What Your Principal May Not Know about TESS & PGP for Librarians

1. What Your Principal May Not Know about TESS & PGP for Librarians Rachel Shankles shankles08@gmail.com 501-276-4949 Retired LMS, Hot Springs Past AAIM Pres & Past AASL Chair

2. TESS Teacher Excellence and Support System

3. Arkansas moved toward ensuring high quality instruction and instructional leadership through the passage of the Teacher Excellence and Support System (TESS) that defines a system to support high quality classroom instruction and high quality instructional leadership, i.e., effective teaching and leading in Arkansas’s schools (Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2802) in 2011. (It has since been amended somewhat.)

4. They did this to provide state, district and school educators with essential feedback to ensure College and Career Ready (CCR) access and achievement for all Arkansas students. Among the reasons cited on the ADE website this next one is probably the most important: To provide school districts a transparent and consistent teacher evaluation system that ensures effective teaching and promotes professional learning.

5. Based on the 2011 Editionnot 2013 ed.

6. Track 2 Interim Teacher Appraisal Process Track 1 *Probationary/ Novice AR-TESS Teacher Tracks Year 3 Summative Evaluation on all components; formative observations can focus on targeted growth areas, PGP reviewed following first formative evaluation and revised if necessary. PGP revised at end of year. 2A: Summative Evaluation Summative evaluation on all components once every three years; formative observations can focus on targeted growth areas. PGP is used throughout the year. PGP may be revised after formative evaluation. Track 3 Intensive Support Status Summative Evaluation on all components. Intensive Professional Learning Plan Multiple formal and informal observations Multiple conferences between teacher/evaluator May remain in Track 3 for 2 semesters. 2 additional semesters may be added if improvement is observed. Year 2 Summative Evaluation on all components; formative observations can focus on targeted growth areas, PGP reviewed following first formative evaluation and revised if necessary. PGP revised at end of year. 2B: Interim Appraisal Process 2B2:Observations focus on targeted areas of PGP. A modified evaluation is based on specific components of the rubric included in the PGP over the two year cycle. 2B1: Observations focus on targeted areas of PGP. A modified evaluation is based on specific components of the rubric included in the PGP over the year. Year 1 Summative Evaluation on all components; formative observations can focus on targeted growth areas, PGP developed following first formative evaluation. PGP revised at end of year. *A first year teacher will be considered both a novice and probationary teacher. *"Probationary teacher" means a teacher who has not completed three (3) successive years of employment in the school district in which the teacher is currently employed. A teacher employed in a school district in Arkansas for three (3) years will complete the probationary period. *An employing school district may, by a majority vote of its directors, provide for one (1) additional year of probationary status. *District Policy is required to place all new employees incoming to the district from another district /state on a one-year probationary status. TESS does not conflict, nor is it meant to replace the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act (ATFDA). Revised 8/22/13 **

7. WHERE ARE YOU? ADE WEBSITE, 2014

8. Let’s Compare • Danielson Model for Teachers • Danielson Model for Librarians • TESS Model for Teachers • TESS Model for Librarians

9. Danielson Rubric for Teachers Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities 4a Reflecting on Teaching4b Maintaining Accurate Records4c Communicating with Families4d Participating in a Professional Community4e Growing and Developing Professionally4f Showing Professionalism Domain 3: Instruction 3a Communicating With Students3b Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques3c Engaging Students in Learning3d Using Assessment in Instruction Domain 1: Planning and Preparation 1a Demonstrating Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy1b Demonstrating Knowledge of Students1c Setting Instructional Outcomes1d Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources1e Designing Coherent Instruction1f Designing Student Assessments Domain 2: Classroom Environment 2a Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport2b Establishing a Culture for Learning2c Managing Classroom Procedures2d Managing Student Behavior2e Organizing Physical Space3e Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness http://www.danielsongroup.org/article.aspx?page=frameworkforteaching

10. Danielson Model for School Librarians Danielson, Charlotte. Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching (2011) 122.

11. TESS for Teachers DOMAIN 1: Planning and Preperation 1a Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy 1b Demonstrating Knowledge of Students 1c Setting Instructional Outcomes 1d Demonstrating Knowledge of Resources 1e Designing Coherent Instruction 1f Designing Student Assessments DOMAIN 2: Environment 2a Creating an Environment of Respect 2b Establishing a Culture for Learning 2c Managing Classroom Procedures 2d Managing Student Behavior 2e Organizing Physical Space ADE website

12. TESS for LMS DOMAIN 3: Delivery of Service 3a Communicating w/ Learning Community 3b Questioning and Research Techniques 3c Engage Students in Literature & Learning Info. Skills 3d Using Assessment in Instruction 3e Demonstrating Flexibility DOMAIN 4: Professional Responsibilities 4a Reflecting on Practice 4b Maintaining Accurate Records 4c Communicating w/ School Staff & Community 4d Participating in a Professional Community 4e Growing and Developing Professionally 4f Showing Professionalism DOMAIN 1: Planning and Preperation 1a Demonstrating Knowledge Current Trends 1b Demonstrating Knowledge of Students 1c Establishing Goals for the Library/Media Program 1d Designing a Coherent Library Program 1e Develop a Plan to Evaluate the Program DOMAIN 2: Environment 2a Creating an Environment of Respect 2b Establishing a Culture for Learning 2c Establishing & Maintaining Procedures 2d Managing Student Behavior ADE Website 3/23/14

13. Professional Growth Plan It doesn’t say PERSONAL

14. AR Teacher Excellence Support System (TESS) Professional Growth Plan Educator’s Name___________________________________________ School _______________________________________ Year_____________ Directions: Please refer to the appropriate TESS Rubric when completing this Professional Growth Plan. These steps will be repeated for each Professional Growth Goal. Revised March 13, 2014

15. PGP and Librarians • What is your principal requiring? Everyone focus on certain areas for a year? • Look at your ACSIP Plan for data • Must use school pop and subpops • Refer to AASL Standards and AR Lib Frameworks • Find out how much avg fiction and nonfiction book cost this year • Get the ‘avg date’ of your collection (take out ARK collection before analysis and maybe Atlases • Use surveys of staff and students, before and after • Get statistics of use of facility (may require some eq-good reason to ask for an extra laptop or two for sign in and out)

16. More requirements of PGP • Look at graduation rates, Benchmarks, • Who did you teach well and not so well??? • What did you teach/who did you serve well or not so well??? • Where are the gaps OR strengths??? • The POP should be big and general • The Goal should be written from perspective of teacher or LMS • HAS to be aligned to ACSIP so get a copy of yours • Don’t let principal prescribe Framework for Teaching components not listed on LMS TESS rubric(teacher assessment in Domain one is not in ours but it is in Domain 3) • DEVELOP INTENTIONAL STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS GOALS • Is your disadvantaged group growing? Need books for them? • PGP is always ‘in progress’ and can be changed; so use colored fonts for changes each time • It is collaborative between principal/ you/peers

17. Your ideas • Using Livebinders I have permission to refer you to copy a public version of an empty livebinder that is already filled out from two AAIM Members; establish your account with Livebinder.com then search for public livebinders under the name of Lisa Huelle of Dardanelle Mid School and Kim Grisham of East Poinsett County Remember things you make at school become school property. Make a back up under dif title saved to dropbox or someplace like Copy.com • Using Blooms Books • Other programs for artifacts/evidence

18. Need Workshops on this • Contact Lin Hatch of Pocahontas or talk to me • Itunes U will have slide shows and videos • Search on google + for many slide shows on TESS or PGP or Danielson’s model for ideas and samples • Call your coop and ask for inservice on TESS or PGP for LMS • Request the coop do workshop for principals on the LMS documents in TESS and PGP

19. For more information, please contact: • Ivy Pfeffer, Director of Educator Evaluation • Arkansas Department of Education • Office of Educator Effectiveness • Four Capitol Mall, Room 103-B • Little Rock, AR  72201 • Phone: 501-682-8526 • Fax: 501-682-1193 • Becky Gibson, Teacher Evaluation Program Advisor • ade.tess@arkansas.gov • Arkansas Department of Education • Office of Educator Effectiveness • Four Capitol Mall, Room 107-A • Little Rock, AR 72201 • Phone: 501-683-3160 • Fax: 501-682-5118