TLE Guidelines Review

1. TLE Guidelines Review August 28, 2013

2. Meeting parameters • We will review: • Design Question quarterly focus • How teachers will be observed • Definitions for observations • The observation cycle • Interventions and supports for teachers • We will not review: • The status of the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations 8/2013

3. Design Question quarterly focus 8/2013

4. Design question quarterly focus- page 6 8/2013

5. How will teachers be Observed? 8/2013

6. Probationary and Career teachers- page 7 • A Probationary Teacher is a teacher who has completed fewer than three (3) consecutive complete school years in OKCPS. • A Career Teacher is a teacher who has completed at least three (3) consecutive complete school years in OKCPS. Probationary Teacher Career Teacher 8/2013

7. What is a Consecutive complete school year?- page 7 • A teacher fulfills the requirement of a complete school year if they begin employment with the district by the 1st day of instruction. The school year becomes consecutive when there is an uninterrupted succession of subsequent years. (See glossary page 21) 8/2013

8. Category I and Category II Teachers- page 7 • Probationary Teachers = Category I teachers • Career Teachers = Category II teachers 8/2013

9. Category I and Category II Teachers-page 8 Category I Teachers • Superior= 55% at a Level 4 • Highly Effective= 55% at a Level 3 or higher • Effective= 25% at Level 2 or higher Category II Teachers • Superior= 65% at a Level 4 • Highly Effective= 65% at Level 3 or higher • Effective= 35% at Level 2 or higher 8/2013

10. Category I and Category II Teachers- page 8 Category I Teachers • Needs Improvement= 75% or more at Level 1 or lower and more than 0% at Level 3 or higher Category II Teachers Needs Improvement= 65% or more at Level 1 or lower and more than 0% at Level 3 or higher 8/2013

11. Category I and Category II Teachers- page 8 Category I Teachers • Ineffective= 75% or more at Level 1 or lower and 0% at Level 3 or higher Category II Teachers Ineffective= 65% or more at Level 1 or lower and 0% at Level 3 or higher 8/2013

12. Domain weighting- page 9 8/2013

13. Overall status and final score- page 9 8/2013

14. Observation Definitions 8/2013

15. Informal observations- page 12 • minimum 15 minutes in length • Teacher is informed that the observation will occur • Actionable feedback provided • Results may be used in final evaluation scores • 5-15 minutes in length • Teacher is not informed that the observation will occur • Actionable feedback provided • Results may be used in final evaluation scores Announced Unannounced 8/2013

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17. formal observations- page 12 • Minimum 30 minutes in length • Pre-Conference • Post-Conference • Results used in final evaluation scores • Written, actionable, and timely feedback provided to the teacher • N/A Announced Unannounced 8/2013

18. peer observations- page 12 • 15-30 minutes in length • Teachers work together to schedule an observation time • Peers will only observe specific elements • Actionable feedback provided • Results will not be used in final evaluation scores • N/A Announced Unannounced 8/2013

19. Walkthroughs?- page 12 • The absence of Walkthroughs as an option for evaluation purposes in no way implies that an administrator or outside vendor cannot “walkthrough” a teacher’s classroom to observe. Walkthroughs are used in a variety of other ways in the district, including, but not limited to Focus Walks (Pearson), Walkthroughs (Great Expectations) • NEW- Walkthrough data from outside vendors and/or administrators shall be made available to teachers upon request. 8/2013

20. 2013-2014 Observation cycle 8/2013

21. 1st semester- page 16 1st Quarter • One Informal Observation -This observation is announced and will not count towards final evaluation scores. • FOCUS: Design Questions 1,6,7 and Domain 2 2nd Quarter • Formal Observation-This observation is announced and will count towards the final evaluation score. • FOCUS: Design Questions 1,2,3,5,6,7 and Domain 2. 8/2013

22. 2nd semester- page 17 3rd Quarter • One Informal Observation -This observation is unannouncedand will count towards final evaluation scores. • FOCUS: Design Questions 4,8, and 9 4th Quarter • Formal Observation*-This observation is announced and will count towards the final evaluation score. • FOCUS: Domains 1-4 *Classroom observations shall not be conducted during the state mandated spring testing window in accordance with the district calendar. 8/2013

23. Observation reminders • Marzano is NOT a checklist • Evaluators only score what they see • Impossible for a teacher to use all 41 strategies at once • Focus on the Quarterly Design Focus • “Share” observations with teachers first • Do no “Finish” an observation until you have reviewed the form 8/2013

24. Interventions and supports for teachers 8/2013

25. Interventions and supports for teachers- page 18 • Teachers who are rated “Needs Improvement” or “Ineffective” will receive comprehensive remediation plan and instructional coaching. See 70 O.S. 6-101.16 8/2013

26. Interventions and supports for teachers- page 18 Needs Improvement • WHO- A teacher who is rated as Needs Improvement • WHEN- after a formal observation • WHAT- Develop Performance Goals 8/2013

27. Interventions and supports for teachers- page 18 Plan for Improvement- page 19 • WHO- If a teacher is rated as Ineffective in one (1) or more Domains • WHEN- NEW-After the first informal observation that counts towards evaluation (in the 3rd Quarter) • WHAT- Plan for Improvement form- page 36 8/2013

28. Questions? Alicia Currin-Moore Aqcurrin-moore@okcps.org 405.587.0817 office 405.306.7129 cell 8/2013