1. PDAS Update Training
“The goal of PDAS is to improve student performance through the professional development of teachers.”
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2. Timelines Local Decision TSR TINA Performance Level Decisions
Agenda
Timelines
Local Decision
TSR
TINA
Performance Level Decisions
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3. APPRAISAL PERIOD TIME LINE
SCHOOL CALENDAR YEAR
First 12 weeks
Second 12 weeks
Third 12 weeks
Last 15 Days of INSTR.
Teacher
Orientation
Within 1st 3 weeks
Observations no earlier than 3 weeks after
Teacher Self-Report-I
No later than three weeks after orientation.
TEACHER SELF-REPORT II & III
At least two weeks prior to summative conference
Formal Observations
Minimum of 45 minutes or shorter segments
Written summary within 10 working days
Advanced notice may be given/NOT REQUIRED
Follow district APPRAISAL CALENDAR
May have pre or post conference at request of Teacher or Appraiser
WALK-THROUGH VISITS
To be used at the discretion of the appraiser
Documentation shared with teacher within 10 days
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ADDITIONAL TIME LINE ISSUES
Teacher Response
Within 10 working days (Appraiser may extend to 15)
May rebut or request 2nd appraisal within 10 working days after receiving any documentation
SUMMATIVE ANNUAL REPORT
5 working days before conference
No later than 15 working days before last day of instruction
Observation Summary
Walk-through documentation
Third party/Teacher documentation
TSR I, II, III
SUMMATIVE CONFERENCE
No later than 15 working days before last day of instruction
May be waived in writing by Teacher, NOT APPRAISER.
If Appraiser is not administrator on campus, principal/asst. principal or designated supervisory staff will participate.

4. Timelines Orientation Your expectations Campus/district focus Duties
All teachers on campus should receive orientation.
It has to be done within the 1st 3 weeks; it can be before students arrive.
Topics to cover:
Your expectations
Campus/district focus
Duties
Classroom performance
Teacher Self-Report (Parts I, II, and III)
Conferences: pre/post and summative
It should be a Standardized/uniform/consistent message to all of your teachers.
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5. Timelines Teacher Self-Report Walkthroughs Formal observations
Part I is due within 3 weeks of the orientation.
Parts II and III are due at least 2 weeks before the summative conference.
Walkthroughs
Should begin the first day of instruction and continue through the final day of instruction.
Formal observations
Earlier is better.
Completing observations and conferences in the fall can direct professional development for rest of year.
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6. Timelines Locally Adopted Calendar Documentation
Know your local calendar; it should be covered in staff orientation.
Follow your local calendar.
Documentation
Teachers must be notified within 10 days of you receiving information that will affect their appraisal.
When documenting it is best to document the date received and the date of teacher notification.
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7. Timelines Summative Conference
Give yourself a buffer; complete all summatives well before the deadline.
Earlier is better, especially in cases where a 2nd appraisal is requested.
There should not be any surprises in the summative conference.
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8. Timelines What if you fail to follow any part of the timeline?
The PDAS system has two main goals: professional development and appraisal. Teachers and appraisers are encouraged to complete the appraisal process, even when timelines are broken, because the system can still contribute to professional development, especially through completion of the Teacher Self-Report (TSR) and the annual summative appraisal. However, when timelines are not adhered to, the appraisal cannot be used for employment decisions.
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9. Local Decisions Local Policy Board must approve Appraisal policy
Local calendar
2nd appraisal process
Grievance policy
All appraisers in district
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10. Local Decisions Who should be appraised using PDAS?
PDAS was designed to evaluate classroom teachers. Other education professionals must be evaluated annually; however, they do not have to be evaluated with PDAS. A district may develop an appraisal system for these educators or modify other systems so long as the job requirements of that group are addressed. If the educator is the teacher of record for at least one class they must be appraised using PDAS or a locally developed teacher appraisal.
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11. Local Decisions
What is a teacher’s recourse if he/she does not agree with his/her appraisal?
Within 10 working days after receiving an Observations Summary or a Summative Annual Appraisal a teacher has two options if he/she does not agree with the report.
A written response or rebuttal may be submitted which becomes a part of the teacher’s appraisal; or
A 2nd observation can be requested in writing.
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12. Local Decisions 2nd appraisals
How are 2nd appraisals initiated and weighted with the initial appraisal in your district? This will be in your district’s local appraisal policy.
The following will be included in the 2nd appraisal: a 45 minute observation (or equivalent amount of time in shorter segments), scoring of all domains, cumulative documentation collected by the first appraiser, particularly in Domains VI, VII, and VIII, and any walk-through documentation that are used to score any or all domains.
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13. Teacher Self-Report
Gives the teacher an opportunity to have input into his/her appraisal process.
Serves as a platform to align instruction.
Is a reflective tool.
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14. Teacher Self-Report TSR I
The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) objectives listed in Section I of the TSR are skills embedded in all learning. All grades and subjects teach or reinforce some of all of these skills within the context of the respective curriculum and at the appropriate level for the assigned students.
It can be revised during the school year as needed. This must be done at least 2 weeks prior to the Summative Annual Conference.
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15. Teacher Self-Report
Parts II and III of the TSR give the teacher an opportunity to give his/her appraiser additional information about his/her efforts to improve the students’ performance.
TSR Parts II and III should connect to the Campus Improvement Plan and this should be communicated to the teachers during orientation.
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16. Teacher Self-Report
The appraiser should use the TSR as one piece of the data in completing the Summative Annual Appraisal.
The TSR should also help to drive all of the appraisal conferences, especially the summative conference.
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17. Teacher In Need of Assistance
When do you use a TINA?
Commissioner’s Rules (a) (1) a teacher who is evaluated as unsatisfactory in one or more domains; or (2) a teacher who is evaluated as below expectations in two or more domains.
TINA’s can also be developed for a teacher at the discretion of the appraiser when the appraiser has evidence that would potentially produce an evaluation rating of below expectations or unsatisfactory.
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18. Teacher In Need of Assistance
Documentation needs to include the following:
Date: Date of occurrence, date of notification of the teacher
Facts (who, what, when, where)
Explicit (as it relates to language used in the PDAS framework)
Behavior observed
Valid source (must be verified when data is coming form a 3rd party)
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19. Teacher In Need of Assistance
Development of the TINA must include:
A partnership between the teacher and appraiser.
Focus on the Domain(s) that designate the teacher as a Teacher In Need of Assistance.
Professional Development activities and dates for completion.
Evidence that will be used to determine that professional development activities have been completed.
Directives for changes in teacher behavior and timelines.
Evidence that will be used to determine if teacher behavior has changed.
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20. Teacher In Need of Assistance
When a teacher needs to be placed on a TINA, earlier is better.
Get it started as early as possible to give opportunity for growth.
At the first sign that there might be a problem, get involved.
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21. Teacher In Need of Assistance
When developing the intervention plan it shall:
include options for professional development activities designed to enhance teacher proficiency.
At least one option shall not place significant financial burden on either the teacher or the school district.
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22. Performance Level Decisions
Communicating Expectations
Needs to happen when teachers report through their final work day.
Constant, clear, concise.
Two-way, get teachers’ input.
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23. Performance Level Decisions
Pre and Post conferences
Pre- should be two way and used to communicate expectations of the appraiser and teacher.
Post- should be used for feedback, growth, and planning.
Every teacher should be given both pre and post conferences, the more communication the better.
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24. Performance Level Decisions
Proficient Standard is defined under PDAS as:
The four performance levels under PDAS (Exceeds Expectations, Proficient, Below Expectations, and Unsatisfactory) are defined in terms of the impact on student learning. In other words, what is the impact on student learning and how often and with how many students does the positive impact on learning occur? Since the goal of PDAS is to enhance the learning of all students, the “proficient” level is a high standard of performance. Teaching behaviors that result in considerable impact on student learning and which are demonstrated a high percentage of the time and with a high percentage of students (80-89%) is ‘proficient.’ Words associated with ‘proficient’ teaching behaviors or the rating of ‘proficient’ are: skillful, experienced, masterful, well-advanced, and knowledgeable.
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25. Performance Level Decisions
Using inference is acceptable in the following cases:
It can be applied to Domains I, II, III, IV, V, VII, and VIII (except Criteria 10).
You can infer proficient in only one criteria out of a domain if 80% of the other criteria in the domain are proficient or better.
All of Domain VII can be inferred if there is no evidence otherwise.
None of Domain VI can be inferred.
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26. Performance Level Decisions
Decisions should be based on:
Critical Attributes
Quality
Quantity
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27. Performance Level Decisions
Quality Scoring Standards
S trength
I mpact
V ariety
A lignment
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28. Performance Level Decisions
Strength
Thinking at high cognitive levels
Depth & Complexity
Significant Content
Connecting within/across disciplines & work/life applications
Effective, clear & substantive
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29. Performance Level Decisions
Impact
Promotes student success
Effective use of assessments
Data-driven decision making
Responsibility
Reflection
Challenging
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30. Performance Level Decisions
Variety
Varied student characteristics
Differentiated instruction
Support strategies & services
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31. Performance Level Decisions
Alignment
Curriculum, instruction and assessment aligned with TEKS & district objectives
Targeted instruction
Congruent
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32. Performance Level Decisions
Quantity
Can you see it?
Did it happen?
How often?
How many students?
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