Bill Caritj, Chief Accountability & Information Officer
Pamela Hall, Chief Human Resources Officer
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Teacher Assessment Performance Standards (TAPS)
Professional Knowledge
Instructional Planning
Instructional Strategies
Differentiated Instruction
Assessment Strategies
Assessment Uses
Positive Learning Environment
Academically Challenging Environment
Professionalism
Communication
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Leader Assessment Performance Standards (LAPS)
 Instructional Leadership
 School Climate
 Planning and Assessment
 Organizational Management
 Human Resource Management
 Teacher Staff Evaluation
 Professionalism
 Communication and Community Relations
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Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM)
2014 - 2015
Teacher Assessment on
Performance Standards
(TAPS)
(Observation Data)
2014 - 2015
Student Growth
2013-2014
50% of TEM Score
50% of TEM Score
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Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM)
2014 - 2015
Leader Assessment on
Performance Standards
(LAPS)
(Observation Data)
2014 - 2015
Student Growth,
Academic Achievement
and Achievement Gap
Reduction
2013-2014
30% of LEM Score
70% of LEM Score
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Final Ratings
Cut Scores
Level I
0-6
Level II
7-16
Level III
17-26
Level IV
27-30
Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS)
component of TKES provides evaluators with a qualitative,
rubrics-based evaluation method for measuring teacher
performance related to ten quality performance standards
that are scored from 0 to 3. (sum score can range from 0-30)
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SGP Growth Levels
Student Results
Level I
Mean Growth Percentile < 30
Level II
Mean Growth Percentile > = 30 and
< = 40
Mean Growth Percentile > 40 and <
= 65
Mean Growth Percentile > 65
Level III
Level IV
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Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) measure of student growth for core
state-tested subjects. A growth percentile can range from 1 to 99.
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In 2014, SGPs were produced for the CRCTs (grades 4-8 reading, ELA,
math, science, and social studies) and EOCTs.
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In 2014, the mean SGP performance for all tested courses taught by the
teacher was used in calculating the TEM.
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SLOs have been developed by APS for all teachers of nontested courses. (e.g., art, music, physical education)
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About three-fourths of APS teachers teach non-tested subjects
for at least some portion of the instructional day.
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In 2013-2014, all teachers of non-tested courses were required
to have at least one growth measure.
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In 2014-2015, all teachers must have two growth measures.
They may be a combination of SGP (i.e., Georgia Milestones)
and SLO courses.
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In order to fulfill this requirement, APS has developed over 300
SLO assessments.
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The target for individual student growth is 30%.
The target for a teacher is 80%. (i.e., of students making 30% growth)
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Teacher Rating
Student Results
Level I
< 50% demonstrate expected or high
growth
> = 50% demonstrate expected or high
growth
> = 80% demonstrate expected or high
growth
> = 90% demonstrate expected or high
growth AND > = 50% demonstrate high
growth
Level II
Level III
Level IV
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Overall TAPS Rating
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As noted, the Teacher Effectiveness Measure rating scale has four levels:
Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective.
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LKES has three dimensions: LAPS, Student Growth, and Gap Reduction.
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The Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) has the same four levels as the teacher
scale: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective.
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LKES has three dimensions: LAPS, Student Growth, and Gap Reduction.

The Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) has the same four levels as the teacher
scale: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective.
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
In 2010, the State of Georgia received $400 million in
competitive Race-to-the-Top (RT3) grant funds to
promote student growth.
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Atlanta Public Schools is one of Georgia’s 26 Race-tothe-Top (RT3) districts.
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As a participant APS aligned to Georgia’s RT3 scope of
work and received $39 million RT3 funds.
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Develop
Teachers and
Leaders
Build Data
Systems
Adopt
Standards
and
Assessments
Improve
Lowest
Achieving
Schools
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
Merit pay is a GA RT3 scope of work requirement that
RT3 districts provide a one-time payment to individual
teachers and school administrators based on student
growth and overall performance.
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As an RT3 district, APS allocated $1,565,000 for merit
pay from the initial $39 million provided by the
GADOE.
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APS must spend all of the set-aside allocation for merit
pay on individual teachers and school administrators.
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The $1,565,000 allocated for merit pay will be disbursed in three tiers.
Tier 1: We are required by the GADOE to pay teachers ($2500)
and administrators ($2300) a set amount based on individuals
scoring in the top 10% of the Teacher Effectiveness Measure
(TEM) and Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) of the district.
Tier 2: The district will pay $2500 to teachers who receive a Level
IV on the TAPS summative rating and do not have a TEM score.
Tier 3: Remaining funds will be evenly distributed in an amount no
less than $1000 to teachers who score in the next grouping of
highest scoring teachers (11%-30%) on TEM.
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Tier 1
Tier 2
• teachers evaluated on
Teacher Keys
Effectiveness System
(TKES) for school years
2013-14 & 2014-15
• school administrators
evaluated on Leader
Keys Effectiveness
System (LKES) for
school years 2013-14
& 2014-15
• must score in the top
10% of TEM / LEM in
the district
• teachers evaluated on
TKES who will not
have a TEM in the
2014-15 school year
• must receive a Level
IV on the summative
rating on the Teacher
Assessment on
Performance
Standards (TAPS)
Tier 3
• teachers evaluated on
TKES for school years
2013-14 & 2014-15
• must score in the top
11%-30% of teachers
on the TEM in the
district
As a Race to the Top district, APS Charter schools are eligible to receive merit pay.
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