Alabama Professional Education Personnel Evaluation Program

1. Alabama Professional Education Personnel Evaluation Program Field Test of Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System July 2000

2. Provides a sense of how well the instruments and procedures are working · Provides information on what areas of the evaluation system need changing · Provides feedback from those who are being evaluated and those who are evaluators · Provides data for setting standards · Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System Field Test Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

3. Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System Competencies Eight Competencies: Structure parallels other evaluation systems 1.0 Preparation for Instruction (includes initial evaluation) 2.0 Presentation of Intervention/Therapy 3.0 Assessment of Student Performance 4.0 Management of Therapy Session and Student Behavior 5.0 Positive Climate 6.0 Communication 7.0 Professional Development and Leadership 8.0 Performance of Professional Responsibility Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

4. Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System Data Collection Instruments/Forms • Self-Assessment • Interview (oral or written) • Pre/Post Observation • Observation • Supervisor Review Form • Professional Development Plan (generates Professional • Development/Leadership Competency score during next cycle) • Evaluation Summary Report Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

5. Generates data for all competency areas · Optionally used by the speech/language pathologist and shared with evaluator only if pathologist agrees · Used by the speech/language pathologist to: · 1) Identify areas that need improvement 2) Compare the pathologist’s perceptions of performance with the results of the evaluation 3) Determine areas for professional growth activities to be included in a professional development plan Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System Self Assessment Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

6. Two types of interviews: · A Structured Interview with 4 questions commonly asked of all speech/language pathologists(oral and written options) · A Clarifying Interview with probing questions focused on clarifying or bringing understanding to the written interview (questions differ from pathologist to pathologist) · Clarifying Interview conducted after the evaluator analyzes the written interview · Modified scripting is used to record responses in oral option · Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System The Interview Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

7. Instructional Observation · Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System The Observations The evaluator conducts two observations (3 if a non- tenured pathologist ) observing the speech/language pathologist in an instructional setting. The observations may be in the classroom or in a therapy/intervention session. Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

8. Generates data for competencies in Communication and Professional Responsibilities · Provides data where a supervisor should have objective, experiential information · Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System Supervisor’s Review Form Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

9. Used to present the scores developed from each of the instruments · To complete the ESR, the evaluator: · 1. Completes demographic information requested 2. Records the scores from each instrument 3. Writes comments, explanations, or justifications in the space provided that support the score for the specific area 4. Identifies 1 - 2 areas for focus in planning professional development for the coming year(s) Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System Evaluation Summary Report Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

10. Activities focus on areas of improvement as identified in the Evaluation Summary Report · Activities focus on the improvement of student achievement · Used to evaluate Competency 7: Professional Development and Leadership after first year of evaluation · Professional Development Plan Alabama Speech/Language Pathologist Evaluation System Professional Development Plan Alabama Department of Education Speech/Language Field Test Evaluation

11. Questions?

13. SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS COMPETENCIES Teacher System Speech/Language System Eight Competencies Eight Competencies · · Preparation for Instruction Preparation for Delivery of Services New indicator for Initial Evaluation · · Presentation of Intervention/Therapy · Presentation of Instruction · Assessment of Student Performance · Assessment of Student Performance · Management of Therapy Session and Student Behavior · Classroom Management · Positive Climate · Positive Climate · Communication · Communication · Prof. Development/Ldrship · Prof. Development/Ldrship · Prof Responsibilities · Prof Responsibilities ·

14. SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS CONCEPTS Teacher System Speech/Language System Classroom Classroom/Session Room · · (e.g. classroom area is typically smaller) Academic Content, Intervention Techniques (considers development and functionality of student) Academic Content · · Equipment/Materials Equipment/Materials · · Management of Therapy Sessions and Student Behavior Management of Student Behavior · · Climate covers same indictors Climate · ·

15. SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS INSTRUMENTS Teacher System Speech/Language System Self Assessment Self Assessment · · (Same format) Interview Interview · · (3 questions, 5 indicators) (4 questions, 6 indicators. Adds question for Indicator 1.1. Rest of questions cover same indicators as teacher system Pre/Post Observation · Pre/Post Observation · (Same procedures, first two questions adapted for speech/language) Observation Observation · · (17 indicators) (Same 17 indicators and same procedures)

16. SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS INSTRUMENTS Teacher System Speech/Language System Supervisor’s Review Form Supervisor’s Review Form · · (No difference) ESR is same except for adding new indicator in Competency 1 Evaluation Summary Report · · Competency 7 Scoring is same Competency 7 Scoring · · (Not scored in field test since no past PDP has been developed) PDP · · PDP has no changes