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Focus Meetings 2013. Members of Teaching in Kansas Commission II. Agenda. Why Are You Here? What Do We Need To Accomplish? Meeting the Waiver Requirements Timeline for Implementation: 2014-15 Next Steps. Principles of the Waiver. College and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students
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Agenda • Why Are You Here? • What Do We Need To Accomplish? • Meeting the Waiver Requirements • Timeline for Implementation: 2014-15 • Next Steps
Principles of the Waiver • College and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students • State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support • Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership
Principle 3 Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership Implement teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that: • Are used for continual improvement of instruction • Use at least 3 performance levels • Use multiple measures including student growth as significant factor • Are used to evaluate on a regular basis • Provide clear, timely, and useful feedback • Are used to inform personnel decisions
Multiple Measures • Use Multiple Measures including student growth as significant factor. • Other than State Assessments, what measures can we use to show student growth in achievement? • Student Portfolio’s • Local Assessments • Pre-Post testing • MAPS • Instances of Reported Bullying • Lexile Reading Scores
Work Groups • Pre-K Teacher • Elementary Teachers (K-6) • MS/HS: • Math • English Language Arts • Social Studies • Science • Fine Arts • Electives • World Languages • PE • Music • Career Tech Ed • Student and Instructional Support (Counselor/Librarians • Directors and Administrators • Instructional Coaches/Mentors
Discussion Questions • What multiple measures do you currently use? • We are looking at data over time • We are looking at data that measures more than just Academic Preparedness, such as 21st Century Skills • We are creating a list that provides examples of student growth in achievement