Public
Schools:
The Best Choice
Superintendent’s Quarterly
November 29, 2012
MAJOR GOALS
Nearly 100% graduation rate
MAJOR GOALS
125,000 industry-based
credentials
MAJOR GOALS
90 percent of
graduates
remediation free
MAJOR GOALS
Top three states
in reading and
mathematics
achievement
STRATEGIES
 Comprehensive
educator evaluation
and professional
development growth
system
STRATEGIES
 Up-to-date networked
technology system
for instruction,
business operations,
and school operations
STRATEGIES
 Digital devices for
all educators
and students
STRATEGIES
 Research-based
approaches to
address reading and
math achievement
and growth
STRATEGIES
 Innovative teacher
and principal
preparation
programs
Questions and
Answers
Common Exams and
Educator Effectiveness
Superintendent’s Quarterly
November 29, 2012
What are the processes for communication
related to new standards, MSLs/Common
Exams, and educator effectiveness?
• Face-to-face
• Website
• Wikis
• Summer Institutes and Regional Workshops
Process for Communication
Proposal or
directive
Gather
Feedback
Make Changes
SBE Decision
Make Changes
Gather
Feedback
Gather
Feedback
Decision
Communication
What is the Terminology for Educator
Evaluations?
6
1 2 3 4 5
Demonstrate
Leadership
Establish
Environment
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning
Contribute to
Academic
Success
Reflect on
Practice
5 Categories
Not Demonstrated
Developing
Proficient
Accomplished
Distinguished
3 Categories
Exceeded Expected Growth
Met Expected Growth
Did Not Meet Growth
Expected Growth
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Strategic
Leadership
Instructional
Leadership
Cultural
Leadership
Human
Resource
Leadership
Managerial
Leadership
External
Development
Leadership
Micro
Political
Leadership
Academic
Achievement
Leadership
Multiple Components of Standard 6
Contribute to Academic Success
Individual Student Growth
Student Surveys -?
School-wide Growth
Weight of each component?
Effectiveness Status After 3 Years of
Growth
Standards 1-5
In the current year
1 2 3 4 5
Demonstrate Establish
Leadership Environment
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning
Reflect on
Practice
In Need of
Improvement
Effective
Highly
Effective
Any Rating
Lower than
Proficient
Proficient
or Higher
on Standards
1-5
Accomplished
or Higher
on Standards
1-5
And/Or
And
And
Does Not
Meet
Expected
Growth
Meets or
Exceeds
Expected
Growth
Exceeds
Expected
Growth
Standard 6
3-year average of growth
information
6
Year 1
+
6
Year 2
+
6 )/ 3
Year 3
)
Effectiveness Status
Demonstrate
Leadership
Establish
Environment
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning
Reflect on
Practice
Highly Effective
Effective
In Need of Improvement
Contribute
to Academic
Success
How do we standardize the
amount of teacher influence
for each standard?