Career
Ladder
Program
Newsletter
August 2011
The mission of the Flagstaff Career The mission
of the Flagstaff Career Ladder Program is to
promote improved student performance and
achievement through dynamic change,
professionalism, and improved teaching skills.
Coordinator’s Message:
2011-12 Steering Committee
Dave Dirksen –Assistant Superintendent
ddirksen@fusd1.org
Dolores Biggerstaff - FUSD School Board
dolores.biggerstaff4@gmail.com
John Corcoran –FEA President,
jcorcoran@fusd1.org
Monsii Zigich -Parent
mzigich@yahoo.com
Nina Andersson -Teacher, Kinsey, primary
nandersson@fusd1.org
Alisa Godwin - Teacher, Thomas, primary
agodwin@fusd1.org
Sandy Hartnett-Smith-Teacher, Knoles,
primary
ssmith@fusd1.org
Barbara Campbell -Teacher, SMS, intermediate
bcampbell@fusd1.org
Annie Crego-Teacher, Thomas, Intermediate
acrego@fusd1.org
Vacancy -Teacher, intermediate
@fusd1.org
Lorraine Acheson- Teacher, MEMS
lacheson@fusd1.org
Jill Allen -Teacher, MEMS
jallen@fusd1.org
Russ Randall –Teacher, CHS
rrandall@fusd1.org
Rick Treadway-Teacher, SMS
rtreadway@fusd1.org
Julie Vlieg-Teacher, CHS
jvlieg@fusd1.org
Mike Vogler -Teacher , CHS
mvogler@fusd1.org
Catherine Weidinger – Teacher, CHS
cweidinger@fusd1.org
Mary Kay Walton-Principal, Knoles
mwalton@fusd1.org
Tari Popham -Principal, SMS
tpopham@fusd1.org
Jaima Peterson - PFE Representative
jpeterson@fusd1.org
Mary Lara-CLP Coordinator
mlara@fusd1.org
Career Ladder Program
Welcome back! I hope you had a restful, enjoyable and refreshing
summer break! The beginning of a new school year is always an
exciting time!
We have several changes to tell you about this year.
Student Achievement Project Templates: We have moved the
student achievement templates (SPAR, CAP and IGGI) to Google
docs. We think this will make the process easier for you to access
and complete. Your PFE Teams will give you log-in information.
Career Ladder Handbook: The Career Ladder Steering
Committee proposed and the Governing Board approved several
small changes (mostly updates) to the Career Ladder Handbook,
along with one major change. On page 15 of the Handbook, under
“Regular Placement” the new wording is: ISI points will be
credited based on the most current ISI evaluation as follows:
Level I: No more than five percent (5%) of the ISI indicators shall
be “Approaches District Standards” to be credited with 15 points.
Level II, III, IV: No more than five percent (5%) of the ISI
indicators shall be “Approaches District Standards” to be credited
with 15 points. Applicant must have no “Does not meet District
Standards” ratings on the ISI. The Individual Skills Inventory
(ISI) is the instrument principals use to evaluate teachers. You will
want to be sure to read through the Career Ladder Handbook to
familiarize yourself with the Career Ladder policy.
State Phase-Out of Career Ladder: Just a reminder that the
Career Ladder Program will be phased out in equal increments
over the next five years:
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4% for FY 2011-2012
3% for FY 2012-2013
2% for FY 2013-2014
1% for FY 2014-2015
Repeals the Career Ladder Program on July 1, 2015.
This 1% reduction translated into roughly a 25% reduction in our
budget.
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Lower student enrollment also affected our budget. Needless to say, this will impact Professional
Development funding and Career Ladder addendum amounts. We eliminated one part-time team this
year. The PFE team school assignments may be different this year, based on the elimination of that
team, and the movement of participants around the district. We will have a better idea of addendum
amounts in a few weeks, when we know exactly how many teachers will be participating in Career
Ladder. My best estimate is that the Level IV, Step 3 addenda will be around $1500.
Christi Carlson will not be returning to Career Ladder as a PFE this year. She has accepted a teaching
position at Flagstaff High School. We wish Christi a great year! Trudy Hope will return to Career
Ladder in Christi’s place, having the next highest score in the PFE interview process from last spring.
We are glad to have Trudy back!
This first newsletter contains important information including due dates. Please read it completely.
Have a wonderful year!
Mary Lara
PFE Contact Information:
PFEs
Lindsey Hillyard
Email
lhillyard@fusd1.org
Office Phone
527-6133
Schools Served
DeMiguel, Killip, Kinsey,
Knoles, Marshall, FHS, DW
Carrie Jenkins
Pam Anderson
cjenkins@fusd1.org
panderson@fusd1.org
527-6135
Cromer, Puente de Hozho,
Thomas, SMS, CHS, DW
Jaima Peterson
Paul Gianelli
jpeterson@fusd1.org
pgianelli@fusd1.org
527-6134
Leupp, Sechrist, Project New
Start, MEMS, DW
Trudy Hope
thope@fusd1.org
Participation: According to our legal\council, participation in 2011-12 requires having received
addenda in 2010-11. Based on this interpretation of the law, participation in Career Ladder this year is
limited to participants who received addenda last year.
Eligibility: Based on HB 2008 from the 2010 legislative session, teachers are eligible to participate in
Career Ladder if they received addenda last year, the position requires placement on a teacher’s salary
schedule, and the participant holds a valid teaching or professional certificate issued by the Arizona
Department of Education. Counselors and speech pathologists that have a certificate issued by the ADE
are eligible to participate in Career Ladder, provided the following requirement is met. Keep in mind that
Flagstaff’s eligibility language requires meeting the above mentioned criteria in addition to the requirement
that teachers spend at least 50% of their contracted time instructing students. In some instances
(counselors, speech pathologists, library media specialists, etc.) this may be an individual case by case
decision, Please work with your PFE team, keeping in mind that is Career Ladder is audited, you must be
prepared to provide documentation proving you meet the above requirements.
Collaborative Achievement Project (CAP): With the district’s focus on creating common
formative assessments, you might consider forming grade level teams to use the CAP student achievement
project this year. If a common summative assessment has been created for your grade level/subject, you
could use that as your Pre/Post Assessment and use the CAP to create common formative assessments for
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the benchmarks. This would also tie in nicely with your Collaborative Team time. Your PFE teams will be
happy to explore possibilities with you!
Student Teacher Checklist: If you are supervising a student teacher this year, don’t forget to have the
student teacher complete the “Student Teacher Checklist” before they leave town so that you can get your
ICP points. The checklist can be downloaded from the Career Ladder website. Go to
(www.fusd1.org/career_ladder) and click on “Career Ladder Forms.”
Important Deadlines:
CAP and IGGI proposals must be submitted by Friday, August 12th for Killip and Leupp, Friday,
September 2nd for all other schools.
CAP and IGGI Planning Interviews must be completed with PFE team by Friday, September 2nd for Killip
and Leupp, Friday, September 23rd for all other schools.
These are very important dates. Please do not allow them to pass without contacting your PFE’s. Failure to
complete a student achievement component reduces a participant’s placement to level 1 and requires a
repayment of CLP addenda paid to that point in time.
I would encourage everyone to begin the student achievement project as soon as possible.
Individual Skills Inventory: The ISI is the tool principals use to evaluate teachers. As noted above,
Career Ladder policy has changed with regard to the ISI.
Level I: No more than five percent (5%) of the ISI indicators shall be “Approaches District Standards” to
be credited with 15 points.
Level II, III, IV: No more than five percent (5%) of the ISI indicators shall be “Approaches District
Standards” to be credited with 15 points. Applicant must have no “Does not meet District Standards”
ratings on the ISI. The Individual Skills Inventory (ISI) is the instrument principals use to evaluate
teachers.
If you suspect you may have trouble with your ISI, please contact the Career Ladder Office as soon as
possible. We can stop your Career Ladder addenda. In this way, if you are not able to rectify the ISI
concerns, you will not have to repay the money collected throughout the year. If you rectify the ISI
concerns, you will be paid the entirety of the CLP addenda.
Please remember that the Career Ladder staff is available to assist you with your improvement plan.
PGA Classes
The Peer Coaching and Create Your SPAR classes will be offered only in September. These two courses,
along with all other new PGA classes can be accessed through the Electronic Registrar Online (ERO).
ERO can be accessed through the FUSD homepage (http://www.fusd1.org) > Faculty & Staff Links >
ERO.
SEI: Structured English Immersion
This Career Ladder PGA Course is designed to help teachers meet the needs of former English Language Learners (ELLs)
transitioning into mainstream classes. It also addresses the needs of other cultural minority students. Following the SIOP Protocol,
teachers will develop lessons, materials, and instructional models to maximize the learning of all students. This course meets the
requirements for the 45-hour component of the Arizona SEI endorsement and can be used for recertification and to advance on
the salary schedule (3 graduate credits). It is offered free of charge to all FUSD employees. The fee for out-of-district participants
is $50/credit hour ($150 for this 3-credit course).
Location: FUSD Administrative Center
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Dates/Times: Fridays, 4-8 pm; Saturdays 8 am – 4 pm; Sept 23-24, Oct 14-15, Nov 4-5; Must attend all dates
Facilitator: Sue Pierce
Registration: BESL1001, SRN#2011100103
The Career Ladder Office is located in Room 12, in the basement of the
Administrative Center.
Office phone: 527-6130
Cyndi Bales, Secretary
Mary Lara, Coordinator
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