Massachusetts Model System for Educator Evaluation
Participant Handouts for Training Module 1: Overview
June 2012
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Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D.
Commissioner
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Members
Ms. Maura Banta, Chair, Melrose
Ms. Beverly Holmes, Vice Chair, Springfield
Dr. Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, Milton
Ms. Harneen Chernow, Jamaica Plain
Mr. Gerald Chertavian, Cambridge
Mr. Matthew Gifford, Chair, Student Advisory Council, Brookline
Dr. Jeff Howard, Reading
Ms. Ruth Kaplan, Brookline
Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, Bridgewater
Mr. Paul Reville, Secretary of Education, Worcester
Mr. David Roach, Sutton
Mitchell D. Chester, Ed.D., Commissioner and Secretary to the Board
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Module 1, Handout 1
Think-Pair-Share
Think…
3 Words
3 Words
Pair…
3 Words
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3 Words
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Module 1, Handout 2
Creating a Crosswalk
6. Student Impact
Rating
5. Summative
Evaluation
4. Formative
Assessment/
Evaluation
3. Implementation of
the Plan
2. Analysis, Goal
Setting, and Plan
Development
1. Self Assessment
The 5-Step Cycle of Evaluation & Student Impact
Purposes of the MA Educator
Evaluation Framework
Empower Educators to Take Ownership of Their
Evaluation
Promote Growth and Development
Place Student Learning at the Center
Recognize Excellence
Exemplary Teachers are Recognized for Their Achievement
Set a High Bar for Tenure
New teachers must demonstrate “proficiency” on all four
standards to achieve Professional Teaching Status
Shorten Timelines for Improvement
Educators who are not rated proficient face accelerated
timelines for improvement
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Module 1, Handout 3
Targeted Action Plan
Objectives
Key Drivers/Resources Needed
Next Steps: How do we make this
happen?
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3-2-1 Communication Strategy Plan
Communication Strategy Plan
3
key messages that educators in your school need to
know about the new educator evaluation system.
2
key differences between the new system and your
current evaluation system
1
available support in your school and district related
to educator evaluation implementation
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Module 1, Handout 5
Description of Four Educator Plans
Career Stage
Time Frame
Educator/Evaluator
Responsibility
One school year or less
Developed by the educator and
the evaluator
Teachers without Professional
Teaching Status
Developing
Educator Plan
Administrators in the first three
years in a district
An educator in a new assignment
(at the evaluator’s discretion)
One or two school years
Self-Directed
Growth Plan
Directed Growth
Plan
Improvement
Plan
Experienced educators rated
Proficient or Exemplary
Experienced educators rated
Needs Improvement
Experienced educators rated
Unsatisfactory
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(For educators whose impact on student learning is
moderate or high, the plan may be up to two years in
length; for educators whose impact rating is low, the
plan is one year in length and includes one or more
goals related to student learning based on an
analysis of the educator’s professional practice.)
Developed by the educator
One school year or less
Developed by the educator and
the evaluator
At least 30 calendar days and no more than one
school year
Developed by the evaluator (with
goals specific to improving the
educator’s unsatisfactory
performance)
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