Vermont’s Core Teaching & Leadership Standards

13-member, teacher majority, policy-making board appointed by the Governor What is the VSBPE?

The Board’s purpose is to oversee the training, licensing and professional standards of teachers and administrators. Specifically, the Board has been empowered by the Legislature of the State of Vermont to:  Establish standards, to promote quality and effectiveness across the educator career continuum  Approve educator preparation programs and alternate routes that meet the standards  Oversee and monitor the application and licensing process  Develop a code of professional ethics and act as advisors regarding its interpretation  Adopt regulations and policies (Act 214) What does the VSBPE do?

How are the standards related? Professional Learning Standards Teacher & Leader Evaluation Guidelines Core Leadership Standards Core Teaching Standards Common Core State Standards for school leaders, curriculum directors, professional learning providers for school & district leaders for teachers for students

How can the Core standards support educators today? They provide a new vision for effective practice to empower student learning.

Introduction to the Core Teaching Standards

The VSBPE last adopted teaching standards in They were based on INTASC standards for NEW teachers.

InTASC Teaching Standards Linked to Common Core Students Standards InTASC Teaching Standards Standard 5: CCSS Mathematics Source: CCSSO The InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards: Defining What Effective Teaching Looks Like Today, National Conference on Student Assessment, June 19, 2011

Personalized Learning for Diverse Learners A Stronger Focus on Application of Knowledge and Skills Improved Assessment Literacy A Collaborative Professional Culture New Leadership Roles for Teachers and Administrators New Emphasis of the Standards

Categories of the Core Teaching Standards The Learner and Learning Content Knowledge & Skills Instructional Practice Professional Responsibility

Standard Speed Dates!

With your partner, review your assigned standard to determine what is essential for us to understand. Also, what is most “appealing” about this standard?

When the bell rings, members of the outside circle will rotate to the right to “meet” the next standard and to introduce your new partner to your standard.

With which standard did you have some “chemistry”? Is there any standard that remains a mystery to you? Did anything surprise you? Did you learn anything new? Is there anything you didn’t have a chance to ask or say?

Next Steps

Implementation Plan Year 1: Introduction to InTASC Communication with field Meet with stakeholders Consider implications of InTASC for mentoring and induction & evaluation Begin Rules revisions Develop proposed revisions to licensure & relicensure Year 2: Revisions Revise relicensure process for educators Revise relicensure process for administrators Revise the Level I Licensure Portfolio Revise ROPA requirements Introduce new requirements to field Revise Communication Plan Review InTASC Learning Progressions Year 3: Partial Implementation Educate stakeholders on revisions Provide technical assistance Implement communication plan All educators renewing in 2014 must use new standards Year 4:Full Implementation All candidates entering an approved program use new teaching or leadership standards prior to completion All educators use Core Teaching and Leadership standards to guide practice You Are Here Winter > Summer 2012 Fall 2012 > Summer 2013 Fall 2013 > Summer 2014 Fall 2014 > Summer 2015

Introduction to the Core Leadership Standards

The VSBPE last adopted leadership standards in 1998.

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BROAD ISLCC Standard & Function, as adopted Performance from CCSSO Essential Knowledge from Educational Leadership Constituents Council ELCC (for prep programs) Feedback from experts in the field Page 27

Few school and district leaders can be expected to demonstrate expertise in meeting all of the knowledge and performance indicators.

Distributed Leadership Core Leadership Knowledge & Skills Superintendent Principal Director of Special Education Supervisor Asst Director for Adult Ed Career and Technical Center Director Director of Curriculum

Next Steps

Implementation Plan Year 1: Introduction to InTASC Communication with field Meet with stakeholders Consider implications of InTASC for mentoring and induction & evaluation Begin Rules revisions Develop proposed revisions to licensure & relicensure Year 2: Revisions Revise relicensure process for educators Revise relicensure process for administrators Revise the Level I Licensure Portfolio Revise ROPA requirements Introduce new requirements to field Revise Communication Plan Review InTASC Learning Progressions Year 3: Partial Implementation Educate stakeholders on revisions Provide technical assistance Implement communication plan All educators renewing in 2014 must use new standards Year 4:Full Implementation All candidates entering an approved program use new teaching or leadership standards prior to completion All educators use Core Teaching and Leadership standards to guide practice You Are Here Winter > Summer 2012 Fall 2012 > Summer 2013 Fall 2013 > Summer 2014 Fall 2014 > Summer 2015