Educator Evaluation
Pilot
Thursday, May 26
Webinar 3:30 pm
Opportunities Provided by
Pilot Participation
• Be “early adopter” for the revised system
• Engage in professional development
related to the WV Professional Standards
• Work as part of a collaborative team to
improve educator effectiveness
• Provide input to policy makers for
shaping the evaluation process
Essential Questions
• Who are the pilot schools?
• What is the conceptual framework of
the revised system?
• What are the expectations for the pilot
schools?
• What are the policy parameters?
• What is the timeline for training and
what financial support is available?
• What are the next steps?
• What questions remain?
Who are the pilot schools?
• School Improvement Grant 1003(g)
– 2010 SIG 1 schools – 14 schools
– 2011 SIG 2 schools – 6 schools
• Non-SIG schools – 5 schools
– high school, middle school, elementary
– broaden the demographic representation
of pilot schools
What is the
conceptual framework
of the revised educator
evaluation system?
Conceptual Framework
• WV Professional Teaching Standards,
Leadership Standards, Counselor
Standards
• Professional evaluation
• Structured feedback
• Encouragement and acknowledgement
of continuous professional growth
Improvements
• Teacher Evaluation
– decreases indicators from 55 to 16
– decreases # of classroom observations
required for each evaluation
• Principal/Counselor Evaluation
– 12 indicators, performance based
• Teacher/Principal/Counselor
– Performance level descriptions
– Performance rubrics for each element
New Elements
• Evidence based
– Educator performance
– Student performance
Educator Performance
Evidence
• Does not mean creating a portfolio
• Does mean being able to showcase
the work of the teacher
• Broad categories of evidence for each
professional standard
Student Performance
Evidence – Classroom
• Opportunity to demonstrate student
learning using:
– A goal-driven process, established by the
teacher or a collaborative team of
teachers
– Existing/created assessments
– Multiple measures to identify student
learning
Student Performance
Evidence – School
• Opportunity to demonstrate student learning
using school-wide measures of growth, based
on WESTEST 2 in the areas of:
• Math
• Reading/Language Arts
• School level growth report will be generated
by WVDE
• SIG schools required to include school
evidence
• Non-SIG schools recommended, but optional
Putting It All Together
15%
5%
80%
Evaluation Progressions
• Initial: 1st - 3rd year teachers
• Intermediate: 4th & 5th year
• Advanced: 6th year or greater
Initial Progression
• Initial: 1st- 3rd
– Four observations and evidence
collections
– Two student learning goals
– One final evaluation
Intermediate Progression
• Intermediate: 4th & 5th year
– Two observations and evidence
collections
– Two student learning goals
– One final evaluation
Advanced Progression
• Advanced: 6th year or greater
– One self-evaluation
– Two student learning goals
– One final evaluation
What are the expectations
for the pilot schools?
Expectations
for the Pilot Schools
• Embrace the Opportunities:
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Be “early adopter”
Engage in professional development
Work as part of a collaborative team
Provide input to policy makers
• Participate in the research study
Learning from the Pilot
• What is your role?
– Teachers, mentors, and principals will need to be
active participants and provide feedback to WVDE
• What information will need to be collected
about the evaluation process?
– Process
– Outcomes
• What about confidentiality?
– All data will be aggregated to the school level
– All data collection will be confidential
Learning from the Pilot
• What will be the immediate outputs of the
pilot study?
– Findings will be published in the form of various
reports, and made available to stakeholders.
– Recommendations will be made for any
revisions prior to statewide rollout.
• What will be the long term impact of the
pilot study?
– A better evaluation system, one that is more
rigorous, equitable, and transparent.
What are the policy parameters
associated with participation
in the pilot?
Policy Authority
• Waiver Process
– State Superintendent will submit waiver to
the WVBE
– Pilot-wide waiver for identified schools
– State Board’s action will provide authority
to implement the pilot as evaluation of
record
• Improvement Plan Exceptions
– Waiver will specify all exceptions
What is the timeline
for training?
What financial support
is available?
Teacher and Principal Evaluation
Training Dates
• July 20-21 – Stonewall Resort
• ALL Pilot schools leadership team
members
– Principals and all assistant principals of SIG 1 and
SIG 2 schools and non SIG pilot schools
– Title I Directors and/or Assistant Superintendents
and school improvement specialists working with
the SIG 1 and SIG 2 schools
– Central office representative for non SIG pilot
schools
Teacher Evaluation
Training Dates
• August 8 – Stonewall Resort-Roanoke
• Participants: all teachers, administrators
and SIG funded transformation
specialists
– Martinsburg North Middle
– Doddridge Elementary
– Romney Elementary
– Hardy County school*
– Ohio County school*
Teacher Evaluation
Training Dates
• August 9 – Tamarack-Beckley
• Participants: all teachers, administrators
and SIG funded transformation
specialists
– Mount View High School
– Sandy River Middle School
– Welch Elementary
– Southside K-8
Teacher Evaluation
Training Dates
• August 10 – Civic Center-Charleston
• Participants: all teachers, administrators
and SIG funded transformation
specialists
– Hamlin Pre-k - 8
– West Hamlin Elementary
– Guyan Valley Middle School
– Marion County school*
– Putnam County school*
Teacher Evaluation
Training Dates
• August 11 – Civic Center-Charleston
SIG 1 and SIG 2 schools
• Participants: all teachers, SIG funded
transformation specialists and
administrators
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East Bank Middle
Cedar Grove Middle
Stonewall Jackson Middle
Riverside High School
Malden Elementary
Watts Elementary
Teacher Evaluation
Training Dates
• August 12 – Civic Center-Charleston
• Participants: all teachers, administrators
and SIG funded transformation
specialists
– Franklin Elementary
– Geary K-8
– Spencer Elementary
– Richwood High School
– Wood County school*
Financial Support for Training
• WVDE – assumes costs for training
locations and materials
• SIG schools – utilize SIG grant funds
for costs associated with stipends and
travel
• Non-SIG schools – receive separate
grant funds for costs associated with
stipends and travel
What are the Next Steps?
Renewal of SIG 1003(g) Grants
Participation in the pilot
teacher and principal
evaluation is a requirement for
renewal of the SIG 1003(g)
grants.
School Improvement Grant
(SIG 1 & SIG 2) Schools
Transformation Model
Developing teacher and school leader effectiveness
Use rigorous, transparent and equitable evaluation
systems that take into account data on student
growth
SIG Assurance Statements
Related to Developing Teacher and
School Leader Effectiveness
• Participate in and provide input to the Educator
Evaluation Task Forces regarding an evaluation model
that takes into account data on student growth as part
of a multiple observation-based assessment measure.
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Become an “early adopter” of a rigorous, transparent
and equitable evaluation system that takes into
account data on student growth as a significant part to
educator performance evaluations.
Non SIG Schools
• Letter of Intent template provided by
WVDE
• Staff Commitment demonstrated by
80% vote of faculty for school
participation
• Signature from the superintendent,
principal and faculty senate chair
• Letter due by June 9, 2011
Questions
Regarding……
• SIG requirements
• Jan Stanley jstanley@access.k12.wv.us
• Karen Davies kdavies@access.k12.wv.us
• Teacher evaluation
• Lori Wiggins lwiggins@access.k12.wv.us
• Principal and counselor evaluation
• Michele Blatt mlblatt@access.k12.wv.us
• Research study
• Nate Hixson nhixson@access.k12.wv.us