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How You Fit into the Puzzle New Tenure Laws and Teacher Evaluation. Presented By: Ms. Donna Marks, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction. September 2013 – February 2014 Agenda. PLC Meeting 1. PLC Meeting 2. PLC Meeting 3. SGO PLC Middle School Workshops.
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How You Fit into the PuzzleNew Tenure Laws and Teacher Evaluation Presented By: Ms. Donna Marks, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction
September 2013 – February 2014 Agenda PLC Meeting 1 PLC Meeting 2 PLC Meeting 3 SGO PLC Middle School Workshops September – SGO or No SGO? That is the Question.For which part of the Teacher Evaluation Model am I responsible? October – What is an SGO? and How Do I Get One?An Introduction to SGO’s December – It’s All in the NumbersSummary of what data to collect and what it all means for you and your students January – Simple or Tiered SGO’sUsing your collected data, we will develop your SGO’s February – Mid-Year Checkpoint Let’s assess how we’re all doing November – SGO Design Process Explanation of SGO Assessment Design PLC Meeting 4 PLC Meeting 5 PLC Meeting 6
SGO? Or No SGO? That is the Question…September PLC Meeting Presented By: Ms. Donna Marks, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction
SGO? or No SGO? That is the Question… How Do I Know Which Teacher Evaluation Model Applies to Me? Evaluation process using Only SGO: Evaluation with SGP: • Non-tested subject areas • Required to design and implement TWO SGO’s over the course of a school year • Social Studies • Science • Art and Music • STEM and Technology • Physical Education • THREE formal classroom observations for tenured teachers • FOUR formal classroom observations for non-tenured teachers (long and short) • Tested (Standardized Testing) subject areas • Required to design at least ONE SGO over the course of a school year • Language Arts Literacy • Mathematics • THREE formal classroom observations for tenured teachers • FOUR formal observations for non-tenured teachers (long and short)
What is an SGO? And How Do I Get One?October PLC Meeting Presented By: Ms. Donna Marks, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction
What is an SGO? Introduction to SGO’s tied to Teacher Evaluation According to Achieve NJ… “A Student Growth Objective, or SGO, is a long-term academic goal for groups of students set by teachers in consultation with their supervisors. An effective SGO must be: • Specific and measureable • Aligned to New Jersey's curriculum standards • Based on available prior student learning data • A measure of student growth and/or achievement • Ambitious and achievable
What is an SGO? Student Growth Objective Video (SGO) Visit the following websites for helpful resources, including examples of SGO’s, and a breakdown of the Teacher Evaluation percentages: Achieve NJNJ DOETEACH NJ
SGO Design ProcessNovember PLC Meeting Presented By: Ms. Donna Marks, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction
Pre-, Mid-, and Post-Benchmark Assessments Timeframe for student evaluation and data collection for SGOs • Create pre-assessment and issue to students before November 15, 2013 • Collect data and organize into useful spreadsheet • Write SGO with an attainable end-point in mind. • Issue mid-year assessment to same group of students before February 15, 2013. • Collect updated data and compare to initial benchmark scores. • Revise SGO, if necessary • Distribute post-benchmark to students before April 30, 2013 • Present data comparison to administration to determine level of achievement based on SGO rubric
SGO Template SGO Step 3, Form 1 Set Ambitious and Feasible Student Growth Objectives Student Growth Objective Form (Simple)
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?If we support and encourage each other, we can see this through until the last puzzle piece successfully fits into place! See you next month… If you have any questions about anything SGO or Teacher Evaluation related, please do not hesitate to stop in my office or email me!
New Jersey Department of Education. (2010). “Achieve NJ.” Retrieved from http://www.state.nj.us/education/AchieveNJ/ New Jersey Department of Education. (2010). “Educators.” Retrieved from http://www.state.nj.us/education/educators/ New Jersey Department of Education. (2013). “TEACH NJ.” Retrieved from http://www.state.nj.us/education/AchieveNJ/intro/TeachNJGuid e.pdf References