Update on Teacher
Effectiveness
June 27, 2011
Dr. Rebecca Garland
Chief Academic Officer
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Agenda
1. Aggregation of Standards for Federal
Reporting
2. Proposed Sixth and Eighth Standards
3. Annual Evaluation Requirement and
Abbreviated Evaluation Option
4. Student Surveys
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Aggregation of Standards for
Federal Reporting
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U.S. Department of Education
Requirement:
States must report on the percentage of
teachers and principals that fall into each
category of their evaluation instruments.
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NC Department of Public
Instruction Response:
Can North Carolina report on the percentage
of teachers/principals that fall into each
category on each standard of their respective
evaluation instruments?
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Outcome:
North Carolina must aggregate ratings on
individual standards to report one rating per
teacher or principal.
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Decision:
For the 2010 – 2011 school year, the NCDPI
will use the median to aggregate standards
for teachers and principals.
This information will be linked to the school
report cards. Data will be reported in the
aggregate, not at the individual level.
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Proposed Sixth and Eighth
Standards
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Teacher Evaluation Standards:
Standard One
• Teachers demonstrate leadership
Standard Two
• Teachers establish a respectful
environment
Standard Three
• Teachers know the content they
teach
Standard Four
• Teachers facilitate learning for their
students
Standard Five
• Teachers reflect on their practice
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Sixth Standard for Teachers:
TEACHERS CONTRIBUTE TO THE
ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS.
The work of the teacher results in
acceptable, measurable progress for students
based on established performance
expectations using appropriate data to
demonstrate growth.
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Principal Evaluation Standards:
Standard One
• Strategic Leadership
Standard Two
• Instructional Leadership
Standard Three
• Cultural Leadership
Standard Four
• Human Resource Leadership
Standard Five
• Managerial Leadership
Standard Six
Standard Seven
• External Development Leadership
• Micropolitical Leadership
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Eighth Standard for Principals:
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT LEADERSHIP
Summary: School executives will contribute
to the academic success of students. The
work of the school executive will result in
acceptable, measurable progress for students
based on established performance
expectations using appropriate data to
demonstrate growth.
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Issues for Consideration:
The measures of growth used to rank a
teacher on the sixth standard.
Under Consideration: combination of team,
individual, and school value-added
measures.
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Annual Evaluation Requirement
and Abbreviated Evaluation Option
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Reasons for Annual Evaluation:
Required for school districts that accepted
funding through the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (all districts in NC).
Required for all school districts and charter
schools that accepted funding from Race to
the Top (all districts and group of charters).
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Annual Evaluation Policy:
Each local board shall adopt a policy
requiring career teachers to be evaluated
annually. The annual evaluation
requirements shall be met by either: (1) Using
the Teacher Evaluation Process as set forth in
16 NCAC 6C.0503; or (2) Using an
abbreviated evaluation consisting of
Standards (One), Four, and Six of the Teacher
Evaluation Process.
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Concerns about Annual Evaluation:
The new evaluation instrument is more thorough
and specific, and, therefore, takes longer for
evaluators to complete.
The budget reduced the number of assistant
principals.
Principals may not have time to complete the
entire evaluation process for all staff members.
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Annual Abbreviated Evaluation:
Standard One
Standard Four
Standard Six
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Teachers demonstrate
leadership.
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Teachers facilitate learning
for their students
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Teachers contribute to the
academic success of students.
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The Work Ahead
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Student Surveys:
Student surveys can play a role in
professional development for teachers, teacher
evaluation, and school improvement.
These surveys also capture specific teacher
behaviors that lead to student success, which
can be useful formative information for the
professional development process.
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Assessments for Non-Tested Areas:
Work groups of teachers will vet potential
assessment items for inclusion on measures of
growth for all non-tested subjects and grades.
Work groups will be created and receive initial
training this summer.
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Technical Assistance:
The NCDPI will release a request for proposals
for technical assistance on
•Selecting a growth model,
•Combining individual, team, and schoolwide value-added measures in the sixth
standard, and
•Entering data from new assessments in nontested subjects into the growth model
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Discussion and Questions
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