Georgia Association of School Personnel AdministratorsMay 30, 2013

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What is Race to the Top?A competitive grant funded by the American

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the purpose of comprehensive educational reform.

Eleven states and the District of Columbia received the grant.

Georgia’s award was $400 million.

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How may we spend Georgia’s RT3?$200 million for state-wide projects such as:

Implementation of Common Core State StandardsDevelopment of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness

SystemsLongitudinal Data SystemEarly Learning InitiativesCertification revisions

$200 million for district-wide projects such as:Training for teachers to implement Common Core

State StandardsUsing data to improve student achievementTraining for Teacher and Leader Keys Effectiveness

Systems

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Partners in the work of RT3:Governor’s OfficeGovernor’s Office of Planning and BudgetGovernor’s Office of Student AchievementGeorgia Department of Early Care and Learning Georgia Professional Standards Commission Board of Regents - University System of Georgia Technical College System of GeorgiaGeorgia Public BroadcastingTwenty-six local school districts

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Who are our partners?

Twenty-six local

school districts

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Four major initiatives

Standards and Assessments

Data Systems to Support Instruction

Great Teachers and Leaders

Turning Around Lowest-Achieving Schools

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Standards and AssessmentsImplementing Common Core Standards

Developing and implementing common, high-quality assessments (PARCC Partnership)

Supporting the transition to enhanced standards and high quality assessments

Supporting STEM-specific focus in schools

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Longitudinal Data SystemValuable information for teachers just a

“click” awayClass Schedules and RostersCourse Standards – GPS and CCGPSStudent ProfilesStudent Attendance HistoryClassroom Assessment DataStudent Grade and Enrollment History

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Teacher Resource Link (TRL)•Teachers will be able to access high-quality digital resources for students (and professional development resources for themselves!) that are directly aligned to the GPS and CCGPS standards and elements.•They will access TRL through LDS--No new Web addresses and passwords to remember!

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Lowest Achieving Schools

The Office of School Turnaround was created in 2011 to provide concentrated resources and expertise to “Priority Schools” identified as Lowest Achieving Schools

Each school, with the assistance of the Department of Education, has selected one of four research-based reform models to implement

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School Turnaround Office Provides:Ongoing Monitoring of School Improvement

Initiatives and Short Term Action Plans

Professional Development for Central Office Supervisors, Principals, Teachers and Support Staff

Technical Assistance at the Individual School Level

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Great Teachers and Great LeadersDesign, pilot, and implement a new teacher and

leader effectiveness system that will improve instruction for Georgia’s students. The components will include:A quantitative measure of the value-added to

student achievementStandards for teachers and leaders that will be

rated on a rubric of Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, and Ineffective

Include student surveys for teachers and faculty/staff surveys for leaders

Pay for Performance for teachers using RT3 funds

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HB 244HB 244 passed the General Assembly during

2013 session;

Governor signed bill into law on May 7, 2013;

Implementation of TKES/LKES statewide 2014-2015

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State-wide trainingPresent – Summer of 2014: DOE will train

RESA trainers and District Personnel to prepare for implementation in 2014-2015

Encourage your Superintendents to participate in study-year or pilot this coming school year.

Cindy Saxon is DOE contact: csaxon@doe.k12.ga.us

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Teacher Keys Effectiveness SystemTeacher Keys Teacher Keys

Effectiveness SystemEffectiveness System((Generates a Teacher Effectiveness Generates a Teacher Effectiveness

Measure Measure ))

Surveys of Surveys of Instructional Instructional

PracticePractice(Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, (Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8,

Grades 9-12)Grades 9-12)

Teacher Teacher Assessment on Assessment on Performance Performance

StandardsStandards

(Observations and (Observations and Documentation)Documentation)

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Great Teachers and Great Leaders

January – May 2012: Pilot of Teacher Assessment of Performance Standards (TAPS) and student surveys; used pilot information to refine instrument

2012-2013: Use of TAPS to inform Human Resources decisions; Hold harmless year for value-added measures of student growth but data is being collected

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2013-2014: TAPS (including student surveys) and value-added impact will generate a Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM) which will be used to make Human Resources decisions

2014-2015: Fully implemented State-wide

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Leader Keys Effectiveness

Leader Keys Leader Keys Effectiveness SystemEffectiveness System

(Generates a Leader Effectiveness Measure Score)

Governance and Governance and LeadershipLeadership

-Climate Survey-Student Attendance-Retention of Effective Teachers

Leader Assessment on Leader Assessment on Performance StandardsPerformance Standards

-Performance Goal Setting-Documentation of Practice

Student Growth and Academic Student Growth and Academic Achievement Achievement

- Student Growth Percentile- Achievement Gap Reduction-DOE-approved Student Learning Objectives Utilizing District Identified Growth Measureseasures

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What about Merit Pay?Race to the Top Scope of Work states

“Individual bonuses will be paid to teachers and principals tied to student achievement.”

State minimumDistrict flexibilityOne-time bonus to develop models for future

considerationPay by September, 2014 or September, 2015

based on decision by US Ed regarding No-Cost Extension

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HR Directors Need to Know:HB 244, Lines 44-81

Beginning with the 2014-2015 teachers of record, assistant principals, and principals shall be given written notice in advance of the school year of the evaluation measures and any specific indicators that will be used to evaluation them.

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Georgia’s Education InitiativesStandards and Assessment

Longitudinal Data System

Great Teachers and Great Leaders

Turning around Lowest Achieving Schools

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Points to Remember:Race to the Top is a funding source for Georgia’s

comprehensive education initiatives. After the funding source is depleted, the initiatives must be sustained.

Many State partners, including twenty-six (26) partner districts, are assisting in developing and piloting many of the initiatives, as well as implementing reform models in lowest achieving schools.

RT3 Innovation Grants have allowed Georgia to develop, pilot, and implement research-based practices and initiatives.

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Goals for Sustainability1. Set High Standards and Rigorous

Assessments for All2. Prepare Students for College Readiness,

Transition, and Success3. Provide Great Teachers and Leaders4. Provide Effective Support for All Schools,

Including Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools

5. Lead the way in STEM fields23

Next steps:Develop a Sustainability PlanProvide Parameters to Race to the Top

Districts on developing a Merit Pay plan2013 Race to the Top Summit

Summer GAELRT3 Districts must send team of 5;

registration paid by RT3 for both GAEL and RT3 Summit

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Questions?

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