McRel’s Evaluation System
Training Session 1
May 14, 2013
Herbert Hoover Middle School
What is an SGP?

Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) measure
achievement gains within 4th through 8th grade
Language Arts Literacy and Mathematics, referred to
as the “tested grades and subjects.” Using the New
Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ
ASK), SGPs compare the change in a student’s
achievement from one year to the next to that of all
other students in the state who had similar historical
results (the student’s “academic peers”).

For teachers of tested grades and subjects, SGP
counts for 30 percent of the overall evaluation rating.
What is an SGO

Student Growth Objectives (SGOs) for their students at the
start of the year and are assessed on whether those objectives
are met at the end of the year. These are district-developed
assessments and should be used where available to identify the
measurable goals for each objective. Teachers also may use
collaboratively developed assessments for SGOs, including
portfolios of student work.

Teachers of non-tested grades and subjects are required to set
at least two SGOs; a teacher’s ability to meet or exceed his or
her SGOs counts for 15 percent of the overall evaluation.

Teachers of tested grades and subjects are required to set at
least one SGO; a teacher’s ability to meet or exceed his or her
SGO(s) counts for 15 percent of the overall evaluation.
80 % of Teachers
20 % of Teachers Tested Areas
What is McRel’s Teacher
Evaluation System?
Purposes
 Measure the performance of individual teachers and
administrators.
 Guide teachers as they reflect upon their effectiveness.
 Serve as the basis for instructional improvement.
 Focus the goals and objectives of school and district as
they support, monitor, and evaluate their teachers.
 Guide school and district professional development
 Facilitate a collaborative culture with focus on
continuous improvement.
Shannon
McRel’s Teacher Evaluation System
Teacher
Orientation
Professional
Development
Plan
Teacher SelfAssessment
Summary
Evaluation
Conference and
Summary Rating
Form
PostObservation
Conference
Pre-Observation
Conference
Observations
Shannon
What does this mean for
Hoover teachers?

next year you will have same number of
observations as this year as per contract
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Tenured teachers – one
Non-tenured teachers - three

you will have to do a self-evaluation by June 14th

you will have a pre-conference and a postconference for the 2013-2014 school year
Wendy
What is the “Self-Assessment"?
•
•
•
Using the online assessment, reflect on
personal performance over the past year to this
point in the school year.
Fill out the assessment based on your
performance.
At the end of each section consider:
1. Artifacts or evidence to support your ratings.
2. Fulfillment of leadership responsibilities
relating to your school accountability goals.
What qualifies as an “artifact?”
Concrete proof that a standard has been met
 Projects
 Lesson Plans
 Presentations
 Comments on paper (feedback!)
 Professional Development
 E-mails to parents
 Parent-call logs
 Posted classroom expectations
Can be uploaded digitally onto McRel’s website
(preferred) to provide access to administrator
This will be used to support practice
Wendy
What is a Pre-observation conference?
The pre-observation conference is a
collaborative meeting between the teacher
and his/her supervisor to...
discuss the teacher's self-assessment based on the
self-evaluation, the most recent professional
 development plan, the lesson to be observed, and
the classroom dynamics
 provide lesson plans or a written description of the
lesson
 prepare the evaluator for the observation

Ken
What is a Post-Conference ?
•
The evaluator will conduct a postobservation conference within 10 days
after formal observation.
•
The evaluator and teacher will discuss
and document the strengths and
weaknesses of the teacher's
performance.
Ken
What are the Standards?
Standard 1

Standard I:
Teachers Demonstrate Leadership

What does it mean?
Lead in the classroom, school and
community in an ethical way.
Debi
Standard 2


Standard II:
Teachers establish a Respectful
Environment for a Diverse Population
of Students
What does it mean?
Welcoming classroom environment for
ALL of your students.
Marc
Standard 3


Standard III:
Teachers Know the Content They Teach
What does it mean?
Know what you teach and make it
relevant for students.
Hilary
Standard 4


Standard IV:
Teachers Facilitate Learning for Their Students
What does it mean?
Differentiated instruction and a variety of
formative and summative assessments.
Denise
Standard 5

Standard V:
Teachers Reflect on Their Practice

What does it mean?
Analyze students' learning to adjust
your teaching, professional development
and commitment to professional growth.
Debi
Elements within the Standards
Standard
Number of
Elements
Number of
Observable
Elements
I – Leadership
5
1
II – Classroom
Environment
5
4
III – Knowledge of
Content
4
4
IV – Facilitate
Learning
8
8
V – Reflect on
Practice
3
0
Denise
Performance
Rating Scale
Frank
This is how we need to start thinking…
Distinguished
Accomplished
Proficient
Developing
“Distinguished” is a place to
visit not to live
Frank
Year 2
Distinguished
Distinguished
Year 3
Accomplished
Accomplished
Year 1
Proficient
Proficient
Frank
Standard on Self Assessment
Susan
Edison Indicators
Susan
What is the Teacher Evaluation Rubric?
 Edison
Township is defining the indicators
for the elements under each Standard.
 When
we know, you’ll know!
The Online Self-Assessment Link
• Here is the link for your 2013-2014 Evaluation system:
https://ats1.searchsoft.net/ats/emp_login?COMPANY_ID=00018070
• All users will use their email address as their username.
Ex: bob.smith@edison.k12.nj.us
• All users will have the system default password: 123456