Mississippi Principal Evaluation System (MPES)

1. Mississippi Principal Evaluation System (MPES) CTE Director TrainingJuly, 2013

2. MPES Timeline • Pilot ……………………………………….. 2012-2013 34 districts; 219 principals • Full Implementation ………………. 2013-2014 151 districts; 900+ principals, CTE directors, and assistant principals

3. Mississippi Principal Evaluation System (MPES) Subjective Opinion 100% Subjective 30% Student Outcomes 70%

4. MPES Components Circle Survey 30%

5. MPESProcess and Target Dates • Student/School Growth Scored • JULY:SummativeAssessmentConference • DECEMBER-JANUARY: Formative Conference • AUGUST:Goal Setting Conference • APRIL: • Circle Survey Conference • Professional Growth Goals Conference

6. MPES Overview

7. Setting MPES Year 1 & 2 Goals, Cont. Career and Technical Education (CTE) Directors will set: • Schoolwide student growth goal for Year 1 Students (25%) • Schoolwide student growth goal for Year 2 Students (25%) These goals will be based on the previous year’s end-of-term MS-CPAS2 data or MDE-approved alternative assessment (e.g., national certification).

8. Setting MPES Year 1 & 2 Goals • Schoolwide goals - Based on statewide tests (i.e., MS-CPAS2); MDE spreadsheet will assist in goal setting. • CTE directorsand supervisors - Set quantifiable goals and quantifiable ways to measure progress toward each goal.

9. Setting MPES Organizational Goals • 1st Goal: Tied to school’s ability to reach student growth percentile targets (based on a report generated by MDE) • 2nd Goal: Intended to target each school’s area in greatest need of improvement, for example: • Leading indicators • Lagging indicators

10. Circle Survey • Concise, secure online survey • Valid, reliable, and research-based • Certified staff only • 30% of Summative Assessment Score • 3 components: • Teachers (10%), CTE director (10%), and supervisor (10%)

11. Circle Survey • Anonymous teacher component • Secure login information provided to each participant • Completed at each participant’s convenience or in lab setting • Alignment of survey score with MPES 1-4 rating system

12. MPES Process Forms • Form 1: Master Documentation (Tracking Form) • Form 2A: Year 1 Students Goal Setting Conference* • Form 2B: Year 2 Students Goal Setting Conference* • Form 2C: Organizational Goals Setting Conference • Form 3: Formative Conference • Form 4: Summative Assessment Scoring Sheet *Remember, make sure each MPES form you use is the CTE version.

13. ALL Goals Must Be SMART • Specific and strategic • Measurable • Action-oriented • Rigorous, realistic, and results-focused • Time-bound and tracked

14. Goal Setting What is a Goal? The result or achievement toward which effort is directed; an aim or an end.

15. Short-term Indicator Goal Current Situation Objective 1 Objective 2 Objective 3 Long-term Indicator

16. Setting a Content Goal You have to know where you are to know where you want to go. • Review your current situation:Where is my school now? • Review your current and past data • School/district/state report cards • Individual student data • MS-CPAS2 reports • Other relevant data (e.g., leading and lagging indicators)

17. Articulate a Goal S– Specific and strategic (Who? What?) M – Measurable (How much? How often? How many?) A – Action-oriented (Requires action?) R – Rigorous, relevant, and results- oriented (Attainable? Important?) T – Time-bound and tracked (By when?)

18. Setting Organizational Goals Goal 1: Student growth percentile targets Goal 2: Leading and lagging indicators

19. Setting Organizational Goals Leading Indicators: • Length of school year/school day • Student participation rates on statewide assessments • Student completion of advanced coursework (e.g., dual enrollment classes) • Dropouts during the year • Student/teacher attendance rates • Disciplinary incidents • Truants • Teachers’ performance on LEA’s teacher evaluation

20. Setting Organizational Goals LaggingIndicators: • Percentage of limited English proficient students who attain English language proficiency • School improvement status and AMOs met and missed • Graduation rates • College enrollment rates Note: The Year 1 and Year 2 student goals already included on Forms 2A and 2B should not be used again in the Organizational Goals on Form 2C.

21. Setting Organizational Goals, Cont.

22. Goal Setting Video • MPES Video #1 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzWtB2TJvEWHa1J6eEwwczVYdk0/edit?usp=sharing

23. Quantifying a Goal Is:

24. Quantification: What is Student Rubric Example This rubric does not meet MPES requirements. Why not?

25. Quantifying a Goal Is:

26. Quantifying a Goal • MPES Video #2https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzWtB2TJvEWHSG1uYWxtd1U5T2M/edit?usp=sharing

27. Scoring Metric Rubric 4 – Distinguished (Substantially exceeds goal) 3 – Effective (Approaches or attains goal) 2 – Emerging (Some but not sufficient progress toward goal) 1 – Unsatisfactory (Little or no progress toward goal)

28. Goal Quantification • Measurable (numerical targets) • Ranges/degrees of achievement • Mutually exclusive/contiguous • Realistic/based on data • Attainable/achievable • Consistent and fair • Agreed upon by CTE director and supervisor

29. Quantifying a Goal How can the below sample goal be revised for a CTE director?

30. Quantifying a Goal

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33. Quantifying a Goal

34. Next Steps: Circle Survey Process • Circle Survey • Teachers/certified staff • Superintendent/supervisor • CTE director • Districts select Circle Survey instrument with MDE guidance—districts will be given a choice in which survey(s) they can use • Training: Fall 2013

35. Next Steps: Scoring Metric Rubric • Training: Spring 2014

36. Next Steps: Canvas Overview Canvas® by Instructure, Inc. (“Canvas”) is a classroom management tool replacing Blackboard™ in Mississippi’s schools. MDE is purchasing this tool for MPES participants’ use. You must complete MPES forms in Canvas.

37. Canvas Overview • MDE is transitioning schools throughout the state from Blackboard to Canvas. • School administrators will find Canvas easy and intuitive to use.

38. MPES Statewide Implementation(2013-2014) CTE directors should choose ONE Canvas webinar to attend. Register today at: http://www.rcu.msstate.edu/MDE/MississippiPrincipalEvaluationSystem(MPES).aspx Webinars also will be archived for later viewing.

39. How Will Canvas Support You? CTE Directors • Sync the Canvas calendar with your own calendar • Take advantage of the electronic portfolio system • Everything is created for you—you just log in and go! • Each CTE director’s info is private Supervisors • See MPES data for all principals in your district • Submit paperwork electronically • Take advantage of the easy “grading” tool to make sure all MPES forms have been submitted on time

40. Canvas Overview • Every supervisor will be able to access and receive MPES forms from the CTE director(s) in the district. • CTE directorswill be able to see and access only their individual MPES forms. • Each supervisor and CTE director will have private, secure login access to Canvas.

41. Canvas Overview Canvas is divided into four major modules: • Module 1: MPES Forms 2A, 2B, and 2C (August) • Module 2: MPES Form 3 (December – January) • Module 3: MPES Circle Survey Report (April) • Module 4: MPES Forms 1 and 4 (July) Each module opens once the preceding module has been completed.

42. Canvas Overview MPES forms will be available as fillable forms in Canvas. CTE directors will simply: • Download an MPES form. • Complete the form. • Save the form on the computer. • Re-upload the form as an attachment. • Click “Submit” — Canvas will confirm that your form was submitted and notify your supervisor.

43. Canvas Overview • Supervisors can see forms in Canvas and offer feedback via Canvas, if desired. • If a CTE director needs to revise a form, he or she may simply make changes to the saved form and upload the revision in Canvas.

44. Canvas Overview Please attend tomorrow’s MPES Canvas training for more information about Canvas. We will answer all questions about Canvas.

45. The MPES Business Rules are available in the MPES Process Manual. MPES Business Rules

46. MPES Business Rule 1 Understanding “Principals of Record:” • Principals of record include appropriately licensed primary and contributing principals. • Principals of record do NOT include assistant principals. The decision to evaluate assistant principals using the MPES process is left to each district.

47. Business Rule 1 Primary • In a school where students are enrolled (“home school”) • In a school where students’ test results are counted for school-level accountability ratings (includes principals at alternative schools that receive accountability ratings) • Responsible for overseeing all other school staff and for reporting school data to MDE Contributing • Principals who do not necessarily fit all the qualities of a primary principal but who have access to student-level data (e.g., alternative school principals who do not fall into the primary principal category)

48. Business Rule 2 CTE Director Employment Status/Attendance: • Must set goals within 30 days of assuming leadership duties within a school EXCEPT… • CTE Directors who plan to work in a school fewer than 120 calendar days will not participate in the MPES. • If a CTE director starts duties mid-year, this should be taken into consideration in goal setting.

49. Business Rule 3 Specific MPES Components • Outcome Measures (account for 70% of score) • Student Growth Goals (50%) • Organizational Goals (20%) • Leadership Behavior (accounts for 30% of score) • Circle Survey or suitable alternative

50. Business Rule 4 Quantification of goals: Generally depends on the extent to which a particular goal seems attainable, based on relevant data (e.g., previous performance of similar students) Four quantifications: (4) Distinguished – Substantially exceeds goal (3) Effective – Attains or almost attains goal (2) Emerging – Some but not sufficient progress toward goal • Unsatisfactory – Little or no progress toward goal