Principal Level Meetings April 16/17, 2012 Professional Performance Process

2 Outcomes Participants will… Review revised Professional Educator Performance Standards. Review and discuss draft rubrics with revised 4-tiered rating system for Standard V: Learning Environment and Standard VII: Student Academic Progress. Discuss and provide input on Professional Improvement Plans within the 4-tiered rating system. Discuss and provide input on guidelines for the overall evaluation rating.

PPP Revisions Timeline January 6, PPP Work Group January 19, PPP Work Group January 24, PPP Core Committee February 17, PPP Work Group February 21/23, Principal Level Meetings February 23 – March 16 – Principals share draft of revised standards with teachers and collect input February 28, PPP Core Committee March 12/13/15, Articulation Meetings – Principals receive information on 4-tiered rating system, Student Growth Percentiles, and Standard VII: Student Academic Progress – Principals share information with teachers. March 27, PPP Work Group April 16/17, Principal Level Meetings 3

Principal suggested language refinements Teacher suggested language refinements 4

PWCS Professional Educator Performance Standards Revised March

Exploring “Approaching” Standards Work groups identified issues related to addition of “Approaching Standard” –What the language of that tier of the rubric should look like –How/when the “Approaching Standard” tier should be used Scenario Developed for Today –Standard V: Learning Environment 6

Standard V: Learning Environment The professional educator uses resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, positive, safe, student-centered environment that is conducive to learning. Teacher Scenario #1 - Tom 5 th grade teacher/6 th grade math/Algebra I Continuing Contract in 4 th year Positive, personable “Rookie of the Year” End of third year, a little slip in instructional planning and classroom management 7

Supervision and Evaluation Timeline for CC Teacher Within 30 days of beginning of contract: Professional Growth Conference and Plan September – June: Ongoing informal observations, ongoing professional/coaching interactions, PGP review and refinement June 15: PGP review conference held and documented Currently, if a continuing contract teacher is not meeting a standard(s), he/she goes back onto the formal evaluation cycle and will need to receive a Mid-Year Report (signed first by Associate Superintendent) by February 8. 8

Using the Revised Rubric Standard V: Learning Environment (Handout) Read page 1 Questions –What are you seeing in Tom’s classroom? –What is the impact on the student learning? 9

September Walkthrough (5 minutes) October Informal Observation (15 minutes)______ What are you seeing in Tom’s classroom? –Only some students engaged when not directly supervised –? What is the impact on student learning? –Loss of instructional time –? 10

Reflective Conference In your reflective conference the next day, you and Tom talk about what you had observed. You remark that many of the students were off-task. He replied, yes, but they were at least quiet and under control. You show him the rubric of Standard V: Learning Environment and the two of you discuss what “meeting” this standard would look like in the classroom. What should have happened at this reflective conference? What are the critical components of a reflective conference? 11

Using the Revised Rubric Standard V: Learning Environment (Handout) Read page 2 Questions –What are you seeing in Tom’s classroom from these 2 informals and 1 walkthrough? –What is the impact on student learning? –Do you think Tom is truly aware that a problem exists? 12

November 7 Informal Observation (15 minutes) December 2 Informal Observation (15 minutes) December 15 Walkthrough (5 minutes)_________ What are you seeing in Tom’s classroom from these 2 informal observations and 1 walkthrough? –Unacceptable noise level –Lack of clear directions –? What is the impact on student learning? –Learning is not always accessible to some students –Loss of instructional time –? Do you think Tom is truly aware that a problem exists? 13

Table Talk Would you put Tom on a Professional Improvement Plan (PIP) right now? –Discuss, come to consensus, and use clicker 14

Would you put Tom on a Professional Improvement Plan right now? 15 1.Yes 2.No 3.There is not enough data/evidence to make a decision at this time.

Table Talk Looking at the rubric for Standard V: Learning Environment, where would you rate Tom’s performance up to this point? –Discuss, come to consensus, and use clicker 16

Looking at the rubric for Standard V: Learning Environment, where would you rate Tom’s performance up to this point? 17 1.Not Meeting 2.Approaching 3.Meeting 4.Exceeding

Using the Revised Rubric Standard V: Learning Environment (Handout) Read page 3 Questions –During your post-observation conference, how are you going to help Tom make the connection between what he is doing and not doing that is resulting in inconsistent/ ineffective classroom management? – How can you capture this in writing? 18

Over Winter Break, four s from parents January 6 after school, the 5 th grade/6 th grade math/Algebra I team leader January 13 Formal Observation (Full lesson)_____ During your post-observation conference, how are you going to help Tom make the connection between what he is doing and not doing that is resulting in inconsistent/ ineffective classroom management? How can you capture this in writing? 19

Table Talk Your post-observation conference with Tom is on Jan. 17. Would Tom definitely be put on a PIP at this time? –Discuss, come to consensus, and use clicker 20

Your post-observation conference with Tom is on Jan. 17. Would Tom definitely be put on a PIP at this time? 21 1.Yes 2.No

Table Talk You placed Tom on a PIP. Less than 3 weeks later, you are completing his Mid- Year Report. What rating will you give him for Standard V: Learning Environment? –Discuss, come to consensus, and use clicker 22

You placed Tom on a PIP. Less than 3 weeks later, you are completing his Mid-Year Report. What rating will you give him for Standard V: Learning Environment? 23 1.Not Meeting 2.Approaching

Table Talk Should you give the rating of “Approaching” a standard to a teacher without putting him/her on a PIP? –Discuss, come to consensus, and use clicker 24

Should you give the rating of “Approaching” a standard to a teacher without putting him/her on a PIP? 25 1.Yes 2.No

Table Talk For how long should you be able to give a teacher the rating of “Approaching” for the same standard? –Discuss, come to consensus, and use clicker 26

For how long should you be able to give a teacher the rating of “Approaching” for the same standard? 27 1.Indefinitely 2.Only for one of the evaluation reports (e.g. “Approaching” a standard on the Mid-Year Report should be either “Not Meeting” or “Meeting” by the Summative Report) 3.For one full year

Achievement of Outcomes Review and discuss draft rubrics with revised 4-tiered rating system for Standard V: Learning Environment and Standard VII: Student Academic Progress. Discuss and provide input on Professional Improvement Plans within the 4-tiered rating system. 28

Standard VII: Student Academic Progress Read the draft rubric of Standard VII: Student Academic Progress. Read Teacher Scenario #2. Using the rubric discuss with your table or partner rate where you would rate this teacher on Standard VII. 29

What rating should the teacher in scenario #2 receive for Standard VII? 30 1.Not Meeting 2.Approaching 3.Meeting

Input on Rubrics Please send any suggestions regarding the rubrics on yellow sheet to Jennifer Cassata by May 4,

Guidelines for Overall Evaluation Rating How do the individual standard ratings add up to the overall evaluation rating? E.g. Could “Not meeting” one standard result in an overall evaluation rating of “Not meeting?” 32

We Value Your and Your Teachers’ Input Please meet with your leadership team or another group of teachers and provide answers to the questions on the Input on PPP Guidelines orange sheet in your folder. Please send this completed paper to Natalie Bonshire by May 4, All of your input from today and in the future will be used to make refinements to the PPP. 33

Thank You! 34