Proposed Amendments to TEACHNJ Educator Evaluation Regulations

1. August 2014 Proposed Amendments to TEACHNJ Educator Evaluation Regulations

2. Summary • As the result of conversations with teachers, administrators, and other education stakeholders, the Department is proposing targeted changes to the way that student achievement measures are factored into educator evaluation over the next school year. • These proposed amendments primarily address: • Component weights of teacher and administrator evaluation • A Student Growth Objective (SGO) and Administrator Goal review process for the 2013-2014 evaluation cycle

3. Agenda 3

4. Student Growth Objective and Administrator Goal Score Review 2013-14: Student Growth Objective (SGO) and Administrator Goal Score Review Process • SGO Review: If a teacher’s SGO score is the sole reason that his or her summative rating dropped from Effective to Partially Effective or from Partially Effective to Ineffective, the educator will be eligible to ask for an expedited review of the rating. • Administrator Goal Review: If a principal’s Administrator Goal score is the sole reason that his or her summative rating dropped from Effective to Partially Effective or from Partially Effective to Ineffective, the educator will be eligible to ask for an expedited review of the rating.

5. Teacher Evaluation Weight Changes

6. Principal Evaluation Weight Changes

7. Agenda 7

8. Notable Requirement Changes