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TPEP Implementation: Structures, roles and policy

implicationsERNN ConferenceFebruary 28, 2015

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Purposes of Evaluation

• Acknowledge the critical importance of teacher and leadership quality in impacting student growth and support professional learning

• Identify particular areas of strength and opportunities for improvement

• Assist educators needing improvement in making those improvementsWAC 392-191A-050

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TPEP 2014-15

• Transition Year 2 of 3 - all new educators and those on probation

- most experienced educators (local decision)» 83% of teachers, 95% of principals have transitioned» 49% teachers on Comprehensive, 34% on Focused

• $5m in teacher training allocated to districts» 80% additional pay for educators to facilitate or

participate in professional learning re TPEP

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General Perceptions

• No longer focused on understanding the specifics of the process

• Big paradigm shift: growth/strengths-based• District leaders views differ from those of

principals/teachers• Worthwhile, but not yet smooth

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Key Messages

• Be relentless about rater agreement• Relationships and dialogue matter• Commit to building expertise over time• Collective responsibility for success

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Challenges

• Evaluators need ongoing training

• Evaluators need time and support to do the work

• Maintain a learning stance – no one knows it all …. yet

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Evaluation Data

A B C

Highly Effective

38 5 52

Effective 58 93.7 43

Needs Improvement

4 1.3 4.6

Unsat. 1 0 0.4

If these schools were in your district what questions might you ask?

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Building Rater Agreement

• Questions for district and school leaders to consider when examining their own data

• Rater agreement planning tool, videos, workshops, online module

• Practice, practice, practice

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What’s required during the cycle?

• Observations • Written notes• Evidence• Conferences • Early-career teachers• Timelines• Forms

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In May/June, what about….

• …the summative report? • …Low student growth impact rating on a

Comprehensive?

• …“1” in any SG rubric row?

• Provisional status teacher?

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Who is Monitoring?

• First year teacher • Provisional educator with P and D• Provisional educator with B or U• Experienced educator with P or D• Experienced educator with B or U• Educator with Low Student Growth Impact Rating• Experienced educator with B and B• Experienced educator with three previous Focused

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Evaluation data and HR

• MUST be a factor in 2015-16• OSPI collected baseline data about 2013-14

uses in SEES• Distinguished Educator recognition required

– Leg policy changes proposed… stay tuned

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• Jeanne Harmon• Jeanne.harmon@k12.wa.us• 360-725-6116

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Student Growth Consistent

• Required for all teachers and all principals on the revised system

• Teachers focus on whole class; a group of students not reaching full potential; a group of students “in common” with colleagues

• Principals focus on whole-school achievement; students assigned to a subset of teachers; subsets of students selected for closing identifed gaps.

• Multiple measures required – classroom, school, district, state