Focus Meetings 2013

2

Members ofTeaching in Kansas Commission II

Name Title

Mike Berblinger Principal

Destry Brown Superintendent

Kim Clark Principal

Bob Coleman Director

Mary Colvin Middle School/Union Leader

Dan Dakotas Retired Art Teacher

Diane DeBacker Commissioner of Education

Peg Dunlap Director of Instructional Advocacy

Steven Dunn Associate Dean/Associate Professor of Ed.

Brent Evans PE Teacher

Susan Everson Associate Professor, Ed Leadership & H.E.

Kelly Gentry Curriculum/Instruction

Eileen Hackley Teacher -3rd grade

Bill Hall Superintendent

Randy Heatherly Principal

NameDebra Hutton

TitleLibrary Media Specialist

Brian Jordan Director, Leadership Services

Rose Kane Superintendent

Scott Kickhaefer Teacher (theatre arts)

Mary Matthew Director, QPA

Beverly Mortimer Superintendent

Shelby Muha Teacher (FACS - 9-12th grade)

Scott Myers Director, Teacher Education & Licensure

Duke Palmer Retired Principal

Audrey Pingel Special Education Coop. Director

Dayna Richardson Chair-Elect

Jay Super Teacher (biology, physics, chemistry, zoology)

Sheryl Townson Teacher (7th)

Ron Vinduska Principal

Craig Wilford Superintendent

Karla Wiscombe Assistant Director of Academic Affairs

3

Agenda

Why Are You Here? What Do We Need To Accomplish? Meeting the Waiver Requirements

Timeline for Implementation: 2014-15 Next Steps

4

Principle 3 Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership

Implement teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that: Are used for continual improvement of instruction Use at least 3 performance levels

Use multiple measures including student growth as significant factor

Are used to evaluate on a regular basis Provide clear, timely, and useful feedback Are used to inform personnel decisions

5

Multiple Measures

Use Multiple Measures including student growth as significant factor.• Other than State Assessments, what

measures can we use to show student growth in achievement?

• Student Portfolio’s• Local Assessments• Pre-Post testing• MAPS• Instances of Reported Bullying• Lexile Reading Scores

6

Work Groups

Pre-K Teacher Elementary Teachers (K-6) MS/HS:

• Math• English Language Arts• Social Studies• Science• Fine Arts• Electives• World Languages• PE• Music• Career Tech Ed• Student and Instructional Support (Counselor/Librarians• Directors and Administrators• Instructional Coaches/Mentors

7

Discussion Questions

1. What multiple measures do you currently use?• We are looking at data over time• We are looking at data that measures more than just

Academic Preparedness, such as 21st Century Skills• We are creating a list that provides examples of

student growth in achievement