Teacher Evaluation

1. Teacher Evaluation

2. Statewide Evaluation Process • Designed to develop a collaborative process between administrators and teachers focused on improving professional practices • Intended to improve instruction leading to student achievement gains • Develops consistency statewide

3. Components of Teacher Quality Legislation • Mentoring and induction • Comprehensive evaluation • Performance review • Individual Teacher Professional Development Plans • Intensive assistance

4. Mentoring and Induction • All first and second year teachers • Paired with building mentor • Receive support from Mentor Coach • Attend book study groups 2x per year (more details to follow) • Observation and coaching in building • Based on Iowa Teaching Standards • Preparation for comprehensive evaluation

5. Comprehensive Evaluation • 1st year • Ongoing collection and discussion of artifacts • Summative evaluation • No licensure decision • End of second year of teaching • Meets all standards and recommended for standard license • Evidence of proficiency in Iowa Teaching Standards • Artifacts and observation • Conversion of license from initial to standard • Use Board of Educational Examiners form • Recommendation for a third year • If a third year is necessary the administrator is responsible for contacting the Human Resources Department prior to January 30 • Failure to meet standards • Not eligible for standard license • Employment terminated

6. Performance Review • Career teachers • Minimum every 3 years • Prior to September 15th of any school year, the building principal or the employee may request an additional evaluation • PLA schools are required to conduct an evaluation each year for all teachers • Focused on; • Continuous improvement • Teacher’s competence on Iowa Teaching Standards and Criteria • An artifact is not necessary for each criterion • Identification of need to improve

7. Performance Review (cont.) • Based on supporting documentation including: • Teachers • Parents • Students

8. Certified Staff Evaluation Process (Article XIII) • Notice of evaluation • Completed within the first 3 weeks of the school year • Procedures • Provide Iowa Teaching Standards and Criteria and model evidence • The teacher’s responsibility is to provide evidence of the eight standards. Teachers are not expected to provide a separate artifact for each criterion. Artifacts may align to multiple criteria or be observed. • Teachers may determine the format in which they present their artifacts. A portfolio is not required. • Evaluation instruments: forms can be found on the Human Resources Evaluation/Performance Management site. • First year beginning teacher • Second year beginning teacher • Career teacher

9. Evaluation Process (cont.) • Formal observations • A minimum of two observations will be conducted. • One of the observations requires a five day advance notification. • Each observation must be a minimum of 30 minutes in length. • Pre-observation form and conference • Teacher completes pre-observation form which guides observation and conversation • A pre-observation conference should be held. • Held within five days after the observation, under normal circumstances.

10. Evaluation Process (cont.) • Informal observations • Observations are routinely done at the discretion of the administrator(walkthroughs, unannounced observations, professional behaviors in a variety of settings). • Summative evaluation conference • The summative evaluation conference will be completed prior to March 25 to include conversation regarding artifacts and observations aligned to the Iowa Teaching Standards and Criteria.

11. Evaluation Process Timeline • August • Notice of evaluation as required by contract(Article XIII) • Must take place within the first 3 weeks of the school year • September-October • Beginning conversation regarding progress with collection of artifacts • October-December • First 30-minute observation with feedback conference • January-February • Second 30-minute observation with feedback conference • March • Summative conference regarding artifact collection and observations • March25 • Completed, signed evaluation forms due to Human Resources

12. Intensive Assistance • Teacher not meeting one or more of the Iowa Teaching Standards 1-8* • Based on evaluator’s recommendation • No more than 12 months in length • Career teachers only • Contract implications-not eligible for voluntary transfer *New with SF 277

13. Individual Teacher Development Plans • Based On: • Iowa Teaching Standards and Criteria • Student achievements goals of the district and building • Teacher needs • Aligned With: • District professional development plan • Attendance center professional development plan ( TQ funds now available to support building work) • For teacher leaders: the ITPD must include the Iowa Teaching Standards AND the Teacher Leader Model Standards

14. Individual Teacher Development Plans (cont.) • All career teachers • Plan due on October 1 each year • Annual review with evaluator • Conferences with administrators will be scheduled again this fall to support implementation of the TQ legislation

15. Individual Teacher Development Plans (cont.) • Teacher and evaluator meet annually • Evidence of progress • Review of progress on goals • Modifications as needed • Individual Teacher Development form • For more information regarding evaluation and Individual Career Development Plans visit the Human Resources Evaluation/Performance Management site

16. Many of us believe that achievement is a function of the neighborhood a kid comes from, but research shows us that most of what accounts for success has to do with the teacher and the classroom. Mike Schmoker, November 1998

17. Good teachers are unquestionably the thing that matters most. Studies indicate students with more effective teachers showed 6 times greater gains than those with less effective teachers, regardless of the students’ background. Kati Haycock, Iowa FINE Conference, November 2002