ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Teacher and Leader Appraisals

Merit Pay

Board PresentationOctober 6, 2014

Bill Caritj, Chief Accountability & Information OfficerPamela Hall, Chief Human Resources Officer

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Teacher Keys Effectiveness System

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Teacher Assessment Performance Standards (TAPS)Professional KnowledgeInstructional PlanningInstructional StrategiesDifferentiated InstructionAssessment StrategiesAssessment UsesPositive Learning EnvironmentAcademically Challenging EnvironmentProfessionalismCommunication

Teacher Keys Effectiveness System

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Leader Keys Effectiveness System

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Leader Assessment Performance Standards (LAPS) Instructional Leadership School Climate Planning and Assessment Organizational Management Human Resource Management Teacher Staff Evaluation Professionalism Communication and Community Relations

Leader Keys Effectiveness System

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Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM)2014 - 2015

Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards

(TAPS)(Observation Data)

2014 - 2015

Student Growth 2013-2014

Teacher Keys Effectiveness System

50% of TEM Score 50% of TEM Score

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Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM)2014 - 2015

Leader Assessment on Performance Standards

(LAPS)(Observation Data)

2014 - 2015

Student Growth, Academic Achievement and Achievement Gap

Reduction 2013-2014

Leader Keys Effectiveness System

30% of LEM Score 70% of LEM Score

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TAPS Component

Final Ratings Cut Scores

Level I 0-6

Level II 7-16

Level III 17-26

Level IV 27-30

Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS) component of TKES provides evaluators with a qualitative, rubrics-based evaluation method for measuring teacher performance related to ten quality performance standards that are scored from 0 to 3. (sum score can range from 0-30)

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SGP Component

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) measure of student growth for core state-tested subjects. A growth percentile can range from 1 to 99.

In 2014, SGPs were produced for the CRCTs (grades 4-8 reading, ELA, math, science, and social studies) and EOCTs.

In 2014, the mean SGP performance for all tested courses taught by the teacher was used in calculating the TEM.

SGP Growth Levels Student Results

Level I Mean Growth Percentile < 30

Level II Mean Growth Percentile > = 30 and < = 40

Level III Mean Growth Percentile > 40 and < = 65

Level IV Mean Growth Percentile > 65

SLOs have been developed by APS for all teachers of non-tested courses. (e.g., art, music, physical education)

About three-fourths of APS teachers teach non-tested subjects for at least some portion of the instructional day.

In 2013-2014, all teachers of non-tested courses were required to have at least one growth measure.

In 2014-2015, all teachers must have two growth measures. They may be a combination of SGP (i.e., Georgia Milestones) and SLO courses.

In order to fulfill this requirement, APS has developed over 300 SLO assessments.

SLO Component

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Growth Target (for SLOs)

The target for individual student growth is 30%. The target for a teacher is 80%. (i.e., of students making 30% growth)

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SLO Component

Teacher Rating Student Results

Level I < 50% demonstrate expected or high growth

Level II > = 50% demonstrate expected or high growth

Level III > = 80% demonstrate expected or high growth

Level IV > = 90% demonstrate expected or high growth AND > = 50% demonstrate high growth

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As noted, the Teacher Effectiveness Measure rating scale has four levels: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective.

Teacher Effectiveness Measure Matrix

Overall TAPS Rating

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LKES has three dimensions: LAPS, Student Growth, and Gap Reduction. The Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) has the same four levels as the teacher

scale: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective.

Leader Effectiveness Measure Matrix

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Leader Effectiveness Measure Table

LKES has three dimensions: LAPS, Student Growth, and Gap Reduction. The Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) has the same four levels as the teacher

scale: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective.

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In 2010, the State of Georgia received $400 million in competitive Race-to-the-Top (RT3) grant funds to promote student growth.

Atlanta Public Schools is one of Georgia’s 26 Race-to-the-Top (RT3) districts.

As a participant APS aligned to Georgia’s RT3 scope of work and received $39 million RT3 funds.

History

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Develop Teachers and

Leaders

Adopt Standards and Assessments

Build Data Systems

Improve Lowest Achieving Schools

APS Received RT3 Funds – $39 Million

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Merit pay is a GA RT3 scope of work requirement that RT3 districts provide a one-time payment to individual teachers and school administrators based on student growth and overall performance.

As an RT3 district, APS allocated $1,565,000 for merit pay from the initial $39 million provided by the GADOE.

APS must spend all of the set-aside allocation for merit pay on individual teachers and school administrators.

What is Merit Pay?

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The $1,565,000 allocated for merit pay will be disbursed in three tiers.

Tier 1: We are required by the GADOE to pay teachers ($2500) and administrators ($2300) a set amount based on individuals scoring in the top 10% of the Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM) and Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) of the district.

Tier 2: The district will pay $2500 to teachers who receive a Level IV on the TAPS summative rating and do not have a TEM score.

Tier 3: Remaining funds will be evenly distributed in an amount no less than $1000 to teachers who score in the next grouping of highest scoring teachers (11%-30%) on TEM.

How is APS Implementing Merit Pay?

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Eligibility Requirements for Merit Pay

Tier 1

•teachers evaluated on Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES) for school years 2013-14 & 2014-15•school administrators evaluated on Leader Keys Effectiveness System (LKES) for school years 2013-14 & 2014-15•must score in the top 10% of TEM / LEM in the district

Tier 2

•teachers evaluated on TKES who will not have a TEM in the 2014-15 school year•must receive a Level IV on the summative rating on the Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS)

Tier 3

•teachers evaluated on TKES for school years 2013-14 & 2014-15•must score in the top 11%-30% of teachers on the TEM in the district

As a Race to the Top district, APS Charter schools are eligible to receive merit pay.