EDUCATOR PREPARATION
POLICY & PRACTICE UPDATE
APRIL 2, 2012
WELCOME & OVERVIEW
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EDUCATOR PREPARATION
UPDATES
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REVISED STANDARDS FOR
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
• Central Office Administrator and
School Principal Standards were
presented to the State Board of Education
(SBE) on March 12
• Back to SBE for final approval on May 14
• Programs should begin transitioning to
meet the new standards as soon as
possible
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REVISED STANDARDS FOR
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
• Communication regarding review will
come from the Office of Professional
Preparation Services (OPPS) via Rajah
Smart in the near future
• Educator Preparation Institutions (EPIs)
with approved Central Office Administrator
and/or School Principal programs will be
able to submit earlier in the process
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MICHIGAN TEACHER LEADER
PREPARATION STANDARDS
• The Michigan Teacher Leader
Preparation Standards will be presented
to the SBE for discussion on April 9
• Public Comment will occur April and
May
• Presented to SBE for final approval on
August 13
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MICHIGAN TEACHER LEADER
PREPARATION STANDARDS (CONT.)
• These standards will outline expectations
for programs preparing teachers for either
the optional third tier Advanced
Professional Teaching Certificate or to
serve as Teacher Leaders
• Interested EPIs should begin developing
programs to prepare teachers to meet
these standards
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MICHIGAN TEACHER LEADER
PREPARATION STANDARDS (CONT.)
• Timelines for program application and
review will be disseminated by OPPS after
final approval of the standards in August
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MI-INTASC STANDARDS
• The MI-InTASC standards will be
presented to the SBE for final approval on
April 9
• EPIs should begin revising programs as
soon as possible
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MI-INTASC STANDARDS (CONT.)
• Review of the alignment to the MI-InTASC
will occur in multiple phases including:
• During Accreditation
• The EPI performance score
• Endorsement/Elementary Certificate
program review
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MCEE/EDUCATOR EVALUATION
UPDATE
• 2012-13 Pilot of Four Observation Tools
• February 2013 Update
• By June 2013, MCEE will recommend a multiyear schedule for implementing the educator
evaluation system
• “Legislature will need to act on the MCEE
recommendations early in the fall of 2013”
• First year (2013-14) recommended focus will
be training and infrastructure
• Second year (2014-15) recommended as
“operational implementation”
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TEACHER CERTIFICATION TEST
UPDATES
The Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
(MTTC) Basic Skills test has been renamed
to the Professional Readiness
Examination (PRE)
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TEACHER CERTIFICATION TEST
UPDATES (CONT.)
Effective October 2013:
• MDE is discontinuing the practice of a
phase-in period applied to passing (cut)
scores of new and updated MTTC tests
• The following fields will be impacted:
• Early Childhood
• Social Studies
• Elementary Education
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QUESTIONS REGARDING
UPDATES?
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REVISED PERFORMANCE SCORE
• Draft will be released: April 4
• Hope College meeting
• Revised score focuses on three
over-arching goals
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOALS IN
BRIEF
Goal 1:
Content Knowledge and Pedagogy
Goal 2:
Capacity, Continuous Improvement,
and MDE Priorities
Goal 3:
Teacher Effectiveness
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MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Evidence Supported Annual
Report (ESAR)
The ESAR is a narrative report
submitted to MDE from each Educator
Preparation Institution (EPI) as part of
the metrics necessary to calculate the
annual Performance Score
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EVIDENCE SUPPORTED
ANNUAL REPORT
• Annual measure used in-between the
2-7 year accreditation visits
• Is an opportunity for the EPI to
provide evidence, in a
comprehensive manner, how it is
meeting or exceeding the metrics
identified by MDE
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EVIDENCE SUPPORTED ANNUAL
REPORT (CONT.)
• Requires that all narrative must be
supported by evidence (data).
• Will undergo a rigorous peer review
and rating process.
• Utilizes a point-based rating system
that will be transparent to the EPIs.
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MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Michigan Test for Teacher
Certification (MTTC)
• Subject area assessment results
• Weighting for this component has
been adjusted to allow more
equitable weighting of other factors
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MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Registry of Education Personnel
(REP)
and the Michigan Online Educator
Certification System
(MOECS)
• Teacher effectiveness scores
• Program placement rates
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MEASUREMENT TOOLS
Surveys
• Surveys have been expanded: initial
graduates and one year after
• Questions have been revised to align to
the MI-InTASC standards
• Analysis by our Bureau of Assessment and
Accountability (BAA) research team
• Graduate surveys will be administered by
MDE
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 1
Goal 1:
(A) Exposure to and Demonstration of
Content Knowledge and Content
Specific Pedagogy; and
(B) Exposure to and Demonstration of
General Pedagogical Knowledge and
Skills
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 1
(CONT.)
Goal 1 (A) Sub-Elements:
• Content (MTTC)
• High-Quality Learning Experiences
(ESAR and Survey)
• Critical Thinking (ESAR and Survey)
• Connecting Real World Problems and
Local and Global issues (ESAR and
Survey)
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 1
(CONT.)
Goal 1 (B) Sub-Elements:
• Technology (ESAR and Survey)
• Special Populations (ESAR and Survey)
• Learning Environments (ESAR and
Survey)
• Effective Use of Data (ESAR and
Survey)
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GOAL 1 WEIGHTING
50%
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 2
Goal 2:
Capacity, Continuous Improvement
and alignment to MDE Priorities
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 2
(CONT.)
Goal 2 Sub-Elements:
• Candidate Diversity – recruit, support
and retain underrepresented students
(ESAR)
• Commitment to Clinical Preparation
(ESAR and Survey)
• State Evaluation System – flexible
options in evaluation design (ESAR)
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 2
(CONT.)
Goal 2 Sub-Elements:
• Placement Rates in "shortage" areas –
including support and advising of
candidates in relation to “shortage”
areas (REP, MOECS, and ESAR)
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GOAL 2 WEIGHTING
20%
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 3
Goal 3:
Graduates meet standards for
effectiveness
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PERFORMANCE SCORE GOAL 3
(CONT.)
Goal 3 Sub-Elements:
• Educator Effectiveness Ratings (REP
and MOECS)
• Placement Rates (REP and MOECS)
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GOAL 3 WEIGHTING
30%
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METRIC/TOOL WEIGHTING
•ESAR – 25.3%
•MTTC – 20%
•Surveys – 22.5%
•REP/MOECS – 32.3%
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PERFORMANCE SCORE SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
• ESAR: multiple data-sources
• REP effectiveness data
• Adjustment in weighting of MTTC
• Emphasis on continuous
improvement
• Additional surveys and change in
administration
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HOW WILL EPIS BE INVOLVED?
• April 4 – Initial Release and Feedback
• April and May – Scheduled webinars
followed by structured feedback
windows on each component
• May and June – EPI focus groups (if
necessary)
• July – Draft revised score to the SBE
for discussion
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QUESTIONS REGARDING
THE EFFECTIVENESS SCORE?
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