Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
CIU 20 – Curriculum Department -Summer 2014
Information synthesized and presented by Heather Brown and Kathy Emeigh
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
Teacher Effectiveness System in Act 82 of 2012
Building Level Data/School Performance Profile
Teacher Observation/ Practice
Planning and Preparation
Classroom Environment
Instruction
Professional Responsibilities
Indicators of Academic Achievement
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, All Students
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, Historically
Underperforming Students
Indicators of Academic Growth/ PVAAS
Extra Credit for Advanced Achievement
Teacher Specific Data
Building Level
Data 15%
Teacher Specific
Data 15%
Student Performance on Assessments
PVAAS 3-Year Rolling Average
IEP Goals Progress*
LEA Developed Rubrics*
Observation/
Practice 50%
Elective Data*
Began 2013-2014 SY
Elective
Data 20%
District Designed Measures and Examinations
Nationally Recognized Standardized Tests
Industry Certification Examinations
Student Projects Pursuant to Local Requirements
Student Portfolios Pursuant to Local Requirements
*Student Learning Objective Process
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
Teacher Effectiveness System in Act 82 of 2012
Teacher Specific Data 15%
Building
Level
Data(SPP
) 15%
Student Performance on Assessments
• Not more than 5%
Observation
/Practice
50%
PDE strongly recommends that these determinations need to be done in consult and collaboration with their teachers ---
Elective
Data
20%
Value- added Assessment Data/ PVAAS Growth
3-Year Rolling Average
• At least 10%
• Applies to all teachers in PA assessed subjects/grades/courses
Progress in Meeting IEP Goals
• Not more than 5%
• Validated through a SLO Process
Locally Developed School District Rubrics
• Not more than 15%
• Validated through a SLO Process
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
Principal Effectiveness System in Act 82 of 2012
Begins 2014 – 2015 SY
Building Level Data/School Performance Profile
Observation/ Practice
Framework for Leadership Domains
Strategic/Cultural Leadership
Systems Leadership
Leadership for Learning
Professional and Community Leadership
Indicators of Academic Achievement
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, All Students
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, Historically
Underperforming Students
Academic Growth PVAAS
Other Academic Indicators
Extra Credit for Advanced Achievement
Building
Level Data,
15%
“Correlation” Data/Relationship
Based on Teacher Level Measures
Observation
/Practice
50%
“Correlation”
Data Based on
Teacher-Level
Measures,
15%
Elective Data/Student Learning Objectives
NOTE: for the 2014 – 2015 SY Elective Data for principals is OPTIONAL
Elective
Data
20%
District Designed Measures and Examinations
Nationally Recognized Standardized Tests
Industry Certification Examinations
Student Projects Pursuant to Local Requirements
Student Portfolios Pursuant to Local Requirements
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
• “Correlation” Data/Relationship
• Based on Teacher Level Measures
Building
Level Data,
15%
DEGREE OF UNDERSTANDING of evidence presented regarding the relationship between teacher-level measures and teacher observation and practice ratings.
Observation
/Practice
50%
“Correlation”
Data Based on
Teacher-Level
Measures,
15%
QUALITY OF EXPLANATIONS provided for observed relationship between teacher-level measures and teacher observation and practice ratings.
Elective
Data
20%
PLANS for how the data will be used to support school and LEA goals.
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
Observation/Pra ctice
50%
Building Level
Data,
15%
Elective Data/Student Learning Objectives
“Correlation” Data
Based on Teacher-
Level Measures,
15%
District Designed Measures and Examinations
Nationally Recognized Standardized Tests
Industry Certification Examinations
Student Projects Pursuant to Local Requirements
Student Portfolios Pursuant to Local Requirements
Elective Data
20%
Elective Data/Student Learning
Objectives
NOTE: for the 2014 – 2015 SY
Elective Data for principals is
OPTIONAL
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
Non Teaching Professional Employee
Educator Effectiveness System in Act 82 of 2012
Begins 2014 – 2015 SY
Observation and Practice
Student Performance/School Performance Profile
(SPP) Planning and Preparation
Educational Environment
Delivery of Service
Professional Development
“A nonteaching professional employee
Observation/
Practice
80%
Student
Performance
20% or a person who is an education specialist or a professional employee or temporary professional employee who provides services other than classroom instruction, and includes supervisors and employees with instructional certification who are not categorized as “classroom teachers” by
the LEA.” (Page 3511 from rules and regs – June 14, 2014)
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
To determine whether you are a teaching professional, you must be able to answer YES to the following two questions:
1) Are you working under your instructional certification?
2) Do you provide direct instruction to students in a particular subject or grade level?
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Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Tom Corbett, Governor ▪ Carolyn C. Dumaresq, Acting Secretary of Education www.education.state.pa.us
• http://www.ciu20.org/ under Departments then Curriculum
• Educator Effectiveness
– Administrative Manual (July 2014)
– Rules and Regulations for Teachers, Principals and Nonteaching
Professionals
– FAQs for Student Performance Measures
– Updated PDE Rating Tools
• Non-Teaching Professionals
– Frameworks for each Educational Specialist with and without examples
• SLO Teacher Training Materials
– SLO PPT with notes
– SLO Template
– SLO Help Desk
– SLO Decision Making Guide
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