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Louisiana TAP Implementation Workshop

Louisiana TAP Implementation Workshop. January 29, 2010 February 22, 2010. Louisiana TAP Implementation Workshop Please complete your Door Prize Ticket while waiting for the meeting to begin. . Door Prize Ticket

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Louisiana TAP Implementation Workshop

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  1. Louisiana TAPImplementation Workshop January 29, 2010 February 22, 2010

  2. Louisiana TAPImplementation WorkshopPlease complete your Door Prize Ticket while waiting for the meeting to begin. Door Prize Ticket Name: ___________________________________________________________ School: __________________________________________________________ • If you could look through a spyglass and somehow be able to see your school a • year from now, what do you want to see? _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________

  3. Welcome TAP Staff IntroductionsSchool Introductions

  4. ? ? Why? ? Why? Why? Why? • ? ? ? Why? Why TAP?

  5. Why TAP?Teacher Quality Student achievement

  6. Why TAP? A Balance of Accountability and Support Accountability Support

  7. Objectives: Participants will be able to complete the application for Year One TAP Implementation by April 16, 2010. Participants will be able to identify their “next steps” for TAP Implementation Fall, 2010.

  8. Agenda I. Voices of Experience II. Context for PlanningIII. TAP ApplicationIV. Next Steps…… V. Closing Comments Contents of Packet

  9. The Spyglassby Richard Paul Evans

  10. Voices of Experience

  11. Voices of ExperienceSandra Douglas Principal, Claiborne Elementary, East Baton RougeMonica Hills Principal, Lowery Intermediate, AscensionPam LandryPrincipal, Johnston Street Elementary, IberiaAthena Self Principal, Jeanerette Elementary, IberiaKim MelanconAssistant Principal, Donaldsonville High, Ascension

  12. A Context for Planning

  13. Planning for:Multiple Career PathsKnow that you will need to: Determine hiring needs and work with your district Human Resource (HR) Department regarding hiring issues Determine areas of expertise needed for master and mentor teachers, recognizing critical decisions with selection of individuals in these positions.Plan the interview process

  14. Planning for: Ongoing Applied Professional Growth Cluster Groups and SchedulesKnow that you will need to:Determine the cluster configuration and be able to justify your reason for the specific configurationDetermine a master schedule aligned to the cluster needs

  15. Planning for: Instructionally Focused AccountabilityKnow that you will need to: Make plans to attend the 5 day TAP training in the summer and let your LT know about this requirement. Understand that Year One is a practice year, where you will be trained to evaluate. During the year the LT will be learning the TAP rubrics and participating in practice evaluations to establish team inter-rater reliability.

  16. Planning for:Performance-Based CompensationKnow that you will need to: Determine a master teacher addendum and a mentor teacher addendum.Determine an amount per teacher for the performance-based incentive award. ( Note: your district usually makes this decision.) Remember, performance-based incentives are paid after the second year of TAP implementation, not during the first year.

  17. Planning for: FundingPatrice Saucier

  18. Financing TAP: • Reallocation/redirection of existing funds • Federal Funds – Title I, Title II, IDEA • State Funds – 8(g), Education Excellence Funds • Local district operational budgets • Foundations and private businesses • Future …. • ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) • Race to the Top • Teacher Incentive Funds (TIF)

  19. The TAP Application TAP TAP Application Year One J

  20. TAP Year OneApplication • Cover Page: School Profile Worksheet (page 12) • Principal’s Commitment Form (page 13) • District Commitment Form (page 14) TAP TAP Application Year One

  21. TAP Year One ApplicationSHORT ANSWER RESPONSES (page 15) Multiple Career Paths: Master and Mentor Teachers Number, Ratio, Addendum, Contract Days, Number of Clusters for Masters/Mentors, Release time for Mentors TAP Questions 1-13 TAP Application Year One

  22. TAP Year One ApplicationSHORT ANSWER RESPONSES (page 15) Leadership Team How often will it meet and for how long? TAP Questions 14-15 TAP Application Year One

  23. TAP Year One ApplicationSHORT ANSWER RESPONSES(page 16) Cluster Groups How many clusters? How will clusters be configured? How much time will be provided? Provide a proposed cluster design. Questions 16-19 TAP

  24. TAP Year One ApplicationSHORT ANSWER RESPONSES(page 16) Additional FTEs, Replacement Teachers, Specialists Will you hire additional teachers? If so, how many? Questions 20-21 TAP Application Year One

  25. TAP Year One ApplicationNARRATIVE (page 17) A plan to implement a competitive hiring process. • Informing potential candidates of the position (inside and outside of school and district). • Determining requirements for master and mentor teachers. • Determining members of interview committee. • Establishing timeline for the entire process. Recruitment and Hiring of Master and Mentor Teachers TAP

  26. TAP Year One ApplicationNARRATIVE (page 17) Explain how you will develop a daily/weekly School Schedule that provides for the appropriate number of cluster meetings and cluster time … and allows you to group career teachers in clusters in meaningful ways that support growth. Scheduling Cluster Meetings TAP

  27. TAP Year One ApplicationATTACHMENTS(page 17) Master/Mentor Teachers • Job Descriptions • Interview Questions • Contract Addendum TAP

  28. TAP Year One ApplicationATTACHMENTS(pages 18 - 21) Proposed TAP Budget TAP Application Year One

  29. Review: General Guidelines(page 11) TAP Completed Year One TAP School Applications must be assembled in the following order: • Cover Page: School Profile Worksheet • Principal Commitment Form • District Commitment Form • TAP Proposal: Short Answer Responses • TAP Proposal: Narrative • TAP Proposal: Attachments • Job Descriptions for Master and Mentor Teachers • Interview Questions for Master and Mentor Teachers • Contract Addendums for Master and Mentor Teachers • Budget Worksheets TAP Year One Application

  30. General Guidelines, (page 11) Note: All signatures must be in blue ink. TAP Application

  31. Email Completed Application and All Attachments toJanet Carrolljanet.carroll@la.govDeadline: Friday, April 16, 2010Mail ORIGINALS with signatures (in blue ink)toJanet CarrollLouisiana Department of EducationOffice of Educator SupportP.O. Box 94064Baton Rouge, LA 70804

  32. It’s not time to rest….. .

  33. Next Steps……. J

  34. Handout Suggested Implementation Timeline TAP in 2010-2011January – March 2010 April 16, 2010March/April 2010

  35. Handout Next Steps for Implementing TAP

  36. Summer Training for TAP Leadership TeamsPreparing for Success in a TAP School (PSTS)Preparing to Become a Certified TAP Evaluator (PBCTE)

  37. Everyone wants to know: What is the most important thing you can do to be successful with TAP? The answer is: Follow the TAP Model

  38. The Paper Teacher Quality Student Achievement Don’t tear your paper……..

  39. The Paper…….You can write on your paper, wrinkle your paper, drop coffee on your paper… Teacher Quality Student Achievement Just don’t tear your paper……..

  40. Good luck to all of you……. April 16, 2010

  41. “You have seen what might be ... Now go and make it so.”The Spyglass

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