RIDE Educator Evaluation System Design

ACEES Meeting June 21, 2010

Committee Work Structure

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TAC(Technical Advisory

Committee)

RIDE Internal Work TeamStrategic Planning Team working with consultants

(NCIEA, TNTP, TBA)

ACEES(Advisory Committee on Educator Effectiveness

Systems)

RI Educator Evaluation Model

System

Impact on Student Learning

Professional Responsibilities

Professional Practice -Focus

Teachers

Professional Practice-Focus Administrators

Evaluation Process

Professional Development and

Support

Educator Evaluation

System Approval Process

District Adapters

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

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ACEES will:• Review and provide critical feedback to RIDE and the working groups on all key

evaluation system deliverables• Provide direction to the working groups for overall system development through

the design principles

Working groups will:• Produce and present to RIDE and ACEES a set of deliverables that cover

specific components of the evaluation system

RIDE leadership and representatives will:• Manage the overall process and progress of evaluation system design• Commit to using a consensus approach to decision-making whenever possible• Act as final decision-makers when consensus cannot be reached in a timely

manner

Consultant Roles

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National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment (NCIEA)• Provide technical assistance in the development of the RI Model• Develop methodology for a RI Growth Model to be used as one measure of

student learning

TBA• Develop district evaluation system review and approval processThe New Teacher Project (TNTP)• Support the development of the RI Model, support ACEES and working

groups by preparing the overall meeting schedules and timelines, meeting agendas, and any necessary baseline knowledge-setting activities

• Provide working groups with initial drafts of the groups’ respective deliverables to use as a starting point in discussions and refinement

ACEES Timeline

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ACEES Committee Schedule  

Meeting 1: Kick-off meeting. ACEES will review evaluation system design process and set committee expectations. RIDE will brief ACEES on effectiveness descriptions to gather their feedback and to guide the working groups in designing their rubrics.

6.21.10

Meeting 2: ACEES will receive progress reports from working groups. 7.19.10

Meeting 3: RIDE will present draft summative ratings and weights to be used for calculating a final rating to ACEES. 8.16.10

Meeting 4: ACEES will receive final recommendations from professional responsibilities and professional practices working groups. 09.13.10

Meeting 5: ACEES will receive final recommendations from the evaluation process and development working groups. 09.27.10

Meeting 6: ACEES will receive final recommendations from the student learning working group. 10.04.10

Meeting 7: RIDE will present its plan to use evaluation data to demonstrate each level of effectiveness and actions that results from each rating. 10.25.10

ACEES Working Rules

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• Composed of 27 members with a RIDE chair.• Consensus will be a goal when making decisions. When consensus cannot be

met, each ACEES member will have the opportunity to provide written concerns for RIDE leadership to consider as they deliberate the final decision.

• Each working group will have a staggered deadline to accomplish the overall work on the needed timeline. These deadlines will be reviewed by ACEES at the outset of the process and drive meeting agendas.

• After each working group presentation, ACEES will provide verbal feedback to the working group and discuss points of interest and of concern. Written feedback from ACEES members will also be accepted up to five days after the presentation and will be considered in the creation of the final recommendation.

• ACEES will manage confidentiality by sharing and communicating committee work to constituents through summary points discussed at the end of each meeting.

Working Groups

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Working Group Group Charge

Impact on Student Learning Devise the process (methods, tools, and mix of assessments) used to evaluate educators’ impact on student learning

Evaluation Process Devise the set of rules and procedures under which educators will be evaluated, including assessment methods; frequency and timeline for observation, feedback, and development; and evaluation tools

Professional Practice (Teachers and Administrators)

Define the competencies of professional practice and the indicators used to measure each competency, and establish a rubric that delineates performance standards at each level

Professional Responsibilities Define the competencies of professional responsibility and the indicators used to measure each competency, and establish a rubric that delineates performance standards at each level

Professional Development and Support

Devise the process, mechanisms and content for providing development support at all performance levels

RI Context- A Coherent Approach to Educator Quality

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• Objectives from District Initiatives, Strategic Plan and School Improvement Plan to drive individual and group professional growth in ways that meet district needs

• Evaluation of professional practice, student learning, professional responsibilities, and content knowledge.

• Rhode Island Professional Teacher Standards, Standards for Educational Leaders in Rhode Island, and other Professional Standards

• Vision of Effective Educators, the purpose, policy and procedure of evaluation, acceptable levels of performance, and how data are collected and used

Expectations for Effective Educators

Professional Standards

District InitiativesProfessional Practice, Student Learning, Content Knowledge

Development of Standards

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• Fall 2008: district groups meet with RIDE

• March 2009- December 2009: – Development of the Standards- based on research,

local and national models, and best practices in educator evaluation

– Influenced by BEP, Urban Task Force, RTTT

• December 2009: Board of Regents adopts the standards

Purposes of Evaluation

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• Establish a common understanding of expectations for educator quality within the district;

• Emphasize the professional growth and continuous improvement of individual educators;

• Create an organizational approach to the collective professional growth and continuous improvement of groups of educators to support district goals;

• Provide quality assurance for the performance of all district educators; assures fair, accurate, and consistent evaluations; and

Evaluation System Standards

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Standard 1: Comprehensive Evaluation Systems

Standard 2: Individual Growth and Improvement

Standard 3: Collective Growth and Improvement

Standard 4: Quality Assurance Standard 5: Fair, Consistent, and Accurate

EvaluationsStandard 6: Evaluation System Improvement

Standard One

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1. Detailed system – purposes, performance levels, how collects and uses information

2. Based on professional standards and educator's roles

3. Emphasizes professional practice, impact on student learning, professional responsibilities, and content knowledge

4. Integrates and supports the district strategic plan

Standard Two

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1. Cyclical process to ensure an individual’s improved performance

2. Detailed feedback on performance 3. Informs professional development goals

and individual professional development plan

4. Informs district professional development plan

Standard Three

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1. Cyclical process to ensure groups of educators’ improved performance

2. Informs district professional development plan

3. Identifies individual and groups of exemplary educators

Standard Four

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1. Annual evaluation within multiple or single year systems

2. Evaluation differentiated by experience and effectiveness

3. Evaluation differentiated by ineffective performance

4. Dismissal decisions 5. Renewal and tenure decisions

Standard Five

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1. Transparent and clearly communicated system

2. Valid evaluation decisions 3. Multiple evaluation instruments4. Multiple methodologies, measures, and

feedback from others5. Trained evaluators who make consistent

judgments

Standard Six

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1. District evaluation committee reviews the effectiveness of the system

2. District evaluation committee communicates information for coherent approach to educator quality

3. District evaluation committee provides advisement for system improvement

4. District reports data

Educator Survey

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• More than 1100 responses

Educator Evaluation Survey:Preliminary Results

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Educator Evaluation Survey: Preliminary Results

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Educator Evaluation:Preliminary Results

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Next Steps

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• Summary Points, Decisions, Outstanding Questions Discussion Points for RIDE

• Next Meeting: July 19, 1-4 PM• Location: TBD• Meeting Focus: Review progress of working

groups• To be competed prior to meeting: Review of

materials from working group• Contact Mary Ann Snider (

maryann.snider@ride.ri.gov) or Ellen Hur (ehur@tntp.org) with feedback or questions