What Are We Learning About Evaluating Teachers More Effectively? A District’s Perspective 2012 Southern Regional Education Board Meeting and 61st Legislative Work Conference June 24, 2012 Williamsburg, Virginia Andy Baxter Director, Human Capital Strategies Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Start with students. Section 1 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting2
We measure what we care about.
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Support their teachers. Section 2 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting11
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But teachers differ in impact on students. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting15
This difference matters for students later in life. For one year, difference for a student between having a 50 th and 84 th percentile teacher. Difference in lifetime earnings is equivalent to giving each student $4,600. Raises probability of attending college at age 20 by 0.5 percentage points. Decreases probability of teenage pregnancy. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting16
We have not differentiated feedback to teachers. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting17
A new paradigm for human capital Section 3 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting18
Targeted recruiting 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting19 Value-Added of Teachers by Undergraduate Institution First 5 Years of Teaching Notes: 4 th -8 th grade math and reading teachers with five or fewer years of experience between to
Improving access to top teachers 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting20
Development 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting21
Feedback 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting22 How am I doing over time? How am I doing with different types of students?
In the past, all year-end appraisal. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 23
24 Classroom Observations Value-Added (Individual, Team, School) Contributions to Professional Learning Communities Student Feedback Content Pedagogy Student Work Now, continuous feedback.
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Percentile of Teacher Value-added Score Compensation 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting26
We have learned the hard way. Section 4 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting27
They are measuring my performance. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 28
I don’t understand how they get this number. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting29
What am I aiming for? 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 30 Top 1/3 Middle 1/3 Bottom 1/3
Everyone seems to hate tests, at least part of the time. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting31
Dancing with the State to the beat of Race to the Top 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting32
Remember the status quo 1.In what ways, and to what extent, might principal observations be biased? 2.How reliable are principal observations? (i.e., inter-rater reliability?) 3.How connected are observation results to student achievement results? 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting33
Teachers want to be a part of the change 1. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting34 We asked 9 teams of teachers: 1.Does this measure of teaching effectiveness matter? 2.If so, how do we measure it? 3.Who should measure it? They answered with: 3,912 person-hours of volunteer engagement over 18 months Thoughtful policy recommendations based on research and their experience
Conclusion The work is will help students and teachers. It is scary. It is not easy. We will make mistakes. And, we can do it. 6/24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting35
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Contact Information Andy Baxter Director, Human Capital Strategies Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools /24/ Southern Regional Education Board Meeting 38