1. Copyright, 1996 © Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. Cincinnati Public Schools Teacher Evaluation System

2. Agenda n Introductions n Historical Perspective n Overview of the System n Original Compensation Plan n Training and Certification Process n Appeals n Reflections after Implementation n Link to Student Achievement n Next Steps n Questions

3. History of the Teacher Evaluation System n In March 1985, a Peer Evaluation System was established n Contract of 1997 called for the development of a new system n In December 1998, three committees were formed to develop a new system and explore a skills and knowledge compensation system n The three committees formed the Committee of the Whole n The system was field tested in ten schools in 1999 - 2000 n The system was refined and implemented District-wide in 2000 -01

4. Overview of the System n Four Domains – Domain One- Planning for Instruction – Domain Two - Creating an Environment for Learning – Domain Three - Teaching for Learning – Domain Four - Professionalism

5. The Evaluation Process n Comprehensive Evaluation n Teachers placed on Comprehensive Evaluation n Consulting Teacher and Teacher Evaluator n Evaluation Orientation Meeting n Portfolio n Classroom Observations/Final Summary

6. Teaching Categories n Apprentice n Novice n Career n Advanced n Accomplished

7. Career Levels Apprentice n New Teachers n May have provisional teaching license n Non-renewed at the end of year 2 if Novice status is not attained Novice n Must have 2s or better in all domains n Must pass Ohio’s teacher licensing test (Praxis 3) n Non-renewed/terminated at end of year 5 as a Novice if Career status is not attained

8. Career Levels Career n Must have 3s or better in all domains n May remain in category throughout career Advanced n Must have a 4 in Teaching for Learning Domain and a least one other domain; must have at least 3s in the other domains n May remain in category throughout career

9. Career Levels Accomplished n Must have 4s in all Domains n May remain in category throughout career

10. Annual Evaluation n Formative Process n Standards Focus n Professional Development/ Annual Study Groups n One classroom observation with the exception of teachers on steps 16 and 21 n Intervention Process

11. Training of Evaluators n Recognizing and controlling Personal Bias n The Nature of Evidence n Evaluative Criteria n Evaluation of teaching performances using videotapes and “live”episodes n Evaluator Certification Process – Statistics – Reflections and Revisions

12. Appeals Process n Domains One and Four n Domains Two and Three

13. Revisions after Implementation n Four -Year Phase In n Annual Assessment and Annual Study Groups n Hold Harmless Agreement

14. Teacher Evaluation System Link to Student Achievement n Hypothesis n Study n Results

15. Current Reality and Next Steps n Implementation and Revisions n A Compensation link will be negotiated

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