Council of Great City Schools, October 28, 2011 Dr. David Lussier Austin Independent School District 1 Redesigning the Teacher Appraisal System in Austin ISD
Context of AISD 87,000 students 64 % Economically Disadvantaged 30 % English Language Learners 124 schools (including special campuses) 6,100 teachers 2 Austin ISD CGCS (512)
Context of Appraisal in AISD Using statewide PDAS evaluation system 1 out of 5 teachers receives a perfect evaluation 0 out of 8 Domains tied to teacher-level student performance In the past, approximately one-third of teachers evaluated each year because of waivers General agreement that the PDAS system was not tied to district definition of best practice and not directly tied to improvement efforts 3 Austin ISD CGCS (512)
Key Areas of Interest in Redesign Develop an AISD definition of high-quality practice Provide more comprehensive feedback to teachers about their practice Measure student growth using multiple measures (including value-added) Measure performance at the individual, team, and campus levels Consider peer review 4 Austin ISD CGCS (512)
Redesign Process Teacher Incentive Fund served as a catalyst Design team Met throughout SY Team comprised of teachers, administrators, and teacher’s association president Reviewed plans throughout the nation Draft plan posted for public comment School Board approval Identified three schools to pilot in SY Austin ISD CGCS (512)
Key Considerations Measuring performance in non-tested subjects/grade levels Timing of state accountability/VAM reports Appropriate scale of rollout Managing communications Workload of principals Technology solution for data collection Use in termination decisions Inter-rater reliability / training 6 Austin ISD CGCS (512)
AISD Pilot Evaluation 7 Austin ISD CGCS (512)
Next Steps/Challenges Linking evaluation results to targeted professional development The use of student perception surveys (i.e., Tripod) Future of peer observation Separating measures for improvement vs. measures for accountability? 8 Austin ISD CGCS (512)
Contact Information Dr. David Lussier Executive Director, Educator Quality Visit the AISD Evalution Website: atives/compensation/evaluation 9 Austin ISD CGCS (512)