Evaluations & Student Growth Measures 2-28-2014, KSMEA Conference Bill Bagshaw, Assistant Director Kayeri Akweks, EPC KSDE, TLA, Evaluations

Federal WAIVER - Principle 3 Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership Implement teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that: Are used for continual improvement of instruction Use at least 3 performance levels Use multiple measures including student growth as significant factor Are used to evaluate on a regular basis Provide clear, timely, and useful feedback Are used to inform personnel decisions The third principle that had to be addressed in the waiver application was around supporting effective instruction and leadership and focused primarily on teacher and principal evaluations. The waiver requirements related to this principle are outlined on this slide.

Evaluation Systems for 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 As of June 3, 2013 – 278 districts have submitted their Assurances Form 267 districts have had their Assurances Form approved 93 districts will be using the KEEP Repository 146 districts will be using vendors 46 districts will be using locally created evaluation systems As of Feb 17, 2014 – Districts are completing their D2 Assurances Form online for 2014- 2015 All Districts must use an evaluation final summative rating for each individual educator evaluation All Districts must include student growth measures in their evaluations

Things to Know

Student Growth Measures: Kansas school districts will include student growth as a significant factor in the evaluation of classroom teachers and building leaders. State approved student growth measures will document the specific amount of student growth attributable to the teacher or building leader between two identified points in time. Multiple measures of student growth (more than one) must be met before an educator can be rated as effective or highly effective. State assessments are one possible measure and are a required measure for all grade levels and content areas that give them. Commercially purchased assessments and locally developed performance assessments may also be used, once they are approved by the KSDE.

KSDE Guidance for school districts: LEAs should use the commercially purchased and locally developed student growth measures they currently have. State assessments are required as given. All grade levels across schools in a district should use the same measures. Local performance assessments should be collaboratively designed, reviewed and used across the district with strict adherence to an inter- rater agreement. Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) or Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) are to be developed with collaborative districtwide teams.

Next steps: All districts will identify student growth measures to be used and provide them to the KSDE (in a format to be determined) by June 30, 2014. A “default list” of student growth measures for LEA reference will be available and posted on the web by May 1, 2014.

2014-2015 All Evaluations

KANSAS Final Summative Evaluation Rating Chosen Instructional Practice Protocol SUMMARY RATING #1 FINAL Summative Evaluation Rating SUMMARY RATING #2 Three Student Growth Measures

Matrix Works with or Without Percentages Matrix Used to Determine Summative Evaluation Rating 1-24-2014.jpg

DRAFT Default List of SGMs DRAFT Default List of Student Growth Measures 1-27-2014.pdf The Draft Default List of SGMS is in progress and will be available by June 1, 2014.

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Questions Bill Bagshaw, Assistant Director KSDE – TLA bbagshaw@ksde.org 785-296-2198 Kayeri Akweks. EPC kakweks@ksde.org 785-296-5140