Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement in Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Network Team Institute May 14-17, 2012

Since Last We Met… APPR Guidance, Review Room and TA Conference Pathways to Graduation Governor’s NY Education Reform Commission NAEP Scores Pineapples….. 2

Budget Votes Under the Tax Cap Student learning opportunities lost Job loss Board Elections Without Candidates A Convening of Educators A Transformative Week in NYS… 3

College Instructors and Employers Say… Graduates Are Not Prepared for College and Work Average estimated proportions of recent high school graduates who are not prepared Source: Peter D. Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies, Rising to the Challenge: Are High School Graduates Prepared for College and Work? prepared for Achieve, Inc.,

Higher Education Has Never Mattered More Unemployment Rate By Degree: 2010Median Annual Earnings by Educational Degree: % 5.4% 2.4% 4.0% 7.0% 9.2% 10.3% 14.9% Education pays in higher overall earnings and lower unemployment rates. SOURCE: 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey 5

Readiness for What? 7 of the Top 10 Fastest-Growing Occupations Require a Post-Secondary Degree Education or training level for fastest growing occupations, 2008 to 2018 RankTitleEducation or training level 1Biomedical engineersBachelor's degree 2Network systems analystsBachelor's degree 3Home health aidesShort-term on-the-job training 4Personal and home care aidesShort-term on-the-job training 5Financial examinersBachelor's degree 6Medical scientistsDoctoral degree 7Physician assistantsMaster’s degree 8Skin care specialistsPostsecondary vocational award 9Biochemists and biophysicistsDoctoral degree 10Athletic trainersBachelor's degree Source: Employment Projections Program, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 6

Teacher Effectiveness Matters Three new studies show that having an effective teacher in the classroom makes a difference in student outcomes in the classroom and beyond  The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood (Chetty, Friedman & Rockoff).  The MET Project: Multiple Measures of teaching  Learning Denied: The Case for Equitable Access to Effective Teaching in California’s Largest District. (The Education Trust-West) 7

Regents Reform Agenda A Mandate for an Integrated Approach College and Career Ready Students Highly Effective School Leaders Highly Effective Teachers Implementing Common Core standards and developing curriculum and assessments aligned to these standards to prepare students for success in college and the workplace Building instructional data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals how they can improve their practice in real time Recruiting, developing, retaining, and rewarding effective teachers and principals Turning around the lowest-achieving schools 8

as of 5/7/12; subject to revision 20-25% State-provided growth measures or Student Learning Objectives (SLO) 15-20% Locally-selected measures of student growth or achievement 60% Other Measures - Majority of Points from multiple Observations (teachers) or visits plus surveys and records for principals. State-test based measures if they are different from growth measures List of state- approved 3 rd party tests District, regional or BOCES-developed assessments School-wide measures Student Learning Objectives (for State non-tested subjects) Teacher: Other points: Ind/ Peer Observation*, Student/ Parent Feedback*, Student Work*, Teacher Artifacts* Principal: Other options include goals around teacher effectiveness, learning environment or academic 20 25% 20 15% Teacher: Other points: Individual/Peer Observation*, Student/Parent Feedback*, Student Work*, Teacher Artifacts* * Please refer to the Summary of APPR Revisions : Components of the New APPR 9

Adaptive vs. Technical Work “The difference between an adaptive problem and a technical one is key. There are problems that are just technical. I'm delighted when a car mechanic fixes my car, an orthopedic surgeon gives me back a healed bone, or an internist gives me penicillin and cures my pneumonia. That's a key question: is this a problem that an expert can fix, or is this a problem that is going to require people in the community to change their values, their behavior, or their attitudes? For this problem to be solved, are people going to need to learn new ways of doing business?” -Ronald Heifetz Leadership Without Easy Answers 10

When Does the Work Begin? 11