North Thurston Public Schools
Presented by Conni Van Hoose and Ryan Akiyama
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Trusting Work Culture
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Respectful
Collaborative
Optimistic
Transparent
Accountable
Committed to Excellence: Providing every
student the academic and life skills necessary to
succeed in a diverse world.
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Norms for Collaboration
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Speak openly
Confidentiality
Let’s work toward better teaching and learning
Safety in the room
Agree on what to communicate out
Assume positive intentions
Titles don’t matter- treat each other as equals
Agree on what consensus is before making
decisions
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Team Creation
◦ Joint communication and selection process
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Team Leadership
◦ Project Director = Administrator
◦ Project Facilitator = Teacher
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Communication
◦ Site visits to all schools
 Raj Manhas – NTPS Superintendent
 John Bash – NTPS Chief Operations Officer
 Conni Van Hoose – NTEA President
Teacher
Evaluation
Leadership &
Travel
Principal
Evaluation
• K-12 Teacher
Representatives
from 21 NTPS
schools
• Project Director &
Project Facilitator
• NTPS Executive
Directors of
Elementary and
Secondary
Education
• 6 Principal
Representatives
(K-12)
• NTEA President
and WEA Rep.
• Drawn from both
Teacher &
Principal
Evaluation
committees
• Elementary,
Middle, and High
School Principal
Representatives
Potential Negative Consequences
In their concern to “look good” on the rubric, especially if the stakes are
high:
•Teachers become “legalistic,” parsing the words, defending their
performance
•Teachers adopt a low-risk approach, not willing to try new approaches
•Teachers are unwilling to accept challenging students in their classes
•Teachers may be reluctant to share materials, expertise, etc.
(Charlotte Danielson, Assessing Teacher Effectiveness)
Potential Positive Consequences
Ideally an effective evaluation system will result in:
•Training for teachers and assessors encourages them to better
understand good teaching
•Results of the assessment provide specific feedback for teachers on
where they should focus their improvement efforts
•The assessment procedures themselves can promote professional
learning
(Charlotte Danielson, Assessing Teacher Effectiveness)
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NTPS is one of nine pilot sites in the state: this is all
in a “first draft” phase
Our model has been influenced by the work of
Charlotte Danielson, Kim Marshall, and Robert
Marzano as well as other evaluation systems currently
in use
We value this work because…
• The work itself instigates meaningful professional growth
for all involved
• We see the potential for this project to have a powerful
effect on teaching and learning in this state for many years
to come
WA TPEP
Steering
Committee
NTPS
Parents &
Community
NTPS
Model
NTPS
Principals
NTPS
Teachers
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Step 1: Decide on a Rating Scale
◦ 6696 requires a 4 Tier system
◦ We reviewed other 4 Tier evaluation and
assessment models and agreed to the following…
Level
Level
Level
Level
4:
3:
2:
1:
Distinguished
Proficient / Effective
Emerging / Needs Improvement
Does Not Meet Expectations
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Step 2: Create and Sort Elements for Each
Criteria
◦ Each criteria assigned to a subcommittee and
broken down into 5-9 elements (AKA sub-criteria
or components)
◦ Common language / Glossary
◦ Duplication analysis
◦ After revision we currently have 2-3 unique
elements per criteria
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Step 3: Create the Performance Levels
◦ Began by composing our summative statements for
each performance level (AKA the 10,000 foot view)
◦ Wrote Level 3 (Proficient/Effective) first
◦ Completed the writing and revision process for our
summative statement of performance level 3 before
moving on to level 1,2,4
◦ Followed the same procedure to create the first
draft of the rubric for our model
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Next Steps
◦ Continue revision and development of the rubric for
our model based on work with the Steering
Committee/other Pilot sites
◦ Investigate and select Evidence and Measures
◦ Increase our engagement with Community and
Parent stakeholders
◦ Evaluator and Evaluatee selection / training
Conni Van Hoose
Ryan Akiyama
President NTEA
NTPS TPEP Project Facilitator
360.352.5220
cvanhoose@nthurston.k12.wa.us
360.352.5220
rakiyama@nthurston.k12.wa.us