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting34 We asked 9 teams of teachers: 1.Does this measure of teaching effectiveness matter? 2.If so, how do we measure it? 3.Who should measure it? They answered with: 3,912 person-hours of volunteer engagement over 18 months Thoughtful policy recommendations based on research and their experience

35. Conclusion The work is will help students and teachers. It is scary. It is not easy. We will make mistakes. And, we can do it. 6/24/20122012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting35

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38. Contact Information Andy Baxter Director, Human Capital Strategies Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 980-343-1603 andrew.baxter@cms.k12.nc.us 6/24/2012 2012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 38