The New Massachusetts Principal Evaluation Natick Public Schools

For 2012 - 2113 Everyone will start on a Self-Directed Growth Plan. Superintendent is the Primary Evaluator and Supervising Evaluator

Ratings of Overall Administrator Performance Standard 1: Instructional Leadership Standard 2: Management and Operations Standard 3: Family and Community Engagement Standard 4: Professional Culture Attainment of Professional Practice Goal Attainment of Student Learning Goal

Year 1 The process begins with the Administrator completing the Self- Assessment using the district's rubric. Due by September 10th . We must meet by September 15th to establish the Educator Plan. Come with proposed goals. One goal related to improving the Administrator’s own professional practice One goal related to improving student learning *not to be confused with impact on student learning. Two measures SMART – (Specific, Measurable, Action-Oriented, Rigorous and Tracked)

Sample Goals STUDENT LEARNING SMART GOAL - Improve our MCAS Long Composition score average from 13.87 in 2011-2012 (grade 7) to 16.00 (out of 20) in 2012-2013. PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE SMART GOAL

Year 1 Continued Self-Directed Educator Plan: - The goals - Actions needed to obtain goals - Benchmarks to assess progress - Meet with Evaluator by September 15th to develop - Completed and signed by October 1st

Year 1 Continued At least one unannounced observation by November 15th Examples: Staff meetings, team meetings, classroom visitations, walkabouts, conferences with students and teachers Evaluator will provide written feedback within 3-5 days

Year 1 Continued End of Year 1 Formative Evaluation (mid-cycle) The Formative Evaluation report provides written feedback and ratings to the Educator about his/her progress towards attaining the goals and performance towards the Performance Standards and overall Two weeks the before Formative Assessment is due (June 30) the Principal shall provide to the Superintendent evidence

Performance Ratings Exemplary Proficient Needs Improvement Unsatisfactory

Year 2 Continued Work on Goals Continued Data Collection Concludes with Summative Evaluation Report provided by June 1st By May 1st the Administrator will provide to the Superintendent evidence….. The Evaluator determines a rating on each standard and an overall rating based on the Evaluator’s professional judgment, and evidence The professional judgment of the primary evaluator shall determine the overall summative rating that the administrator receives.

Summative Evaluation LET’S REVIEW To be rated Proficient overall, the administrator shall, at minimum, have been rated as Proficient on Standard 1:Instrutional Leadership LET’S REVIEW

Next Step Your final rating determines what type of Educator Plan you will begin the the next year with. To continue with a Two –Year Self-Directed Growth Plan you need to obtain an overall rating of proficient, and after 2013- 14 whose impact on student learning is moderate or high. You will be on a one-year Self-Directed Growth Plan if the impact on student learning is low.

Other Impact of Student Growth will not start until 13-14 Student Feedback in Educator Evaluation – 13-14

Thoughts – School Improvement Requires Strong Leadership Data Teams – Results Oriented that leads to flexible grouping Goals form Ils/Department Heads RTI – Coordinated ___ school is characterized by a well-orchestrated and deliberate system of continuous data collection and analysis that directly informs a continuously responsive and adaptive system of tired instruction.