Candidate Assessment
of Performance (CAP):
an Overview
August 4, 2015 and August 10, 2015
Presented by: Jennifer Briggs
Agenda
 Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
 Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is
Assessed
 Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
 Section Four: Appendices and Forms
 Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Objectives for Today’s Webinar
Provide an overview of CAP
Discuss next steps
Answer questions regarding CAP
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 Section One: Introduction and Background of
CAP
 Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is
Assessed
 Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
 Section Four: Appendices and Forms
 Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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Goals of CAP
 Candidate readiness:
 To ensure teacher candidates are ready to make impact
with students day one;
 To measure teacher candidates’ practice on key
indicators as outlined in the Guidelines for the
Professional Standards for Teachers (PSTs); and
 To support teachers in improving their practice based on
targeted feedback and performance evaluations.
 Alignment to MA Educator Evaluation Framework
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
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Shift from PPA to CAP
Uses multiple measures
Removes content-based questions
Alignment to Educator Evaluation
Focused on targeted feedback
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 Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
 Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and
How it is Assessed
 Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
 Section Four: Appendices and Forms
 Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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CAP: The 6 Essential Elements
CAP: The 6 Essential Elements
Elements are essential if:
The absence of a teacher’s competency in the skill
was likely to put students at risk
The element could serve as an umbrella for skills
outlined in other elements, in most cases other
elements were pre-requisite skills to those outlined
in the essential element.
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How to assess candidates
on the 6 Essential
Elements?
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CAP Rubric
Rubric: Quality, Scope, and Consistency
and Readiness Thresholds
Quality: ability to perform (at proficient)
Scope: scale of impact
Consistency: frequency
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CAP:
Gathering Evidence
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CAP: Categories of Evidence
 Observations
 Two announced, two unannounced
 Document these observations using Observation Forms
(Appendix D)
 Observation Model Protocol is available
 Impact on Student Learning
 Identify a measure of learning, growth, or achievement that
assesses a sample of content
 Set expectations for how and when this will be measured
 See Appendix G
 Student Feedback
 Candidate will issue surveys (ESE website)
 Candidate Artifacts
CAP: Evidence Requirements for
Each Essential Element
CAP: Summative Assessment
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 Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
 Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is
Assessed
 Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
 Section Four: Appendices and Forms
 Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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CAP: 5-Step Cycle
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
 Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
 Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is
Assessed
 Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
 Section Four: Appendices and Forms
 Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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Evidence Requirements for Each
Essential Element
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CAP Summative Assessment
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 Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP
 Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is
Assessed
 Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle
 Section Four: Appendices and Forms
 Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info
Q & A
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CAP Timeline for Development
and Implementation
November 2014 – June 2015: Develop CAP
June 30, 2015: CAP Guidelines sent to
Sponsoring Organizations
Pilot: 2015-16
Implementation: 2016-17
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Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Coming up for CAP:
2015-16 PILOT
A minimum of 10 candidates from each SO
Training resources on CAP specifics
Piloting online platform/app!
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Available now for CAP…
CAP Guidelines
Website: doe.mass.edu/edprep/cap
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Thank you!
Be sure to check out the Ed Prep website for
updates! doe.mass.edu/edprep/cap
Contact: Ed Prep
Email: edprep@doe.mass.edu
Phone: 781-338-3561
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