T-TESS Updates

and STRIVE

Principals’ MeetingSeptember 14, 2017Sylvia Lozano Hoyer

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Upcoming Tasks and Deadlines

• Assign Appraisal Types in Eduphoria• Send T-TESS Appraisal Agreement Form for less-than-annual teachers

and obtain electronic signatures by Sept. 15th

• Provide all teachers with T-TESS Appraisal Calendar by Sept. 15th

• Provide a T-TESS Refresher training to all teachers• Goal Setting Conference (required for new teachers and late- hires)• Goals submitted by teacher to appraiser in Eduphoria STRIVE by Oct. 6th

• Unpack the T-TESS Rubric with new teachers• 10-15 minute Observations can be conducted any day• At least one 10-15 minute Observation must be completed of new

teacher by Oct. 2nd or within their first 30 days of employment• Formal Observations begin Sept. 18th

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Presentation Overview

This presentation includes the following information:

• Navigating the Campus Dashboard • Notification Toolbar• Assigning Appraisal Types • Goal Setting Process Overview• Approving a Goal• Assigning an Evaluation Template• Goal Setting Process for Teachers

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Introducing STRIVE

• Eduphoria is eliminating the Appraise module icon on September 22, 2017

• The entire Evaluation Process will now be completed through STRIVE

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Navigating The Campus Dashboard

The SIDEBAR defaults to Campus View and will appear with the icons and

descriptions if you have your browser zoom view set to 100% or less

You can select the NOTIFICATION TOOLBAR to view Goals Pending Approval

or Staff with Unsubmitted Goals

The LIST view displays your

staff as shown here. NOTE:

CARD view will only show a max

of 30 names

FILTERS allow you to narrow down your list

by Appraisers and Appraisee Type

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Notification Toolbar

Goals Pending Approval This list includes any teacher with a goal status of Submitted. This will include last year’s goal(s) if it is not marked as Complete/Archived.

Staff with Unsubmitted GoalsThis list includes all staff, even those not evaluated under T-TESS.

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Assigning Appraisee Types

Appraisee Types (T-TESS Teacher, T-TESS Teacher (Exception) T-TESS Teacher (Late-Hire) are assigned based on DNA Regulation

From Card View

From List View

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Goal Setting Process Overview

A goal is entered and processed in the following order:

If the employee selects Edit Approved Goal, the goal is resubmitted for approval and the process must follow steps 3 through 5.

NOTE: An appraiser can not view a goal that is in edit mode

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Viewing and Approving Goals

Goals can be viewed and approved in the following ways:1) Through the Notification Toolbar Goals Pending Approval2) Through the Goals tab3) Through the Evaluations tab

See slides 15 through 18 for instructions on how teachers add, update and submit goals.

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Approving a Goal through the Navigation Toolbar

Click on the Goals Pending Approval, select a teacher you appraise, review the goal and click the Approve.

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Approving a Goal through the Goals tab

Select a teacher you appraise from the Card or List view. Under the Goals tab, select the goal with the Submitted icon , review the goal and click Approve.

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Approving a Goal through the Evaluations tab

Select a teacher you appraise from the Card or List view. Under the Evaluations tab, select the goal with a status Submitted, review the goal and click Approve.

NOTE: If a goal shows up on the Goals tab, but not on the Evaluations tab, the teacher needs to attach the goal (see slide 18)

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Assigning an Evaluation Template

To assign an evaluation template, select the teacher you appraise and under the Evaluations tab select the plus sign under the appropriate task header.

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Assigning an Evaluation Template

Once an evaluation template is assigned, one of the following status will be displayed:

• Electronic Signature is Required – signature(s) are pending• Not Viewable – you must select “Let Staff View”• Electronically Signed

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Goal Setting Process – Returning Teachers

Before adding his/her 2017-2018 school year goal, returning teachers will need to review and update their 2016-2017 goal, if necessary, as follows:• If goal is marked Submitted and the teacher completed his/her

goal, the teacher needs to ask their appraiser to Approve the goal. The teacher then must mark the goal Complete and the appraiser will Archive the goal

• If the goal is marked Approved and the teacher completed his/her goal, the teacher needs to mark the goal Complete and the appraiser will Archive the goal

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Goal Setting Process – Returning Teachers Continued

• If the goal is marked Approved (might also show Overdue) and the teacher and appraiser agreed to extend the goal into the new school year during the EOY conference, the teacher can either:1) Edit an Approved Goal with a new target complete date and

Submit for approval, OR2) Complete the goal, appraiser will Archive the goal, teacher

selects Copy to a New Goal with a new target completion date and Submit for Approval

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Goal Setting Process – Adding a New Goal

There are two ways to Add New Goals in Strive:1) Through the Goals tab (see next slide – Attaching a Goal)

2) Through the Evaluations tab Goal Setting

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Goal Setting Process – Attaching a Goal

If a teacher adds a Goal through the Goals tab, the goal will notautomatically appear under the Evaluations tab.

The teacher must Attach a Goal under the Evaluations Tab Goal Setting.

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Goal Setting Process – Online Resources

Additional, more detailed, instructions and information regarding the goal setting process for teachers can be found via the following links:

Eduphoria StriveAdding New GoalsAttaching Goals to the Evaluation ProcessAdding Goal EvidenceUsing Archived Goals

Teach for TexasGSPD Plan TemplateGSPD Plan Guidance and SampleGSDP Plan Process – Appraiser and Teacher Overview