Triangulated Standards-based Evaluation Framework

1. Triangulated Standards-based Evaluation Framework Kathleen J. Skinner, Ed.D. Director, MTA Center for Education Policy & Practice Kansas Evaluation Committee March 14, 2011

2. Statutory Requirements • MGL, Chapter 69, Section 1B • Establish guidelines • Encourage districts • MGL, Chapter 71, Section 38 • Comprehensive system • Performance standards • Annual evaluation – administrators & teachers without Pts • At least biannual evaluation – teachers with PTS

3. Teachers High Expectations Curriculum & Instruction Assessment Reflective Practice Professional Responsibility Administrators Instructional Leadership Management and Operations Family and Community Relations Reflective Practice Professional Responsibility Standards of Professional Practice

4. Teachers Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment Teaching All Students Family & Community Engagement Professional Culture Administrators Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment OR Instructional Leadership Supporting Teaching & Learning Family & Community Engagement Professional Culture Standards - adopted

5. Teacher & Administrator Evaluation Framework

6. + Judgments about Practice Observations of Practice & Examination of Artifacts Such as… Self-Assessment Formal Observations Informal Observations Walk-throughs Instructional Rounds Such as… Lesson Plans Assignments Assessments IEPs/504 Plans School Improvement Plans

7. Validate Judgments about Practice Measures of Student Learning and Outcomes Such as… Teacher-created assessments Projects, reports, performances District-developed assessments Growth trends on state assessments Graduation & promotion rates

8. Validate Judgments about Practitioner Evidence of Contributions to School or Profession Such as… Curriculum Development Committee Work Grade level team work Conference attendance Student teacher supervision Staff developer

9. Significance • The Massachusetts Race to the Top application uses the word significant without definition. • The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary defines significant as • having meaning; • having or likely to have influenceor effect:important • probably caused by something other than mere chance

10. Four Performance Categories

11. Evaluation by Standard

12. Professional Growth Plans

13. Application

14. Personnel Decisions • To achieve PTS, Proficient on all four standards. • To advance into leadership roles – teacher leader and administrative positions – three years of Proficient or Exemplary on all four standards. • See career roles on pages 36-38 in MTA policy brief.

15. Evaluation Rating Needs Improvement Proficient Exemplary Unsatisfactory 1-Year Improvement Plan 2-Year Self-Determined Growth Plan Eligible for Additional Roles & Responsibilities: e.g. Teacher Leader, Administrator, Promotional Positions 1-Year Directed Growth Plan Improves Does Not Improve Recommended for Professional Teacher Status Does Not Improve Dismissed or Demoted Evaluation Cycle

16. Observer Preparation • All observers must earn a DESE approved endorsement to their license. • Adult Learning Theory • Conducting Difficult Conversations • Observing Practice • Developing Professional Growth or Improvement Plans • Two demonstrations of learning • Inter-rater reliability test observing videotaped practice using standard rubric. • Develop a PGP.

17. Endorsements of MTA Plan • Linda Darling-Hammond • Charlotte Danielson • Susan Moore Johnson • Julia Koppich • Jillian Darwish • Peter McWalters

18. Any Questions??