TEACHER KEYS EFFECTIVENESS SYSTEM (TKES)

WHY TKES? HOUSE BILL 244 Passed during 2013 legislative session Mandates use of single, state-wide evaluation system for teachers Optimize teacher quality Optimize student learning

PRIMARY PURPOSES Optimize student learning and growth Improve the quality of classroom instruction Support the continuous growth of teachers

TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS METHOD (TEMS) 3 Components: Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards Students growth and Academic Achievement Surveys of Instructional Practice

TEACHER ASSESSMENT ON PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (TAPS) FIVE DOMAINS: Planning, Instructional Delivery, Assessment of and for Learning, Learning Environment, Professionalism and Communication

TEN STANDARDS Professional Knowledge Instructional Planning Instructional Strategies Differentiated Instruction Assessment Strategies Assessment Uses Positive Learning Environment Academically Challenging Environment Professionalism Communication

RATING PERFORMANCE EXEMPLARY PROFICIENT NEEDS DEVELOPMENT INEFFECTIVE

TAPS PROCESS Orientation Familiarization Self-Assessment Pre-Evaluation Conference Observation and Collection Formative Assessment and Mid-Year Evaluation Conference Summative Assessment and Summative Evaluation

TAPS MANAGEMENT Electronic Platform: houses all records and resources for TKES Supports dialogue between principals and teachers Produces reports on usage and completion of process steps

GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT Based on GROWTH, NOT academic scores Students growth is based on the IMPACT of your teaching

THE BOTTOM LINE “For every one of us that succeeds, it is because there is somebody there to show you the way out. For me, it was teachers and school.” Ophrah Winfrey