HISD superintendent evaluation, 2009-10

2009·2010 HISD SUPERINTENDENT'S PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL INSTRUMENT

Domain/Performance Goal Criteria Descriptor

I. Increase Student A. Achievement Gap Achievement Demonstrate progress towards eliminating the

achievement gap between student groups as measured by results of statewide TAKS examinations for current and previous year.

Base Indicator(s): • HISD will eliminate the achievement gap

between white and African American students on TAKS all tests taken. The annual target is a three percentage-point decrease.

• HISD will eliminate the achievement gap between white and Hispanic students on TAKS all tests taken. The annual target is a three percentage-point decrease.

• HISD will eliminate the achievement gap between non-economically disadvantaged and economically disadvantaged students. The annual target is a three percentage-point decrease.

Major Components in Success: • Refer to pages _ of Supporting

Documentation

I. Increase Student B. Dropout and Completion Rates Achievement Demonstrate progress toward decreasing the dropout

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Domain/Performance Goal Criteria Descriptor RatinQ Board Member Comment rate and increasing the Completion I rate as measured by the AEIS system.

Base Indicator(s): • HISD will increase the percentage of students

identified as graduating or remaining in school based on a longitudinal four-year cohort for first-time ninth graders. The annual target is a three percentage-point increase for all students and each accountability student group (All, AA, H, W, ED).

Major Components in Success: • Refer to page __ of Supporting

Documentation

I. Increase Student C. Promotion Standards Achievement Increase the percentage of students meeting 3 2 1

promotion standards.

Base Indicator(s): • HISD will show an annual increase in the

percent of its students who meet promotion standards during the regular school year.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the percent of its students who meet promotion standards after summer school.

Target(s): • The percent of students who meet promotion

standards during the regular school year will increase to 90 percent by the end of fall semester 2011 .

• The percent of students who meet promotion

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I. Increase Student Achievement


standards after summer school will increase to 98.5 percent by the end of fall semester 2011.

Major Components in Success: • See pages _ of Supporting Documentation

D. Recognized District and Adequate Yearly Progress Demonstrate progress toward becoming a Recognized District as measured by TEA Accountability System Indicators and toward more campuses making adequate yearly progress as measured by No Child Left Behind standards.

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Base Indicator(s): • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): HISD will

annually demonstrate an increase in the number of schools meeting Adequate Yearly Progress under No Child Left Behind standards.

• Yearly Growth: HISD will demonstrate an increase in the number of campuses reaching Recognized Status or Exemplary Status on the TEA Accountability System and decrease the number of Academically Unacceptable campuses.

Major Components in Success: • See page __ of Supporting Documentation

E. TAKS Commended Students Increase the percent of students scoring at the state- I 3 set commended level on TAKS.

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Base Indicator(s):

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Domain/Performance Goal Criteria Descriptor Ratina Board Member Comment • HISD will show an annual increase in the

percentage of students scoring at the commended levels on the TAKS across grades by subject. The annual target is a three percentage-point increase in at least three of the subjects.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the total number of campuses with an increased percentage of students reaching the commended level on TAKS, by subject. The annual target is a three percentage-point increase in at least three of the subjects.

Major Components in Success:

• See pages __ of Supporting Documentation

I. Increase Student F. TAKS Scores 3 2 1 Achievement The district shall increase average scale scores for

grades 3-11 on all TAKS subtests.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the average scale scores on the TAKS.

I. Increase Student G. Advanced Placement Achievement Maximize the number of students taking AP exams and 3 2 1

the number of exams taken, and the number of exams scored at 3 or higher.

Base Indicator(s):

• HISD will show an annual increase in the total number of students taking AP courses.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the number of campuses increasing the percent of

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Domain/Performance Goal Criteria Descriptor Rating Board Member Comment students taking AP courses.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the number of students taking the AP examinations for the courses in which they are enrolled.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the number of campuses increasing the percent of students taking the appropriate AP exam.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the percent of students taking AP examinations who score a 3 or higher.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the number of campuses increasing the percent of students scoring a 3 or higher on AP tests taken.

Target(s): • All students taking AP courses will also take

AP exams. • The percent of AP exams scored at 3 or higher

will increase by 2 percentage points annually, reaching 61 percent by 2011.

• The number of AP exams taken will increase by 10 percent annually.

Major Components in Success: • See pages __ of Supporting Documentation


H. College Readiness Increase the number and percentages of HISD I 3 2 1 students who graduate "college ready" as defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as indicated on the grade 11 TAKS test.

Base Indicator(s):

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• HISD will show an annual increase in the percentage of graduates who meet or exceed the college-readiness standard in ELA on the TAKS that exceeds the rate of increase for the state.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the percentage of graduates who meet or exceed the college-readiness standard in math on the TAKS that exceed the rate of increase for the state.

• HISD will show an annual increase in the percentage of students who meet or exceed college-readiness in both ELA and math, over the district's percentage from the prior year.

Target(s):

• The percent of students who meet or exceed college-readiness standards in ELA and mathematics on the TAKS will reach 66 percent by 2011.

• Percent of students scoring at or above 45 on each section of the PSAT shall increase by 4 percentage points annually.

• The percent of students scoring at or above 21 on the ACT will reach 40 percent by 2011.

• The percent of students scoring at or above 500 on each section of the SAT will reach 50 percent by 2011.

• The percent of students graduating under the RHSP or higher will reach 95 percent by 2011.

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Criteria Descriptor Major Components in Success:

• See pages __of Supporting Documentation

I. Exceed National Averages Students will perform at levels exceeding national averages on a norm-referenced test.

Base Indicator: • HISD will show an increase in the percentage of

non-special education students performing at or above the 50th percentile in each subject area.

Target(s): The percent of non-special education students performing at or above the 50th percentile will reach 66 percent on Stanford and 90 percent on Aprenda for each subject area by 2011.


J. Special Education Students Improve the success of students served by special education programs. The percentage of students served by special education programs shall be consistent with state and national averages.

Base Indicator(s): • HISD will move the percentage of special

education students by race and gender to match the percentage of total students by race and gender.

• HISD will ensure Special Education students are appropriately served.

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Domain/Performance Goal



Criteria Descriptor • HISD will not exceed the federal cap on the

number of students counted as proficient on alternative assessments.


K. Dual Credit Increase the number of students taking dual credit courses and receiving college credit. Increase the number of students enrolled in dual credit courses by gender, ethnicity, and economically disadvantaged status; and in the number of dual credit classes offered.

Base Indicator(s):

• HISD will show an increase in the total number of students enrolled in dual credit courses.

• HISD will show an increase in the number of campuses offering dual credit district-wide.

• HISD will show an increase in the total number of students receiving college credit for dual credit courses as reflected under Special Application Code "D" on student transcripts.


L. Value-Added Growth The district will show academic growth for students using the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS).

Base Indicator(s):

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• HISD will show value-added growth in estimated NCE gain greater than 1 standard error above the growth standard in all grades on the composite measure across subjects. The target is for a minimum of five grade levels to meet the standard.

• HISD will show a cumulative NCE gain across grades and subjects. The target is an annual 1.5 NCE gain.


II. Provide a Safe Environment I A. Provide a Safe Environment Demonstrate annual progress towards increasing I 3 2 emphasis on providing a safe environment for all who are at district schools and facilities, or attending district-related events.

Base Indicators(s): • Develop a long range plan including details on

implementation of all district-wide safety initiatives and follow-up program review.

• Report data results regarding district's fulfillment of its core value, "Safety Above All Else".

• Report data giving details on violent or criminal disciplinary incidents per campus and districtwide.

Major Components of Success: • See paqes of Supportinq Documentation

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Domain/Performance Goal III. Increase Management

Efficiency

Criteria Descriptor A. Resources Devoted to Instruction Demonstrate progress in the efficient use of taxpayer dollars and increase the monies spent on the teaching and learning process.

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Base Indicator(s): • HISD will show an increase in the percent of

current budgeted school district monies supporting campus-based instructional and student services.

• HISD will meet or exceed state requirements on the percent of operating monies devoted to instruction.


III. Increase Management Efficiency

B. Program and Services Evaluations I 3 Evaluations of all major programs will be conducted, closely reviewed, and reported in accordance with established schedules.

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Base Indicator(s): • The Administration will provide the required

number of program evaluations each year as defined by the Board Monitoring System.

• Each year, the proposed district budget will reflect increases, decreases, or reallocation of monies arising from program evaluations. These savings and/or reallocations will be highlighted as evidence of program evaluation effectiveness.

• The recommendations from the program evaluations will be reflected in the annual budqet.

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Major Components in Success: • See pages in Supporting

Documentation

III. Increase Management C. Teacher Quality I 3 2 1 Efficiency Improve overall quality of the teacher workforce

through recruitment, high quality research-based professional development and the articulation of a career path program for the development of teacher leaders.

Base Indicator(s): • HISD will show a decrease in the percent of

classroom vacancies 30 calendar days into the instructional year.

• HISD will show a decrease in the number of teachers assigned to math and science courses outside their areas of certification.

• Each year, HISD will show an increase in teacher attendance rates, relative to the previous year.

• HISD will show an increase in the number of teachers who are in teacher-leader roles as defined by the career path program.

• HISD will demonstrate an increase in the number of teachers qualifying for additional performance pay.


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Domain/Performance Goal Criteria Descriptor

IV. Improve Public Support and IA. Community Survey Results Confidence in Schools Public confidence and support of schools will

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Base Indicator: • Each biennium after the initial collection of

benchmark data and reporting of results, HISD will show improvement in the majority of measures tracked in each of the district's five regions.

Major Components in Success: • See page of Supporting

Documentation

IV. Improve Public Support and Confidence in Schools

B. Enrollment Growth Student enrollment and the daily attendance rate for I 3 students will increase.

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Base Indicator: • HISD will increase student enrollment counts

based on fall PEIMS submission (membership). The annual target is a 0.4 percent increase annually, exclusive of boundary changes.

• HISD will increase student attendance (ADA). The annual target is a 0.3 percent increase annually.

Major Components in Success: • See page of Supporting

Documentation

V. Create a Positive District Culture

A. District Survey Results Employee and volunteer improvement.

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Domain/Performance Goal Criteria Descriptor Rating Board Member Comment Base Indicator:

• Each biennium after the initial collection of benchmark data and reporting of results, HISD will show improvement in the majority of measures tracked in each of the district's five regions.


VI. Provide Facilities-to A. Long-Range Facilities Planning Standard Demonstrate annual progress toward reaching district 3 2

Program standards for facilities (central administration, early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school), including square footage per student and costs per square foot.


VII. Maintains Effective A. Communications with Board Relationship with the Increase governance efficiency by maintaining 3 2 1

Board effective lines of communication with board members.

Base Indicator(s): • The Superintendent ensured that timely and I 3 2

accurate information was made available to members of the board about major events and developments within the district.

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VII. Maintains Effective Relationship with the

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presented to the board was both timely and relevant, was well-organized and succinct, and where appropriate included input from the board and from the community.

• The Superintendent worked equitably and appropriately with individual members of the board.


B. Representation of the Board and the District Increased board and public confidence in the district by effective representation of board actions and direction.

Base Indicator(s): • The Superintendent represented board action

and district developments to the state and community in a manner that inspired confidence in the district and the board.

• The Superintendent reinforced the adopted priorities of the board in public communications and actions.

Major Components in Success: • See page _ of Supporting Documentation

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HISD superintendent evaluation, 2009-10