Attracting, Developing & Retaining High Performing

Educators

Presented By:Diane Tavenner

CEO, Summit Public Schools

Brian JohnsonExecutive Director, Summit Prep Charter HS

Diego ArambulaExecutive Director, Summit Public Schools: Rainier

McKinsey Report

• What matters most in the top schools systems in the world?– Getting the right people to become

teachers– Ensuring the system is able to deliver the

best possible instruction to every child– Developing them into effective instructors

Summit Non-Negotiables1. High-performing teacher in

every classroom, every day

2. Every student can be

successful in a 4-year college

3. Emotionally and physically safe

4. Develop core characteristics

5. Every student is truly known

6. Research-based, best-practice

organization

7. Heterogeneous and

untracked; no closed doors

for any student

8. Do more with less

9. Values-based decision making

10. Leave no student behind

Attract

School Model

• Teachers are set up for success– 1 prep– 4 classes at no more than 30:1– 40 days of Professional Development– Extended semester– Two hours daily prep with colleagues– Teacher-leaders

Hiring Process

Think - Pair - Share• What are your top two non-

negotiables?• What aspects or elements of your

school model support them?• Are there any elements or structures

that block or do not support them?• How could you improve alignment

and what would be some tradeoffs?

Develop

Continuum of Teaching Practice

Assessment

Content

Curriculum

Instruction Knowing Learners &

LearningLeadership

Mentoring

ContinuumStandards Basic Proficient Highly

ProficientExpert

IA. Content Knowledge  Understand the subject matter, as well as the history, structure, and real-world applications of the subject.

I know and understand the information and skills encapsulated in the standards of my course.

I am knowledgeable in my content and familiar with the content of other courses in my discipline, and am able to build on skills and content taught previously, and teach skills and content that needed for future courses.

I am knowledgeable enough in my content to spiral within my content and knowledgeable enough in the other courses in my discipline to design intra-disciplinary lessons or units designed to create a meta-conceptual bonus for students.

I am knowledgeable enough in my content to spiral within my content, and knowledgeable enough in the other courses in my discipline to design and teach intra-disciplinary lessons and units that intentionally lead to a meta-conceptual bonus.

Personalized Educator Plan (PEP)

1. Continuum Development Goals – Determines Base Salary

2. Data-driven Bonus Goals– School Level Goal– Grade-level Team Goal– Individual Goal

3. Resiliency Goals4. Core Characteristics Goals

Teacher Development Cycle

Skill-Based Step and Ladder

Levels for Base Salary:

Level 1: Basic in all 7 strandsLevel 2: Proficient in all 7 strandsLevel 3: HP in 4 of 7 strands (incl Instruction)

Level 4: HP in all 7 strands (incl National Boards)

Level 5: Expert in 4 of 7 strands

Shared Decision Making

Think - Pair - Share• What strategies does your school

use to develop teachers?• How do you know if your teachers

are improving in mission critical areas?

• How can you continue to improve alignment?

Retain

•Get Results

•Pay for Performance

•Career Lattice

Thank You• Please complete the evaluation

form.• For further information:

– Diane Tavenner dtavenner@summitps.org

– Brian Johnson: bjohnson@summitprep.net

– Diego Arambula: darambula@spsrainier.org