New Teacher Introduction to Evaluation 08 28 2012 Today s

New Teacher Introduction to Evaluation 08/28/2012

Today’s Objectives • Quick look at DESE Requirements • Use of Teach. Point Within Evaluation System

5 Step Evaluation Cycle: Rubrics Every educator uses a rubric to self-assess against Performance Standards Professional Practice goals – team and/or individual must be tied to one or more Performance Standards Rubric is used to analyze performance and determine ratings on each Standard and Overall Rubric is used to assess performance and/or progress toward goals Part III: Guide to Rubrics Pages 4 -5 Evidence is collected for Standards and Indicators; rubric should be used 10 to provide feedback Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Know the Four Standards The New Standards Administrators • Instructional Leadership* • Management and Operations • Family & Community Partnerships • Professional Culture Teachers • Curriculum, Planning & Assessment* • Teaching All Students (Instruction)* • Family & Community Engagement • Professional Culture * Indicates a “power standard”receive an overallleaders MUST be rated Proficient - Educators and in these standards in order to summative performance rating of Proficient.

Beginning the Process • • Teacher completes Self-assessment Form Administrator views teacher self-assessment Teacher completes Goal Setting Form Evaluator and teacher complete Educator Plan Form * Handout with detailed process for this school year

S M A R T Goals are. . . Specific / Strategic Measurable Action-Oriented Rigorous/ Realistic/ Results-Focused Timed and Tracked

Developed in Collaboration with Schools • Wachusett Regional School District (Fall 2010) • Apple Annual Tech Conference (Spring 2011)

Built to Make the Evaluation Process Effective • Flexible can be used with any forms/process • Web-based access for teachers and tech. staff

Built to Make the Evaluation Process Better Interaction and collaboration • Sharing forms • Automated notifications (email) • Teacher reflection/response Promote consistency through monitoring Use the right tools to leverage your effort • 100% paperless • DESE reporting • Secure

MA Regulations (603 CMR 35. 00) School committees shall adopt either the Model System designed and regularly updated by the Department, or a locally developed system that is consistent with these principles. 1. Self-Assessment (Standards, Student Learning) 2 a. Goal setting (Student Learning, Prof. Practice) 2 b. Educator Plan (Action Plan) } Beginning of Year (Oct 1 st) 3 a. Formative Assessment -> Ongoing/mid-cycle 3 b. Summative Evaluation -> End of cycle. . . a summative evaluation, in which the evaluator determines an overall rating of educator performance based on the evaluator's professional judgment and an examination of evidence. . .

Process • Teacher receives Teach. Point email and sets up account • Teacher logs in, completes self-assessment, turns sharing on • • • Evaluator logs in and views teacher self-assessment Teacher completes Goal Setting Form, evaluator adds Educator Plan Form Evaluator conducts observations and formative/summative evaluation

MA DESE Forms Issues: - too many - rubrics not included 1. Self-Assessment 2 A. Goal setting 2 B. Educator Plan Form 3 A. Evaluator Record of Evidence 3 B. Educator Collection of Evidence 4 A. Formative Assessment 4 B. Formative Evaluation Report 5. Summative Evaluation 6. Educator Response Forms are And Teacher rubric independent of DESE model and contract.

Share forms throughout year • Use observations/rubric as motivational tool • Build data over time to ease end-of-year burden

DESE Review DESE Reporting - Include MEPID in Teach. Point (employee ID) - Report professional status (end of year) - Overall rating (E, P, NI, U), and for each of 4 standards Future - Student Feedback (Sept 2013) - Impact on learning (low, moderate, high). . . FUTURE REQ. DESE review by Sept. 2013, Use by June 2015 (2 yrs of data)

Frequently Asked Questions Who will be evaluating me? What’s my educator plan? What part do I play in my own evaluation process? How do I address concerns I may have about comments made in observations, walk-throughs, formative and/or summative assessments?

Training for Educators will continue at the building level with colleagues, principal and evaluators.