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Update on Teacher Effectiveness July 25, 2011 Dr. Rebecca Garland Chief Academic Officer. Policy Agenda. Aggregation of Standards for Federal Reporting Sixth and Eighth Standards Annual Evaluation Requirement and Abbreviated Evaluation Option Student Surveys.
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Update on Teacher Effectiveness July 25, 2011 Dr. Rebecca Garland Chief Academic Officer
Policy Agenda • Aggregation of Standards for Federal Reporting • Sixth and Eighth Standards • Annual Evaluation Requirement and Abbreviated Evaluation Option • Student Surveys
U.S. Department of Education Requirement:States must report on the percentage of teachers and principals that fall into each category of their evaluation instruments.
NC Department of Public Instruction Response:Can North Carolina report on the percentage of teachers/principals that fall into each category on each standard of their respective evaluation instruments?
Outcome:North Carolina must aggregate ratings on individual standards to report one rating per teacher or principal.
Decision:For the 2010 – 2011 school year, the NCDPI will use the median to aggregate standards for teachers and principals.This information will be linked to the school report cards. Data will be reported in the aggregate, not at the individual level.
Federal Shift in Focus • Highly Qualified • Effective Teaching • AYP Waivers • Teacher Evaluations Reported • Support to Low Performing Schools • College Ready Standards
How to Capture Student Performance Delaware – 50% Tennessee – 35%? North Carolina – Proficient in all standards
Sixth Standard for Teachers:Teachers contribute to the academic success of students. The work of the teacher results in acceptable, measurable progress for students based on established performance expectations using appropriate data to demonstrate growth.
Eighth Standard for Principals:Academic Achievement LeadershipSummary: School executives will contribute to the academic success of students. The work of the school executive will result in acceptable, measurable progress for students based on established performance expectations using appropriate data to demonstrate growth.
Issues for Consideration: The measures of growth used to rank a teacher on the sixth standard. Under Consideration: combination of team, individual, and school value-added measures.
Reasons for Annual Evaluation:Required for school districts that accepted funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (all districts in NC).Required for all school districts and charter schools that accepted funding from Race to the Top (all districts and group of charters).
Annual Evaluation:Each local board shall require career teachers to be evaluated annually. The annual evaluation requirements shall be met by either: (1) Using the Teacher Evaluation Process as set forth in 16 NCAC 6C.0503; or (2) Using an abbreviated evaluation consisting of Standards (One), Four, and Six of the Teacher Evaluation Process.
Concerns about Annual Evaluation:The new evaluation instrument is more thorough and specific, and, therefore, takes longer for evaluators to complete.The budget reduced the number of assistant principals.Principals may not have time to complete the entire evaluation process for all staff members.
Student Surveys:Student surveys can play a role in professional development for teachers, teacher evaluation, and school improvement. These surveys also capture specific teacher behaviors that lead to student success, which can be useful formative information for the professional development process.
Assessments for Non-Tested Areas:Work groups of teachers will vet potential assessment items for inclusion on measures of growth for all non-tested subjects and grades.Work groups will be created and receive initial training this summer.
Technical Assistance:The NCDPI will release a request for proposals for technical assistance on • Selecting a growth model, • Combining individual, team, and school-wide value-added measures in the sixth standard, and • Entering data from new assessments in non-tested subjects into the growth model
The Work Ahead:Professional DevelopmentDeveloping a ModelImplementing a Model
Preparing our Teachers • Professional development for current teachers • Collaboration with Teacher Education programs • Collaboration with partners • Teach for America • UNC-GA
Tools and training, blending online and face-to-face learning experiences to help educators increase effectiveness and transition to new standards and assessments. Included are the creation of instructional toolkits, NC Falcon formative assessment training modules, new standards roll-out, using data to make decisions and Response to Instruction. Professional Development D5 RttT
Components of Preparation Professional Development on Common Core and Essential Standards Professional Development on Pedagogy Professional Development on How to Improve on Performance on Teaching Standards
Additional Modules June 24 July 6 July 19 Fall
Coaching Structure LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead Key Partners RESA Director Kenan Fellow DPI Instructional Technology Coach RttT Professional Development Lead Regional Education Facilitator(Teacheron Loan) LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead Regional Lead DPI Curriculum Staff LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead LEA PD Lead
Additional Support • wikis • chats • forums • blogs
Guskey’s Framework: Five Levels Level 1: Reaction to Learning Experience Level 2: Demonstration of Learning Level 4: Evolved Practices and Behaviors on Site Level 5: New Leader and Student Outcomes The Work Level 3: Organizational Support (Behaviors, Practices, Policies) Adapted from Guskey, 2000, pp. 79-81
Impact on Conditions for Teaching & Learning (Guskey Level 5A) • Impact on Student Performance (Guskey Level 5B) • Impact of Climate on Implementation (Guskey Level 3) • Action Plan Progress (Guskey Level 4) • Level of Use (Guskey Level 4) • Participant Reaction to Learning (Guskey Level 1) • Leadership Competency (Guskey Level 2) • Knowledge (Guskey Level 2) Evaluating Professional Development Immediately Following Participation 30 – 60 Days AfterParticipation 1-2 Years AfterParticipation
Current Work on Teacher Effectiveness funded by Gates The Met Project - including Student Surveys
Student perspectives can help guide: • teachers as they work to improve; • leaders as they set professional development priorities for teachers; • coaches and mentors in supporting teachers; • higher education institutions as they develop teacher training programs.