Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Pennsylvania’s Educator
Effectiveness Project
Specialist Effectiveness
October 15, 2013
Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Agenda
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Prior knowledge
Act 82
The Framework
The Rubrics
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What do you know?
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Define good instruction.
Think…What do you know about Act 82.
Pair…What does a partner think?
Share…What are the generalizations.
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Act 82 – June 30, 2012 requires…
• Multiple Measures of Teacher Effectiveness – 2013-14
– Observation/Evidence (50%)
– Student Achievement (50%)
• Multiple Measures of Non-Teaching Professional Employee
Effectiveness – 2014-15
– Observation/Evidence (80%)
– Student Performance (20%)
• Multiple Measures of Principal Effectiveness – 2014-15
– Observation/Evidence (50%)
– Student Performance (50%)
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School District Teachers Without Eligible PVAAS Score
Observation/Evidence
Building Level Data
Danielson Framework Domains
1. Planning and Preparation
2. Classroom Environment
3. Instruction
4. Professional Responsibilities
Indicators of Academic Achievement
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, All
Students
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, Subgroups
Academic Growth PVAAS
Other Academic Indicators
Effective 2013-2014
Observation/
Evidence,
50%
Effective 2013-2014 SY
Building Level
Data, 15%
Elective Data/SLOs
Elective Data,
35%
Optional 2013-2014 SY
Effective 2014-2015 SY
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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School District Teacher Rating in 2013-14
School Building Data
Observation/Evidence
Effective 2013-2014 SY
Danielson Framework Domains
1. Planning and Preparation
2. Classroom Environment
3. Instruction
4. Professional Responsibilities
Effective 2013-2014 SY
Indicators of Academic Achievement
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, All Students
Indicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, Subgroups
Academic Growth PVAAS
Other Academic Indicators
Credit for Advanced Achievement
School Building
Data, 15%
Observation/
Evidence, 85%
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The Framework
• Create a T chart.
• Name the four domains.
• Identify the 22 components.
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Specialist Effectiveness
Educational Specialists
Licensed Professionals
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Non-Teaching
Professional Employee
Effectiveness
beginning in 2014-15
• Educational Specialists
• Licensed Professionals – local decision
• Individuals working under instructional
certifications who do not provide direct
instruction to students
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Educational Specialists
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Educational Specialists are defined in Pennsylvania School Code with the
scope of their certificates and assignments described in Certification and
Staffing Polices and Guidelines (CSPGs).
Currently CSPG 75 through 81 list the following specialist certifications:
– Dental Hygienist
– Elementary School Counselor
– Home and School Visitor
– Instructional Technology Specialist
– Secondary School Counselor
– School Nurse
– School Psychologist
PDE is in the process of working with stakeholder groups from across the
Commonwealth to revise the Danielson Framework for Teaching to reflect the
specific roles and functions of the identified specialist groups
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Licensed Professionals
• Given that many LEAs hire licensed professionals under teacher
contracts who are not certificated as specialists under Pennsylvania
School Code, PDE has made a decision to develop revised
Danielson Framework for Teaching rubrics for the following roles:
– Occupational Therapist
– Physical Therapist
– Social Workers
– Behavior Analysts
– Educational Interpreters
• PDE is in the process of working with stakeholder groups from
across the Commonwealth to revise the Danielson Framework for
Teaching to reflect the specific roles and functions of the identified
licensed professionals.
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Individuals working under instructional certifications
who do not provide direct instruction to students
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PDE has made the determination to classify individuals working under instructional
certifications who do not provide direct instruction to students as non-teaching
professionals as defined in Act 82. Given that they are working under an
instructional certification they will be evaluated utilizing the Framework for
Teaching. However, the observation component will constitute 80% and the
multiple measures component will be 20% of professional’s evaluation.
Additionally, they will not be evaluated under Act 82 until the fall of 2014.
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Examples
– IU TAC hired under a teacher contract
– IU Consultants hired under a teacher contract
– Instructional/Curriculum coaches
– Special education case-managers
– Program Coordinators
– Itinerant Teachers
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Specialist Effectiveness
Educational Specialists
Licensed Professionals
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Non-Teaching Professional Employee
Rating in 2014-15
Observation/Evidence
Effective 2014-2015
Danielson Framework Domains
1. Planning and Preparation
2. Classroom Environment
3. Instruction
4. Professional Responsibilities
Elective Data/SLOs
Effective 2014-2015 SY
Elective Data,
20%
Observation/
Evidence,
80%
IU 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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What Leads to Teacher Growth
(and student achievement)?
Coaching
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Rating?
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Danielson Framework
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Danielson Framework, Domain 3: Service Delivery
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Unpacking the Rubrics
• Examine your assigned rubric.
• Examine the four performance levels.
• What are the characteristics of this
performance level?
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Multiple Measures of Teacher Effectiveness –
Observation/Evidence
• Classroom observations by Principal/Supervisor, including
evidence that demonstrates behaviors associated with
improving student achievement:
– Planning and preparation, including selecting standards-based
lesson goals and designing effective instruction and assessment;
– Environment, including establishing a culture for learning and
appropriate classroom management techniques that maximize
instructional time;
– Service Delivery, including the use of research-based strategies
which engage students in meaningful learning and utilize
assessment results to make decisions abut student needs; and
– Professional Development, including using systems for managing
student data and communicating with student families
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Professional Development for Teachers
– Teachscape Teacher Effectiveness Series is
available to registered users of the PDE SAS
Portal.
– Online training and 2 Act 48 hours
– PDE Non Teaching Professionals Page
– Standards Aligned Systems
• http://www.pdesas.org/Instruction/Frameworks