State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness April 2011 CCSSO Ohio Principal Evaluation System

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Background: Senate Bill 5 (2004): Development of professional educator standards (delineate performance indicators across career stages) Identify guidelines for high quality principal evaluation system SAELP grant

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Design of OPES: ( ) Practioneer based committee Facilitated buy Joe Murphy Examined best practice models: Delaware, Iowa, Jefferson County Kentucky

Ohio Principal Evaluation System School/ Teacher EffectivenessEnterLeave Average School/ Average Teacher50 th Highly Ineffective School/ Highly Ineffective Teacher50 th 3 rd Highly Effective School/ Highly Ineffective Teacher50 th 37 th Highly Ineffective School/ Highly Effective Teacher50 th 63 rd Highly Effective School/ Average Teacher50 th 78 th Highly Effective School/ Highly Effective Teacher50 th 96th Overarching Theme:

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Developed in Field tested in , and third party evaluation Adopted by SBOE fall 2008 Piloted in 19 school districts and 140 schools 2008–2010 Train the trainer with 23 ESC’s RttT – design of a rating rubric to differentiate levels of principal effectiveness ( )

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Structure: Goal setting process: skills and knowledge, student achievement Formative assessment and coaching Summative evaluation based on a performance rating rubric that is standards-based, along with measures of student growth

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Weighting of Components: MeasureWeight Goal Setting and Professional Growth Plan15% Observations of Practice; Evidence & Artifacts30% Measures of Student Growth50% Communication and Professionalism5%

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Evaluation Components: Timelines Late summer or early fall: agreement on goals Collection of evidence and artifacts: ongoing throughout evaluation cycle Mid-year for progress discussions Spring: summative conference followed by summative evaluation forms

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Evaluation Components: Self-assessment on Ohio Standards for Principals and Analysis of Student Learning Goal-Setting & Professional Growth Plan (50% skills & knowledge, 50% student achievement) Formal observation process Coaching and formative assessment Collection of artifacts and evidence indicators

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Summative Evaluation Components: Principal self-assessment Performance scoring rubric for goal setting Communication & professionalism scoring rubric Evaluation rating rubric skills and knowledge Evaluation of student growth measures (TBD)

Ohio Principal Evaluation System Principal Effectiveness Summative Ratings OPES Effectiveness Ratings Ineffective Proficient = Effective for RttT Accomplished = Highly Effective for RttT Distinguished

Ohio Principal Evaluation System State System for Training: Buckeye Association of School Administrators Regional Education Service Centers: Six selected through an RFP process Three training modules that are concurrent with district redesign of principal evaluation systems Detailed training and practice in use of rating rubrics to assure reliability within and across districts (working with SREB on design)