Mississippi Principal Evaluation System (MPES)

1. Mississippi Principal Evaluation System (MPES) Advisory Board November 13, 2013

2. I. Introduction • Welcome • Introductions • Please hold questions until after each section. • MPES Update: • 1,306 principals in Canvas • 1,275 goal forms (Forms 2A-C) received to date • 98% submission rate to date

3. I. Introduction, Cont. Topics Covered in Sept. Advisory Board Meeting: • MPES Circle Survey Discussion • Overview of survey needs and considerations • Evaluation of the MPES • MPES fall evaluation survey prep and planning • MPES Updates • New ESEA waiver applications, accountability model, and goal-training workshops

4. I. Introduction, Cont. Goals for Today’s Meeting: • MPES Circle Survey • Demo of tool, procedures, reporting mechanisms, and training efforts • MPES Fall Evaluation Survey • Distribution, timeframe, and data analysis • MPES Updates • New accountability waiver and impact(s) to MPES

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6. II. MPES Circle Survey Goals RCU tasked with: • Development of tool to go live in January 2014 • 3 equally weighted components: Certified staff, principal, and supervisor • Concise online survey (should take <30 min.) • Anonymous teacher feedback • Secure, one-time-use login IDs provided to all survey participants (distributed locally)

7. MPES Circle Survey Goals, Cont. • “Two-tier” scoring and reporting process • Survey completed at each participant’s convenience or in a lab setting • Survey score aligned with the MPES 1-4 rating • Webinar trainings for MPES participants in January-February 2014

8. Focus Group Feedback • Original draft of questions included approx. 50 questions (goal was to reduce to approx. 30) • RCU has received feedback from MPES Advisory Board and a sampling of districts selected by the Office of Federal Programs • Revisions to survey have been implemented (survey now numbers approx. 35 questions) • Final focus group meeting targeted to occur on Dec. 5

9. Overview of Survey Procedures • Districts notify RCU when survey is to be activated • Participants have one-time-use access code which allows them to submit survey responses only one time (RCU and MDE cannot match code with respondent) • Survey requires participants to acknowledge that they must be certified staff members • Survey requires participants to verify their district and administrator

10. Overview of Survey Procedures, Cont. • Survey has “save and continue” functionality (this feature does require participants to enter email address, BUT this data is not retained) • Teachers/superintendents evaluating multiple administrators will be given unique access codes (one survey per administrator) • Data is reported in aggregate Communication regarding the Circle Survey and MDE-approved alternatives will be ready for distribution in Dec. 2013

11. Circle Survey Live Demo Let’s take a few minutes to view a live demo. http://mpesadvisoryboardcirclesurvey2014demo.surveyanalytics.com MPES Advisory Board officials may access the link to a “dummy” survey using the key codes emailed to you. Your comments regarding content, design, and general usability are most welcome!

12. Sample Report Let’s take a few minutes to view a sample report. Reports will be distributed to MPES participants within a 1-2 week window following the close of their survey.

13. Circle Survey Training • Webinar trainings are currently being developed by the RCU for three groups: • Teachers • Principals/CTE directors • Evaluators/district Canvas contact support personnel • Trainings will be available through the RCU website starting Jan. 2014 (Circle Survey goes live Jan. 6, 2014)

14. Circle Survey Training • Trainings will be tailored to meet the needs of each group and will address topics such as: • How to login and complete the survey • Survey confidentiality • Reporting functions • How to input the survey results in Canvas after the Circle Survey meeting • Circle Survey alternatives approved by MDE

15. Circle Survey Questions • What questions do you have? • What questions are MPES participants likely to have?

16. Circle Survey Contacts

17. III. MPES Fall Evaluation Survey • Distributed Nov. 12 • Approx. 1,600 invited to participate • Response deadline Nov. 22 • Report Mid-December

18. MPES Fall Evaluation Survey Questions • What questions do you have? • What questions are MPES participants likely to have?

19. MPES Fall Evaluation Survey Contact

20. IV. MPES and the New Accountability Model • Proposed Accountability Model • QDI is GONE • New model awards points in each category by the percent of students meeting each established criteria • Points are awarded to Growth for ALL Students

21. Bringing It All Together:Goals Training The Goals Implementation Process to Support SchoolwidePlans, M-Star and MPES Training Dates October 29-30: Meridian October 31- November 1: Ellisville November 7-8: Greenville November 14-15: Oxford November 21-22: Jackson December 5-6: Gulfport

22. MPES SMART Goal Formula Percentage of all students scoring proficient or higher in reading (or math, as appropriate) will increase from___________% to _____________% by the end of the ____________school year as measured by ____________________administered in _____________________.

23. V. Conclusions and Wrap-up • Next meeting – choose meeting time (Poll) • Update on Form 3 submission (Formative Conference documentation); Form 3 due in Canvas by 1/31/14 • Progress report on Circle Survey administration • Results of MPES Fall Evaluation Survey • Results of Forms 2A-C (goal setting) analysis • Suggestions/feedback related to agenda are welcome • Format for next Advisory Board meeting (Poll)

24. Overall MPES Questions • What questions do you have? • What questions are MPES participants likely to have?

25. MDE Contacts www.mde.k12.ms.us/federal-programs Select MPES on the left side of the page. mpes@mde.k12.ms.us