Connecticut PEAC meeting

2 Today’s meeting Discussion of draft principal evaluation guidelines (1 hour) Evaluation and support system document (15 minutes) Implementation timeline and working groups (30 minutes) Next steps

3 Discussion of draft principal evaluation guidelines

Great leaders = Great schools Recommended Principal Evaluation Guidelines for CT February 6, 2012

2011 © New Leaders | 5 Overview of Proposed Guidelines

2011 © New Leaders | 6 Weights in Evaluation Models TEACHERSPRINCIPALS Multiple student learning measures45%Multiple student learning measures Whole-school student learning indicators or student feedback 5%Teacher effectiveness outcomes Observations of teacher performance and practice 40%Observations of principal performance and practice Peer or parent feedback surveys10%Staff, community, and/or student feedback surveys

2011 © New Leaders | 7 CT Leadership Standards – Draft 1: Vision, Mission, and Goals: Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by guiding the development and implementation of a shared vision of learning, a strong organizational mission, and high expectations for student performance. 2: Teaching and Learning: Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by monitoring and continuously improving teaching and learning. 3: Organizational Systems and Safety: Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by managing organizational systems and resources for a safe, high-performing learning environment. 4: Families and Stakeholders: Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by collaborating with families and stakeholders to respond to diverse community interests and needs and to mobilize community resources. 5: Ethics and Integrity: Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students by being ethical and acting with integrity. 6: The Education System: Education leaders ensure the success and achievement of all students and advocate for their students, faculty and staff needs by influencing systems of political, social, economic, legal, and cultural contexts affecting education.

2011 © New Leaders | 8 Centrality of Standards in Evaluation System PRINCIPALS Multiple student learning measures 45% Teacher effectiveness outcomes 5% Observations of principal performance and practice 40% Staff, community, and/or student feedback surveys 10% Standard 2: Teaching and Learning 1: Vision, Mission, and Goals 3: Organizational Systems and Safety 4: Families and Stakeholders 5: Ethics and Integrity 6: The Education System

2011 © New Leaders | 9 Elements of Evaluation

2011 © New Leaders | 10 Student Learning (45%) Half of the student learning element based on the state test Recommended Additional Guidelines: For state test portion of student learning, weight growth measures more heavily than attainment For locally developed measures, establish approved set of options for districts to choose Recommended Guidance from State: Provide guidance to districts to include non-test measures of student graduation or grade progression for secondary schools not demonstrating high graduation rates Provide guidance around using local measures to extend grade levels and subjects covered as possible

2011 © New Leaders | 11 Examples of Approved Measures Potential Local District Measures State tests and end-of-course exams ACT/SAT suites of assessments “Off the shelf” assessments approved for district-wide use (e.g. NWEA, DIBELS) AP/IB/NIC suites of assessments Graduation Postsecondary matriculation, persistence, placement Completion/success in advanced coursework, including dual enrollment 9 th grade to 10 th grade promotion rate / 9 th grade retention rate

2011 © New Leaders | 12 Teacher Effectiveness (5%) Opportunity for district innovation Possible Measures: Growth in the percentage of teachers making adequate growth in student achievement Differing strategies for teachers at differing levels of effectiveness OR increased retention of effective and highly effective teachers Principal success in improving teachers effectiveness (though this can be challenging to operationalize)

2011 © New Leaders | 13 Principal Practice (40%) & Survey Feedback (10%) Based on the six performance expectations in CT Leadership Standards Include a focus on all practices around teacher quality and teacher evaluation 1: Vision, Mission, and Goals 2: Teaching and Learning 3: Organizational Systems and Safety 4: Families and Stakeholders 5: Ethics and Integrity 6: The Education System 40%Observations of principal performance and practice 10%Staff, community, and/or student feedback surveys

2011 © New Leaders | 14 Tools for Principal Practice Evaluation Connecticut Leadership Standards Principal Practice Rubric School Observation Tools Staff, Community, Student Surveys Non-Achievement School Data Including clear examples of evidence 10%40%

2011 © New Leaders | 15 Other Guidelines

2011 © New Leaders | 16 Other Guidelines State model developed as default, with rigorous process for local opt-out 4 rating levels Annual reviews for all principals Evaluations that provide principals with useful feedback and results linked to professional development Strong training for evaluators A statewide committee (like PEAC) that meets regularly to provide implementation guidance Pilot process or staggered implementation

17 Evaluation and support system document

Evaluation and support system requirements 1.4-level rating system 2.High quality observations of performance and practice 3.Multiple student learning indicators 4.Other evaluation components 5.Training for all evaluators 6.Evaluation-based professional development 18

19 Implementation timeline and working groups

JanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJuly Draft Timeline: Winter-Summer State model adopted by state board Working groups begin developing state models and implementation plans Districts apply for voluntary pilot program State board adopts core guidelines for district systems Training for all evaluators

Fall 2012Winter Spring 2013Summer 2013Fall 2013 Draft Timeline: Fall 2012-Fall Additional state training for evaluators February - Working groups convene and begin developing state models & implementation plans through June Districts plans are submitted to CSDE for review/approval Voluntary pilot program begins Full-scale statewide implementation starts Districts not participating in pilot plan and develop local systems

Working groups  Four working groups to be formed in February: 1. Implementation working group to start discussions of voluntary pilot program, evaluator training, state reviews of district applications, etc. 2. Teacher evaluation state model working group 3. Principal evaluation state model working group 4. Pupil services state model working group  Please John to let him know which group you’d like to be on 22

23 Next steps

 Goals for February: → Finalize teacher and principal evaluation core guidelines → Launch implementation working group to start discussions of voluntary pilot program, evaluator training, state reviews of district applications, etc. → Launch state model working groups  Potential dates for next PEAC meeting: February 27 or 28? 24

Contact Information  John Luczak → →  Adam Petkun → →