Annual Professional performance review (APPR overview)
Wappingers CSD
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State Motivation Behind the New APPR Process The purpose of the
comprehensive evaluation system is to measure teacher and principal
effectiveness based on multiple measures, including student
achievement to ensure that there is an effective teacher in every
classroom. New York State Education Department The Wappingers CSD
APPR Plan was approved by NYSED on January 14 th, 2013 You can find
a copy of our approved plan on our Districts home page.
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General Overview In 2012 13 all classroom teachers and
principals will be evaluated using the new APPR law Everyone will
receive a score out of 100 points (composite score). The composite
score is correlated to the HEDI ratings set by the state of: Highly
Effective; Effective; Developing; and Ineffective
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What is the HEDI Rating? HEDI RatingComposite Score (overall)
Point Range Highly Effective91100 points Effective7590 points
Developing6574 points Ineffective064 points The HEDI Rating is
calculated with three elements that create the composite
scores
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Composite Score Breakdown: CriteriaPercentageVA CriteriaVA
percentage Teacher Observation60%Teacher Observation60% Student
Growth on State Assessment or Comparable Measure (SLO) 20% Student
Growth on State Assessment or Comparable Measure (SLO) 25% Local
Assessment20%Local Assessment15% Value Added (VA) Growth Measure is
a method that as of 1/8/2013 has not yet been approved by NYSED.
But we must plan for its inevitable approval in our overall
district APPR Plan
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Value Added Further Defined: A Value Added model enables the
use of statistical methods to measures changes in student scores
over time while considering student characteristics and other
factors often found to influence achievement. We expect that this
will only apply to courses ending in a state assessment. More
information will be shared as it becomes available.
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Observation Breakdown: State MandatedNegotiated Two Classroom
ObservationsObservers will assign the total points out of 60 based
on Danielsons Rubric (2007) One observation is announced and the
other is unannounced Placement of point values on the rubric were
locally negotiated. Pre and Post conferences required for announced
observations 50 Points: Average of all completed Observations 5
Points: Collaboration 5 Points: Reflective Practice
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Student Growth on State Measure: Courses Ending in State
Assessment The state will provide the district with a score for
each person who is the teacher of record for a course with a state
assessment attached to it. Value Added scores will be provided
where applicable The scores will be created by comparing the growth
of our students to students at their peer level throughout the
state (Peer Level = similar past test scores and other demographic
considerations such as poverty, SWD, ELL).
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Student Growth on State Measure: Courses NOT Ending in State
Assessment If there is no state provided score for an individual
teacher we will use one of the following to create a state
equivalent score: School Wide Goal: An aggregate measure provided
by the state representing a value based on the total state
assessments administered for a given building If aggregate value is
based on Value Added (We receive a score based on 25 points), the
district will convert the 25 point score to a 20 point value.
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Value Added 20 Point Conversion State Provided Score:Value Add
Conversion Score: 2520 2420 2320 2219 2119 2019 18 17 16
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Student Growth on State Measure: Courses NOT Ending in State
Assessment If a School Wide Goal is not an option we will use:
Student Learning Objective (SLO) A district created measure using a
local assessment and a state provided assessment where regulations
dictate. District, regional or BOCESdeveloped assessments 3 rd
Party Assessments such as Acuity
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Which Teachers Will Require a SLO? SituationRequirement If
there is a State provided growth measure for at least 50% of
students SLO is not required If there is a State provided growth
measure for less than 50% of students State provided growth measure
and at least one SLO is required If there is no State provided
growth measure for the course A SLO is required (In this case the
SLO may be a school wide goal)
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How Our SLOs were Identified: All Buildings K 6 School Wide
Measures will be used K-3: Based on a SLO where target scores are
based on growth from the local Grade 3 ELA/Math Acuity assessments
and the NYS ELA/Math assessments as required by NYSED Regulations
(3012-c). Due to our districts grade configuration All Common
Branch K-3 teachers will be covered by this SLO o3 rd Grade
Teachers will receive individual scores and K-2 Teachers will
receive composite score based on 3 rd grade performance as a whole.
oVassar is the exception where all K-3 teachers (not just common
branch) will be covered by this SLO as they will not receive a
building score from the state.
How Our SLOs were Identified: All Buildings K 6 School Wide
Measures will be used 4-6: Common Branch ELA/Math Teachers will
receive individual scores. Almost all others will receive the
School Wide growth score provided by NYSED. Pertains to all K-6
special area teachers (Art, Music, P/E). Grade 6 Science and Social
Studies teachers are required to have their own SLOs as per NYSED
Regulations (3012-c) and will not receive the building score.
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How Our SLOs were identified: All Buildings 7-8 (Includes VW
Grade 6) School Wide Measures will be used Based on School Wide
growth score provided by NYSED. All grades and subjects (that do
not end in a state assessment) will receive the building wide
growth score with the exception of grades 6 8 Science and Social
Studies which are required by NYSED Regulations (3012-c) to have
their own SLO. If a teacher has a mix of courses such that >0
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