TESS Update Support
Training
Spring 2015
Training Outcome
• Complete the TESS cycle with BloomBoard
through data use
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Law/PD/Protocol
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PGP Development
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Informal Observations
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Formal Observations
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Mid-Year Review (optional)
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Additional Artifacts
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End of Year Review (2B1, 2B2)
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Summative Conference (1, 2A, 3)
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Final Rating Report
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PGP using GPS Data
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Agenda
• Introduction and Opening Brainstorm
• Review entire TESS cycle
• PGP Development
• Tagging evidence from formal and informal observations
• Mid-Year Review
• Tagging Additional Artifacts
• End of Year Review (Tracks 2B1 and 2B2)
• Final Rating Report
• Summative Meeting (Tracks 1, 2A, and 3)
• Final Rating Report
• PGP process for next year using GPS Data
• Questions
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Evaluation Data Use Cycle
Professional Growth Plans
(PGPs)
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
Self-Reflection
with Data and
Goal Setting
Summative/
End of Year
Evaluation
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
Formative
Observations
Mid-Year
Review
Informal Observations
Formal Observation
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
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Track 1
Probationary/
Novice
Year 3: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
 FORMAL OBSERVATION–Pre and Post
Conference
 INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS--may focus on
PGP growth components
 COLLABORATIVE PGP--review and/or revise
 SUMMATIVE EVALUATION MEETING -summative rating results over all components
AR-TESS
Teacher Tracks
Track 3
Intensive
Support Status
Track 2
Interim Teacher
Appraisal Process
2A: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
 FORMAL OBSERVATION–Pre and Post
Conference
 INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS--may focus on PGP
growth components
 COLLABORATIVE PGP--review and/or revise
 SUMMATIVE EVALUATION MEETING-summative rating results over all components
SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
Year 2: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
 FORMAL OBSERVATION–Pre and Post
Conference
 INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS--may focus on PGP
growth components
 COLLABORATIVE PGP–review and/or revise
 SUMMATIVE EVALUATION MEETING --summative
rating results over all components
Year 1: SUMMATIVE EVALUATION
 FORMAL OBSERVATION–Pre and Post
Conference
 INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS--may focus on
PGP growth components
 COLLABORATIVE PGP--review and/or revise
 SUMMATIVE EVALUATION MEETING-summative rating results over all components
 COLLABORATIVE INTENSIVE
PGP – review and/or revise often
 MULTIPLE INFORMAL AND
FORMAL OBSERVATIONS
 FREQUENT TEACHER &
EVALUATOR CONFERENCES
 Note: Teacher may remain in this
track for two semesters; and two
additional semesters may be
added if improvement is observed.
2B2: INTERIM APPRAISAL
 INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS--focus on PGP
growth components
 COLLABORATIVE PGP--review and/or revise
 END OF YEAR REVIEW--Professional Growth
Plan and performance rating results
2B1: INTERIM APPRAISAL
 INFORMAL OBSERVATIONS--focus on PGP
growth components
 COLLABORATIVE PGP--review and/or revise
 END OF YEAR REVIEW--Professional Growth
Plan and performance rating results
Student growth is a component of the educator’s overall rating.
Student growth data is available after the performance rating is
established each year, in both summative and interim appraisal tracks.
Note:
1) A first year teacher is both a novice and probationary teacher.
2)"Probationary teacher" is a teacher who has not completed three (3) successive years of employment in the district of current employment. A teacher employed in a school district in
Arkansas for three (3) years will complete the probationary period.
3) An employing school district may, by a majority vote of its directors, provide for one (1) additional year of probationary status.
4) District Policy is required to place all new employees incoming to the district from another district /state on **
a one-year probationary status.
TESS Process
2014
TESS does not conflict with, nor replace the Arkansas Teacher Fair Dismissal Act (ATFDA).
Revised 3/5/14
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TESS Requirements
http://www.arkansased.org/public/userfiles/HR_and_Educator_Effectiveness/TE
SS/Summative_TrackFinal.pdf
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TESS Requirements
http://www.arkansased.org/public/userfiles/HR_and_Educator_Effectiveness/TESS
/Summative_TrackFinal.pdf
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TESS Requirements
http://www.arkansased.org/public/userfiles/HR_and_Educator_Effectiveness/TESS/Su
mmative_TrackFinal.pdf
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What is Due Process?
• No person shall be deprived of property without
due process
– Due process requires
• Notice
• Opportunity to be heard
– No single way to give “notice”
– No single way to give “opportunity to be heard”
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
What does Due Process look like
under TFDA?
• Nonrenewal of contract (Ark. Code Ann. § 617-1506)
– Notified by May 1
• In person, or
• Certified mail to residence
– Notice contains reasons in separately numbered
paragraphs
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
What does Due Process look like
under TFDA?
• Opportunity to be heard (Ark. Code Ann. § 617-1509)
– Within 30 days of receipt of notice
• Certified mail or in person to president, vice president,
or secretary of board
• Copy to superintendent
– Hearing set no less than 5 and no more than 20
days after receipt of request
– At the hearing, the only issues that can be
considered are those in notice
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
What does Due Process look like
under TFDA?
• During contract term (Ark. Code Ann. § 6-171507)
– Reasons:
• District-wide RIF (Reduction in Force)
• Incompetent performance
• Conduct which materially interferes with continued
performance of teacher’s duties
• Repeated material neglect of duties
• Other just and reasonable cause
– Notice
• In person, or
• Certified mail to residence
• Contain reasons in separately numbered paragraphs
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
What does Due Process look like
under TFDA?
• Suspensions (Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1508)
– Statutory requirements are different than
termination
– Most likely would not occur strictly due to
teacher performance
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
What does TFDA say about TESS?
• Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1504
– Every teacher should be evaluated under TESS
– Under TESS
• Problems meeting expectations and believe may lead
to termination or nonrenewal
– Bring problems to teacher’s attention
– Document the efforts undertaken to help teacher correct
issues (2B1 & 2B2 to 2A)
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
What does Due Process look like
under TESS?
• Due Process requirements are the same under
TFDA and TESS
• Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2807(g)
– At the end of intensive support status, if teacher
does not accomplish established goals and tasks,
evaluator shall notify superintendent and
superintendent shall recommend termination or
nonrenewal under TFDA
• Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1507 (during contract term)
• Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1506 (end of term/nonrenewal)
– District is entitled to rebuttable presumption that it
had substantive basis for termination or nonrenewal
Kendra Clay and Cheryl Reinhart, ADE
Attorneys
What does Due Process look like
under TESS?
• How do you get to the end of Intensive Support
Status?
– Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-2807
• Shall place in ISS if “unsatisfactory” in any one teacher
evaluation domain of the evaluation framework
• May place in ISS if “unsatisfactory” or “basic” in a majority
of components in a teacher evaluation domain
– If placed in ISS
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Establish time frame and provide notice
Develop clear set of goals (Intensive Growth Plan)
Offer necessary support (Intensive Growth Plan)
At end, another notice of either removal from ISS or failed
to meet goals of ISS
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
What happens after the hearing?
• Ark. Code Ann. § 6-17-1510
• Probationary teacher
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Decision of board is final
• Non-probationary
– Within 10 days
» Uphold recommendation
» Reject recommendation
» Continue contract with restrictions, limitation, or assurances
– Provide copy of decision to teacher in person or by certified mail
to residence
– Teacher may appeal to circuit court in county where district is
located within 75 days of written notice
Due Process: TFDA and TESS
TESS Requirements
http://www.arkansased.org/public/userfiles/HR_and_Educator_Effectiveness/TESS/Su
mmative_TrackFinal.pdf
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Informal Observations
• Observer follows the protocol for observation
established by the district.
• Focus on components identified on 2B1 & 2B2 PGP.
• Can be driven by goals of PGP for other teachers.
• Areas of focus could include:
– Domain level focus
– Needs surfaced during other
observations
– Other.
• BloomBoard
– Artifacts/Tagging
• BloomBoard Process review
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Formal Observation
• Observer follows the protocol for observation
established by the district.
• Learner is responsible for the Pre-observation
and Post observation Forms.
• Observer can reference Pre and Post questions
at www.arkansased.org under TESS Supporting
Documents.
• Learner tags evidence
from the Pre & Post Forms
for Domains 1 & 4.
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Formal Observation
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Observer records observation information.
Learner may rate performance and share.
Observer rates performance and shares.
Learner/Observer adds artifacts.
Post conference is face-to-face.
Feedback and Next Steps are recorded.
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Formal Observation
• Observation must be 75% of class
period or in block 45 minutes.
• Evidence collection during
observation should include
Domains 2 and 3.
• Support should focus on needs
identified.
• Electronic signature is available
by contacting BloomBoard
support and is not retroactive.
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Mid-Year Review
• The Mid-Year Review is an option to review progress on
PGP; it is not required by the ADE.
• However, it is highly recommended.
What does not get measured does not get done!
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Additional Artifacts…
• The observer must schedule Additional
Artifacts.
• Additional Artifacts allows the learner and
the observer to upload or access artifacts
in the e-portfolio.
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End of Year Review (2B1 & 2B2)…
• Observer schedules the meeting for 2B1 or 2B2
teachers.
• Learner completes the Learner Reflection and
saves it.
• Learner Reflection is automatically shared to be
reviewed by the observer.
• Learner and observer can upload any additional
supporting documents (not tagged) prior to the
meeting.
• Observer prepares for the meeting.
• Observer makes notes to share with the learner.
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After March release, End of Year Task
End of Year Task
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After March release…
•Observer finds
the learner being
evaluated.
•Observer clicks
on the name to
move to the Final
Rating Page.
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End of Year Template—Final Rating Page…
The observer either creates a new snapshot (or
attaches a snapshot already in BloomBoard from
leave, etc.).
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Aggregated Evidence & Ratings…
• Observer creates a snapshot by using the
Aggregated Evidence & Rating in the learner’s
e-portfolio.
• All previous ratings and evidence are marked and
available for the final rating.
• REMEMBER that 2B1 and 2B2 teachers only receive ratings
based on components identified on the goals from the teacher’s
PGP.
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Observer Titles the Snapshot…
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Summative Conference (Tracks 1, 2A, & 3)…
• Observer schedules meeting.
• Learner may complete a Learner Reflection if the
Learner scored Unsatisfactory and/or Basic.
• If a Learner Reflection is done, it is shared with the
Observer to review prior to the meeting (not
tagged).
• Learner and Observer may upload any supporting
documents (Additional Artifacts).
• Observer notes conversation and decisions of the
meeting which are shared with the Learner.
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Summative Workflow
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Final Rating Template
• When Observer is prepared to give final ratings,
Observer follows the same process to create or
upload a snapshot by using the Aggregated
Evidence & Rating in the Learner’s e-portfolio.
• REMEMBER that Track 1, 2A, and 3 teachers
receive ratings based on all components on the
rubric (4 domains and 22 components).
• All previous ratings and evidence are evident and
accessible for the final rating.
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End of Year Task
End of Year Task
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Final Rating
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Data Use for PGP Development
• Use this year’s TESS ratings
• Use Self-Assessment ratings
• GPS Dashboard
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Attendance data
Discipline data
Achievement data
Demographic data
School/Individual student data
http://adeedfidemo.arkansas.gov
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Deeper Into Danielson
1a
1b
1c
1d
1e
1f
1c, 1d, 3b & 3c
2c,2d & 3c
1d, 3a, 3b, 3c & 3d
2b & 3c
2a, 3b, 3c, 3d, & 4a
3d, 4a, & 4b
More??
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PGP and Bloomlist
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Create areas of strength and growth on
index cards
Identify goals (components/goals)
Complete TESS questions
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PGP Process
TEACHER actions and measures.
STUDENT actions and measures
should also be included.
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PGP and Bloomlist
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Select PD to attend
Create Bloomlist items for each PD (18
hours)
Create other Bloomlist items related to
practice
Enhance practice with Resource Library
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Completing PGP with Resource Library
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Use Blue Box for Goal Completion
2015-16 Goals will appear this spring and
will not be archived.
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BloomBoard Supports
• Access general and Arkansas specific support material at
http://support.bloomboard.com or access the support site using
the help button in the upper right hand corner of the
BloomBoard platform.
– What BloomBoard functionality is still unclear to
you?
• All teachers and observers have access to BloomBoard
support 24/7
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Phone: 888-418-1595 (7am-7pm EST)
Email: support@bloomboard.com
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3 2 1 ….
3 New learnings
2 Ideas to address locally
1 Realization of being on
right track
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Contact Information
sandra.hurst@arkansas.gov
becky.gibson@arkansas.gov
renee.nelson@arkansas.gov
diann_gathright@yahoo.com
jim.johnson629@yahoo.com
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