Teacher Evaluation System

1. Teacher Evaluation System LSKD Site Administrator Training August 6, 2014

2. LKSD Committee • 4 Teachers • 4 Principals • 2 Classified Staff • 2 Board Members • 2 District Administrators • 2 Facilitators

3. Evaluation Training Components • Background information: NCLB Flexibility Waiver • COMPONENT 1: Teacher Performance Evaluation • COMPONENT 2: Student Learning Measures • COMPONENT 3: Evaluation Outcomes

4. NCLB Flexibility Waiver • Adopted by State Board, June 2013 • Eliminated AYP Rating system • New Standards for Language Arts and Math • New Student Assessment System • New School Accountability/Rating system • (ASPI Score, Star Ratings, Priority/Focus Schools) • New Educator Evaluation system

5. Educator Evaluation System • Based on current State Teaching Standards • Incorporates State Cultural Standards • Addition of ‘Student Learning Measure’ Standard • Requires a summary “Level of Support” designation • Requires a summary “Overall Rating” for state/federal reporting purposes

7. Evaluation Training Components • Background information: NCLB Flexibility Waiver • COMPONENT 1: Teacher Performance Evaluation • COMPONENT 2: Student Learning Measures • COMPONENT 3: Evaluation Outcomes

8. Educator Evaluation Requirements Results & Actions Evaluation Components Information Sources Performance Rating on each of the eight (8) standards. • Unsatisfactory • Basic • Proficient • Exemplary Unsatisfactory on 1 or more standard Plan of Improvement Understanding Student Needs Differentiation District Support OR Plan of Professional Growth (optional) Basic on 2 or more standards Content Knowledge & Instruction Cultural Standards Assessment Proficient or higher on 7 standards and basic or higher on 1 standard. __________ Exceeds the districts performance standards (as determined by the district) Professional Learning Focus for district & teacher. ________ Annual Evaluation Alternative for the following school year (as determined by the district) Learning Environment Family & Community Professional Practice Student Learning Standard • Observations (district may select a nationally recognized framework approved by the department) • Information from parents, students, etc. • Other information (as determined by the district) *Two to four valid, reliable measures of student growth includingstatewide assessments

9. Performance EvaluationTASK LIST • Consider evaluation models ✔ • Review/revise Indicators and rubrics ✔ • Cross-walk with state teaching standards ✔ • Incorporate Cultural Standards ✔ • Include evaluation input from teachers, parents, students ✔ • Develop ‘rules’ to determine domain ratings ✔ • External Validation and Consultation ✔

10. Evaluation Training Components • Background information: NCLB Flexibility Waiver • COMPONENT 1: Teacher Performance Evaluation • COMPONENT 2: Student Learning Measures • COMPONENT 3: Evaluation Outcomes

11. Student Learning Data • Assessments: list of assessments for use ✔ • Student Learning Objectives model ✔ • Value-Added model ✔ • Develop scoring index, values ✔ • Develop ‘rules’ for calculating Student Learning Data ✔

12. Student Learning Measures:Guidance Document • Placeholder

13. Student Learning Measures • Domain 4 of LKSD Evaluation Form • Guidance Document in draft form (Dr. Whitely) • Key Decisions: • All teachers use 3 measures • State Assessment (AMP) • District identified normed assessment (ex: MAPS, Aimsweb) • Teacher developed or identified curriculum assessments • Teachers who teach in non-tested areas will identify appropriate sub- skill areas in the state assessment that apply to subject. • SLO: the management tool for assessment and data goals • Assessments/SLO’s to include at least 60% of students taught • Attendance rate threshold for inclusion in data calculations

14. SLO forms

15. Evaluation Training Components • Background information: NCLB Flexibility Waiver • COMPONENT 1: Teacher Performance Evaluation • COMPONENT 2: Student Learning Measures • COMPONENT 3: Evaluation Outcomes

16. Results vs. Reporting Evaluation Results District Reporting Leads to professional learning, district support, and/or plan of improvement Confidential—between administrator(s) and the individual being evaluated Educator evaluations provide the information the district will use to calculate the overall rating Number and percentage of educators at each overall ratings will be reported to the department by each school district beginning in July 2016 Information will only be made available to the public at levels that maintain individual confidentiality

17. Linking Levels of Performance to Results & Actions Plan of Improvement Unsatisfactory on 1 or more standard District Support OR Plan of Professional Growth (optional) Basic on 2 or more standards Proficient or higher on 7 standards and basic or higher on 1 standard. ______________ Exceeds the districts performance standards (as determined by the district) Professional Learning Focus for district & teacher. _______________ Annual Evaluation Alternative for the following school year (as determined by the district)

18. Overall Rating & Student Learning Data • A district will evaluate whether an educator’s overall performance is exemplary, proficient, basic, or unsatisfactory. • A district shall include student learning data in teacher and administrator’s overall rating according to the following schedule: • SY 2015‐16 & SY 2016‐17, at least 20% • SY 2017‐18 at least 35% • SY 2018‐19 and after, at least 50% • A district may not give an educator an overall performance rating of proficient or higher if the educator has been evaluated to be performing at a level of basic or lower on one or more of the content standards or other criteria for which evaluation is required.

19. District Reporting School Year 2015-2016 & School Year 2016-2017 Student Learning Standard • Exemplary • Proficient • Basic • Unsatisfactory Rating on each of the 7 Content Standards. • Exemplary • Proficient • Basic • Unsatisfactory Alaska Teacher Standards Student Learning Standard 20% Understanding Student Needs Differentiation Overall Rating Content Knowledge & Instruction Cultural Standards Assessment Content Standard 80% Learning Environment Student Learning Standards Family & Community Professional Practice Basic or Unsatisfactory on any one standard Proficient or higher on all standards Unsatisfactory Exemplary Basic Proficient Student Learning Standards Alaska Teacher Standards

20. Evaluation Summary Form • Personnel File (201 file) • Training on the ‘mechanics’ of the document

24. Training Example 1 • Determine Domain Ratings • Determine “Evaluation Summary and Level of Support”

25. Training Example 2 • Determine Domain Ratings • Determine “Evaluation Summary and Level of Support”

26. Training Example 3 • Determine Domain 4 Assessment rating • Determine Domain Ratings • Determine “Evaluation Summary and Level of Support”

27. Training Examples 4, 5, 6 • Determine “Overall Rating” for each of the 3 examples • Ex 4: Example 1, page 2 • Ex 5: Example 2, page 2 • Ex 6: Example 3, page 2

28. Discuss: • What are some observations about the ‘Level of Support’ designation? • What are some observations about the ‘Overall Rating’ calculations? • How do the Level of Support and the Overall Rating differ?

29. LKSD Implementation Plan

30. Priority • Tool for data-driven reflective professional growth

31. Performance Rubrics • Domains A, B, C on LKSD Evaluation Form • Evaluator Calibration/Inter-rater reliability training • Pilot Implementation in 2014-15 for all teachers • Continued emphasis on SIOP structure • Incorporates: State Teaching Standards Elements of Marzano model Elements of Danielson model Cultural Standards Skip-logic design

32. LKSD Implementation • Teacher Training • Evaluator Training • Timelines • Inter-rater Reliability training for Evaluators • Multiple Evaluators • Stakeholder (parents/students) input forms • Web-based forms • Electronic Observation tools

36. Evaluation Timelines • Student Learning Measure Conference: • September 30 • Self-Assessment: • September 30 • Tenured Teachers: • Minimum of 1 Evaluation cycle per year • Performance Domain evaluations due: February 28 • Non-Tenured Teachers: • Minimum of 2 Evaluation cycles per year • Performance Domain evaluations due: • December 15 • March 31

37. Observations • Minimum observations for each evaluation: • 2 walk-through observations (with feedback) • 1 informal observation • 1 formal observation • Definitions: • Walk-through Observation: • 1-5 minutes, unannounced, feedback (if used for evaluation) • Informal Observation: • 10-15 minutes, unannounced, feedback • Formal Observation: • 30 or more minutes, scheduled, pre and post observation conference, feedback • Multiple Observer process– Discussion • Electronic Observation Tools– Observe4success, Sept

38. Discuss • What do I really like about the evaluation system? • What do I need more training on? • Reflections on the sequencing and pacing of this training package • What are my big questions?