Certified Evaluation Orientation Principal Professional Growth & Effectiveness System

1. Certified Evaluation Orientation Principal Professional Growth & Effectiveness System LaRue County Schools July 28, 2014 Complete Plan posted on District Website

2. PPGES is for Principals & Assistant Principals • Assistant Principals will inherit some parts of PPGES from Principals. Orientation • Orientation by the end of the first 30 calendar days of employment • Staff must sign and date certifying completion of Orientation.

4. Principals Self-Reflection Professional Growth Plan Working Conditions Goal (2 yr) Student Growth Goal State Contribution Local Contribution Site Visit (2) 360 Survey (Val Ed) Other Products of Practice Letters & Memos Assistant Principals Self-Reflection Professional Growth Plan Working Conditions Goal (2 yr)—inherited Student Growth Goal State Contribution--inherited Local Contribution--inherited No Site Visit No 360 Survey Other Products of Practice Letters & Memos Multiple Measures

6. Self-Reflection & Professional Growth Plans—pg. 41 Self-Reflection Professional Growth Plan Developed and approved by September 30 Reviewed by summative conference Must align with school or district improvement plans (CSIP or CDIP) Completed in CIITS • Developed and approved by September 30 • Completed in CIITS

7. Working Conditions Goal—pg. 42 Principals are responsible for setting a two-year Working Conditions Growth Goal based on the most recent TELL Kentucky Survey (administered in the spring of odd years) • Developed & approved collaboratively with Supt/designee by September 30 • Entered in CIITS • By April 1 of off years, principal will give a supplemental survey to staff to gather data on progress towards the goal (electronic or paper-pencil)

8. Student Growth Goal—pg. 44-45 State Contribution Local Contribution Based on school need May or may not be related to State Contribution Goal Goal for current school year in time for May 1 summative Developed & approved with Supt/designee by Sept 30 (or 2 wks after embargo SRC release) Includes action plan • Based on ASSIST- required goals for CSIP • Trajectory in SRC • May narrow focus • Goal for next September • Lags 1 Year • Developed & approved with Supt/designee • By Sept 30 (or 2 wks after embargo SRC release) • Includes action plan and criteria for success rating One of the two must be tied to Gap. Both inherited by Asst. Principals.

9. Site Visits—pg. 41 & 360 Survey—pg. 42 Site Visits 360 Survey Val Ed Administered once in non-TELL year (min.) KDE will set approved windows for administration Completed by teachers, principal, and supervisor(s) • 1 per semester • Post-Conference within 5 working days, but may be electronic • Review principal performance standards Assistant Principals will not participate in Site Visits or 360 Survey.

10. Other Products of Practice—pg. 43 • Program Review evidence • team-developed curriculum units • lesson plans • communication logs • timely, targeted feedback from mini or informal observations • student data records • student work • student formative and/or summative course evaluations/feedback • minutes from PLCs • teacher reflections and/or self-reflections • teacher interviews • teacher committee or team contributions • parent engagement activities/surveys • records of student and/or teacher attendance • video lessons • engagement in professional organizations • action research To be made available to the Supt/designee in a timely manner upon request.

11. Letters & Memos—pg. 44 • In addition to district-adopted evaluation forms, letters and memos may be used to document both outstanding performance and performance which needs improvement. • Correspondence dated and signed by both parties with a copy provided to Evaluatee • Conference highly recommended, but not required

12. Mid-Year Review • A mid-year review will be completed to provide feedback on progress • Adjustments to action plans may be made as a result of the mid-year review

13. Summative Evaluation • Deadline: May 1 • All formative sources of data will be completed prior to the summative conference • Summative evaluation will be completed in CIITS, then printed/signed/filed in the personnel file housed at central office

14. Professional Practice Rating—pg. 46

15. Professional Practice Decision Rules—pg. 47

16. Student Growth Goal Rating—pg. 48 (Local Only for 14-15) • Both the state and local goal will be given a numerical weighting. LOW = 1 ; EXPECTED = 2 ; HIGH = 3 • Combined goal rating will be a simple average of the two goals. • 3 Year Trend will be used for overall rating when available by averaging and using the rating scale to the right.

17. Overall Performance Category—pg. 48

19. Corrective Action Plan—pg. 49 • A Corrective Action Plan shall be developed to assist a certified staff member who has failed to meet a district standard OR when an immediate change is required in practice or behavior. • Steps in Corrective Action • Administrator initiates the Corrective Action Plan process • Administrator and teacher collaborate to develop the CAP • Administrator and teacher develop timeline • Administrator and teacher develop appraisal method for CAP • Administrator evaluates improvement of performance at target date • Entered in CIITS PGP section and clearly noted in the text that it’s a CAP

20. Appeal Procedure for Summative Evaluation—pg. 52-54, 58 1. Evaluatee must submit Appeal Form (pg. 58) to the chairperson of the Appeal Panel within 5 working days of receipt of the evaluation. 2. The Appeal Panel will meet to consider evidence and make a recommendation decision. • Upholding all parts of the original evaluation. • Voiding the original evaluation or parts of it. • Ordering a new evaluation by a second certified employee who shall be a trained evaluator.

21. Appeal Procedure for Summative Evaluation—pg. 52-54, 58 (Cont.) 3. The Appeal Panel will make a recommendation to the Superintendent within 15 working days from the date of the filing of the Appeal. 4. All parties will be notified of the recommendation with a letter citing evidence to support the decision.

22. Other Evaluation Notes • Supports for each multiple measure are available on the KDE-PGES website • The Educator Development Suite (EDS) is where PGES materials will be entered in CIITS • Support for PGES implementation in CIITS is available in CIITS including quick-reference cards and archived webcasts for tasks • Observation windows, timelines and other requirements may be adjusted by the supervisor in special circumstances where the evaluatee has been absent due to extenuating circumstances or is a late hire. Must be approved by Supt/designee and evaluatee notified within 5 working days of return to work. (Pg 10)