Overview of the Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness System
KY Council of Administrators of Special EducationSummer Conference
July 9th, 2013
Christine BoatwrightProgram Consultant , Teacher & Leader Effectiveness
BranchKentucky Department of Education
Questions? • Please write questions on sticky
notes provided at your table• Place on the large papers on the
wall at any time during the presentation today.
• Our goal is to answer as many questions as we can today and provide you with answers we don’t know as soon as possible.
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PGES GOALS
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• Every child in every classroom will be taught by a highly effective teacher.
• Every school in every district will be led by a highly effective principal.
Why a new system now?
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Used for continual improvement of instruction/student achievement
Differentiate performance using at least three performance levels
Use multiple valid measures, including a significant factor of student growth
Evaluate educators on a regular basis Provide clear, timely, and useful feedback to guide professional
development Inform personnel decisions
USED ESEA Flexibility TLE Requirements
Current System Proposed SystemDevelopment of local plans by district and approval of local plans by KDE
Common statewide system; district plan option available
Frequency of evaluations of certified personnelNon-tenured – annuallyTenured – at least every three years
Annual evaluations for all certified personnelNon-tenured (formative and summative)Tenured (formative specific to professional growth targets that impact student outcomes)
Training for evaluatorsAnnual certification and recertification
Training for evaluatorsSignificant changes to components of training based on components of evaluation systemNational support in development of validity and reliability studies
Monitoring of evaluation plans by KDEAnnual review and approval of district plans
Monitoring of evaluation plans by KDESurveys, site visits, validity and reliability testingAnnual reporting of teacher and principal effectiveness (federal requirement)Equitable distribution reporting (federal requirement)
Relationship of evaluation to employment statusDue process procedure for tenure and/or dismissal
Relationship of evaluation to employment status Due process procedure for tenure and/or dismissalCareer pathway opportunitiesPossible differentiated incentives based on demonstrated effectiveness
Table TalkWhat are your thoughts or questions :
•concerning the goals of the PGES?
•when comparing the old system of evaluation to the new system of driving effectiveness?
• regarding HQ vs. Highly Effective? 8
How Do We Know
Domain 1: Planning & PreparationDomain 2: Classroom EnvironmentDomain 3: InstructionDomain 4: Professional ResponsibilitiesDomain 5: Student Growth
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Proposed Multiple Measures
All measures are supported through evidence. State Contribution:
Student Growth %
Local Contribution: Student Growth Goals
Table Talk Please discuss with your table the two topics:
1.KY Framework for Teaching2.Multiple Measures
Please record questions that arose from your table and post it to the board.
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2013-2014 Statewide Pilot• All districts will participate in the statewide pilot• Minimum of 10% of schools in each district to participate• Within each participating school, the minimum number
of teachers to participate will be• ELA: 1-2• Math: 1-2• ELL/SWD: 1-2• Non-Assessed: 2-3
Online Platform for PGES - EDSPart of comprehensive statewide instructional improvement system
Connection to Connection to Professional LearningProfessional Learning
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Professional Learning• Educator Development Suite
• School Improvement Network’s PD 360 and Common Core 360 video libraries
• More than 2,500 on-demand videos on 100+ education topics aligned to framework
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Professional Growth & Effectiveness System
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PGES Website
PGES Webcast Series
PGES News Letters
How to find PGES pages
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Overview, Headline News, Professional Learning, and Research
Go KDE home page.In the left hand navigation bar•Click Teachers/Leaders•Click Effective Teachers•Each page relates to PGES
QUESTIONSQUESTIONS
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For more information contact:
Cathy C. WhiteBranch Manager
Teacher & Leader EffectivenessNext Generation Professionals
Christine BoatwrightProgram Consultant