1. Staff Performance & Appraisal Processes

2. “Teacher quality is the single most important school variable influencing student achievement”

3. Australian Professional Standards for Teachers 1   Know students and how they learn 1.2 Understand how students learn https://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professional-standards-for-teachers/standards/list

4. Key Features of Effective Performance Appraisal • Reflection and goal setting – central to the development of a self-regulated learning capacity and assists to identify what teachers need to do to improve their practice • Professional learning and practice – PL enhances teachers’ knowledge and skills, leading to improved teaching which raises student achievement • Feedback and review - have a strong influence on teachers, increasing job satisfaction and improving teaching practice

5. Teacher performance improves when the following conditions are present: • opportunities for teacher self-reflection and goal setting; • regular classroom observation and the provision of constructive feedback from school leaders or managers and peers; • frequent feedback on classroom performance as an ongoing dialogue not an annual discussion; • shadowing, coaching and mentoring from peers and leaders; • opportunities to contribute to and engage in teamwork, collaboration and action learning with other teachers.

6. Key Features of Effective Performance Appraisal • 1. Reflection and goal setting • Coaching model • Teacher Development Plan

7. "Coaching is unlocking a person's potential to maximise their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them" Tim Gallwey

10. “The school has a strong professional learning program – the coaching and ARM being part of this. I have found the contact I have had with my coach to be very helpful. I feel I can be transparent about my teaching practices and areas of need and I have gained some useful advice and strategies to try, in order to enhance and improve my classroom practice. TCC has regular classroom observations in order to provide feedback and I am sure that the feedback will prove invaluable when it is my turn to be observed.”

11. MassachussettsDept of Elementary & Secondary Education

12. Key Features of Effective Performance Appraisal • 1. Reflection and goal setting • Teacher Development Plans

13. What should be informing a Teacher Development Plan in 2017: • Goals noted on your 2016 ARM documentation or if new/returning staff member, goals noted at the commencement of the year • Recommendations from your ARM panel • AITSL Standards & VIT requirements – • Eg. Standard 6 Engage in Professional learning: • 6.1 Identify and plan professional learning needs • 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice • 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice • 6.4 Apply professional learning and improve student learning • The College’s Vision: • School Improvement Plan • Annual Action Plan

14. Key Features of Effective Performance Appraisal 2. Professional learning and practice

15. Professional Learning: • Coaching & mentoring • Staff and Professional Learning Team meetings • School Action Teams • Faith Development Day • PL days at the commencement of terms • Professional Learning Series (terms 2, 3 & 4) • Annual Conference in December • PL Newsletter each term • Teacher Learning Network • Luceat Lux Vestra Teacher Scholarhship • External PL

16. Key Features of Effective Performance Appraisal 3. Feedback and review

17. Feedback – • Student Feedback Surveys • Peer Observations • Classroom Observations • Annual Review Meeting

20. Self-Reflection Where are the most obvious increases in your data from semester 1 to semester 2? What changes did you make to your practice that may have resulted in this increase? Identify an area/question that has the most obvious decrease. What changes to your practice might you make for 2017? What are the areas of strength for our teachers as a whole? What are the areas of challenge?

21. Feedback – • Peer Observations • Classroom Observations – Coach • - Principal or Principal’s Nominee

24. Classroom Observation Feedback Form

25. Feedback – • Annual Review Meeting

27. Sally, you are to be commended on the following: • Your use of various teaching methodologies to articulate key aspects of the curriculum to students in your care. • Your efforts to incorporate literacy strategies into your curriculum planning. • Your work in reviewing and refining curriculum. • Your willingness to engage in the moderation of work assessments with colleagues. • Your willingness to engage in the coaching process with a view to developing your pedagogy. • Your involvement in the Open Day Committee. • Your engagement in the use of student feedback surveys to inform your practice, planning and the design of activities most appropriate for the students you teach. • Undertaking formal Peer Observation and in doing so strengthening elements of your own teaching practice as well as supporting a colleague to this end. • Undertaking formal Classroom Observation and in doing so strengthening elements of your own teaching practice. • The depth of thought and quality of presentation evident in your 2016 Teacher Development Plan. • The consideration given to meaningful professional learning goals for 2017. • Your dedication and enthusiasm displayed as the Head of ------- and the wonderful support you have provided to students and staff. • Sally, the following recommendations for 2017 are made. • Undertake relevant Professional Learning to further enhance your work as a Middle Leader, particularly in the area of performance management and staff appraisal. • Consider pursuing opportunities, as they arise, to be involved in leading staff development and other project work.

28. Questions?