New Teacher Introduction to Evaluation 08/28/2012

Quick look at DESE Requirements Use of TeachPoint Within Evaluation System Today’s Objectives

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 5 Step Evaluation Cycle: Rubrics 10 Part III: Guide to Rubrics Pages 4-5 Rubric is used to assess performance and/or progress toward goals Rubric is used to analyze performance and determine ratings on each Standard and Overall Every educator uses a rubric to self-assess against Performance Standards Professional Practice goals – team and/or individual must be tied to one or more Performance Standards Evidence is collected for Standards and Indicators; rubric should be used to provide feedback

Administrators Instructional Leadership* Management and Operations Family & Community Partnerships Professional Culture Teachers Curriculum, Planning & Assessment* Teaching All Students (Instruction)* Family & Community Engagement Professional Culture * Indicates a “ power standard ” - Educators and leaders MUST be rated Proficient in these standards in order to receive an overall summative performance rating of Proficient. Know the Four Standards The New Standards

Beginning the Process Teacher completes Self-assessment Form Administrator views teacher self-assessment Teacher completes Goal Setting Form Evaluator and teacher complete Educator Plan Form * Handout with detailed process for this school year

S M A R T Goals are... Specific / Strategic Measurable Action-Oriented Rigorous/ Realistic/ Results-Focused Timed and Tracked

Wachusett Regional School District (Fall 2010) Apple Annual Tech Conference (Spring 2011) Developed in Collaboration with Schools

Built to Make the Evaluation Process Effective Flexible can be used with any forms/process Web-based access for teachers and tech. staff

Interaction and collaboration Sharing forms Automated notifications ( ) Teacher reflection/response Promote consistency through monitoring Use the right tools to leverage your effort 100% paperless DESE reporting Secure Built to Make the Evaluation Process Better

MA Regulations (603 CMR 35.00) School committees shall adopt either the Model System designed and regularly updated by the Department, or a locally developed system that is consistent with these principles.... a summative evaluation, in which the evaluator determines an overall rating of educator performance based on the evaluator's professional judgment and an examination of evidence Self-Assessment (Standards, Student Learning) 2a. Goal setting (Student Learning, Prof. Practice) 2b. Educator Plan (Action Plan) 3a. Formative Assessment 3b. Summative Evaluation } Beginning of Year (Oct 1st) -> Ongoing/mid-cycle -> End of cycle

Process Teacher receives TeachPoint and sets up account Teacher logs in, completes self-assessment, turns sharing on Evaluator logs in and views teacher self-assessment Teacher completes Goal Setting Form, evaluator adds Educator Plan Form Evaluator conducts observations and formative/summative evaluation

MA DESE Forms 1. Self-Assessment 2A. Goal setting 2B. Educator Plan Form 3A. Evaluator Record of Evidence 3B. Educator Collection of Evidence 4A. Formative Assessment 4B. Formative Evaluation Report 5. Summative Evaluation 6. Educator Response And Teacher rubric Issues: - too many - rubrics not included Forms are independent of DESE model and contract.

Share forms throughout year Use observations/rubric as motivational tool Build data over time to ease end-of-year burden

- Include MEPID in TeachPoint (employee ID) - Report professional status (end of year) - Overall rating (E, P, NI, U), and for each of 4 standards - Student Feedback (Sept 2013) - Impact on learning (low, moderate, high)... FUTURE REQ. DESE review by Sept. 2013, Use by June 2015 (2 yrs of data) Future DESE Reporting DESE Review

Frequently Asked Questions Who will be evaluating me? What’s my educator plan? What part do I play in my own evaluation process? How do I address concerns I may have about comments made in observations, walk-throughs, formative and/or summative assessments?

Training for Educators will continue at the building level with colleagues, principal and evaluators.