Student Performance- The Final Process

Results & Performance Level Worksheets Training

Office of School Support

April 28 – 30, 2015

Course Overview

• Recapping the Student Progress Assessments District-Wide, Pre-Approved and Appraiser Approved

• Review Appraiser Approved Criteria

• Student Performance Tool

• Performance Level Rubric for Appraiser Approved Assessments

• Final Logistics & Best Practices

• TADS Upcoming Dates

District-Wide Assessments

STAAR-Accommodated (Special Education

students only)

• STAAR EOY grades/subjects

• STAAR EOC courses

District-Wide Assessments

• Early Childhood assessment for 4 year-olds

Other Assessments

• Iowa/Logramos Grade 1 Reading, Language, and Math

• Iowa/Logramos Grade 3 Science and Social Studies

• TELPAS (ELLs, Grades K-2, 9-12)

• Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams, all subjects

These assessments are required by the district.

With the exception of STAAR-A and STAAR-Alt, HISD sets goals

for all district-wide assessments.

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Pre-Approved Assessments Elementary

• Kindergarten Reading

• Kindergarten Writing

• Kindergarten Math

• Grade 3 Phys. Ed.

• Grade 4 Science

• Grade 4 Social Studies

• Grade 5 Social Studies

• Grade 5 Phys. Ed.

Middle

• Grade 6 Science

• Grade 7 Science

• Grade 6 Social Studies

• Grade 7 Social Studies

• Spanish 7 (1A)

• Spanish 8 (1B)

• French 7 (1A)

• French 8 (1B)

• Grade 8 Physical Education

High

• English I (Regular)

• English II (Regular)

• Algebra I (Regular)

• Biology (Regular)

• U.S History (Regular)

• English IV (Regular)

• Integrated Physics and Chemistry

• Math Models with Applications

• Pre-Calculus

• Spanish I

• Spanish II

• French I

• Health

• Government

• Economics

• Grade 9 Foundations of Personal Fitness

• Individual Sports

• Team Sports

These assessments are required by the district.

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Appraiser-Approved Assessments What are appraiser-approved assessments?

Assessments that are:

• Purchased as part of the school curriculum

• Identified, compiled or developed by a team of teachers

• Identified, compiled or developed by an individual teacher

Which teachers do appraiser-approved assessments apply to?

Teachers who have been assigned a course with a Student Progress measure that:

• Do not have a district-wide assessment or pre-approved district assessment available

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Appraiser-Approved Assessments

Teacher Role Appraiser Role

Identify or develop a

summative assessment for the course with

the Student Progress measure.

Complete the appraiser-approved

assessment checklist for the

identified or developed

assessment.

Bring the appraiser-approved

assessment checklist to the

Goal Setting Conference for

appraiser to review.

Approve the assessment using

the standards outlined in the

checklist.

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Appraiser-Approved Assessments in Detail

Criteria for Approval of Appraiser-Approved Assessments

The Appraiser-Approved Assessment Checklist is available here.

• Is the assessment accessible to all students?

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SP-The Practical Side

https://eadev.houstonisd.org/TadsSp

Demonstration

Name Section Goal Score Scores Auto

populated?

Attendance? Include? Met Goal? Met Ambitious and

Feasible Progress?

Teacher

inputs this

information

Populates as teacher

enters score

Populates as teacher

enters score

Teacher View

Demonstration

Name Section Goal Score Scores Auto

populated?

Attendance? Include? Met Goal? Met Ambitious and

Feasible Progress?

Will NOT

count for

this year

NOT necessary to

change anything

here

Appraiser checks or

unchecks

Appraiser View

Diving into your Campus Results Worksheets

• Log in to view your own appraisees’ Results Worksheets

• List the teachers that will have Student Progress

Attendance Scenario

District-Wide IOWA, LOGRAMOS, STAAR ALT, TELPAS Scenario

Special Education- Resource , BSC, Life Skills Scenario

A teacher’s performance level is determined by the percentage of students who meet or exceed their goal, among other factors, as articulated in the PLEASE NOTE: Per the Student Progress rubric, teachers who do not meet Student Progress deadlines will have a “1” assigned to the applicable Student Progress measure.

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Performance Level Rubric

Students’ Progress Teacher Performance Level Rubric

1 2 3 4

Less than 50% of the

students met goals

50 to 59 % (most) of

the students met

goals or otherwise

made ambitious and

feasible progress

60 to 84% (the vast

majority) of met

goals or otherwise

made ambitious and

feasible progress

85%+ (nearly all) of

the students met

goals or otherwise

made ambitious and

feasible progress

Assessment Forms: Specific release dates and testing windows for the 2014-2015 school year are:

Year-long courses & spring one-semester courses:

• Test forms available: April 27, 2015 NOW!!

• Test administration window: May 18-29, 2015

• Schools may print and photocopy the number of assessments they need. Schools can also order assessments through HISD Printing Services; the printing cost will come out of the individual campus budget.

Best Practice • Be informed on the type of assessments that will count

toward your teacher’s Final SP Rating

• Discuss the EOY Student Progress process with your teachers

• Plan ahead….. More testing

• Ensure all appraisers SAVE & SUBMIT all required Performance Level Worksheets before they leave for Summer Break

• High School Appraisers, please keep in mind of Senior Deadlines for teachers

• Add SP Task bar to the EOY Campus Checklist

EOY TADS Reminders • Per Board Policy- 2/2, all teachers hired before February 6, 2015

should have two walkthroughs and two observations in the TADS Tool. Anyone hired after February 6th, should have four informal walkthroughs in the system.

• Teacher Acknowledgement of Forms in the Online Tools- Board Policy requires all teachers to acknowledge appraisal forms that are submitted to them by an appraiser. So, as you continue to provide meaningful feedback to teachers about their performance, please review the status of all walkthroughs, observations and progress conference forms to ensure the forms have been acknowledged and are at the “Complete” status.

• Closing out the IPDP

• Extension Memo for anyone on a PPA—must be given to teachers.

Q & A Contact your PCIM

HS- Lannie Milon lmilonjr@houstonisd

MS- Kristina Sanford- ksanford@houstonisd.org

ESO Area I- Regina Williams- Rwilli11@houstonisd.org

ESO Area II- Lisa Reagins- lreagins@houstonisd.org

ESO Area III- Brenda Rangel- brangel@houstonisd.org

Debra Johnson- djohns43@houstonisd.org

Coach Fair- efair@houstonisd.org