Peer Assistance and Review

Dr. Brenda Delany, Consulting TeacherGail A. Epps, Instructional SpecialistDepartment of Professional Growth

SystemsMontgomery County Public Schools

The best teachers are attracted by a school culture in which teacher evaluation is done with them not to them. Mark Simon, November 2012, Educational Leadership

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Teacher Support System

Novice and Veteran TeachersNovice and Veteran Teachers

Administration Resource Teacher Staff Development Teacher

Mentors Consulting Teacher Peers

Team Leader Reading Specialist Math and Reading Coaches

Staff Development

Teacher

Peers

Consulting Teacher

Resource Teachers

and Team Leaders

Administration

Math and Reading Coaches

Mentors

Peer, Assistance and Review Program (PAR) Consulting Teachers (CT) Teacher Professional Growth System (TPGS) Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) Montgomery County Association of Administrators and Principals

(MCAAP) P1 (probationary 1st year) P2 (probationary 2nd year) P3 (probationary 3rd year) WT (weighted) P1X (has prior teaching experience) T1 (tenured 1st year of PAR) T2 (tenured 2nd year of PAR) P1LH (1st year late hire in MCPS) P2LH (2nd year late hire in MCPS) REV (Review) OUT (Support outside of content area) Schools (# of schools that a consulting teacher will visit)

Acronyms

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The PAR program is a cornerstone of the evaluation

process within the Professional Growth System. Originally proposed by MCEA, PAR represents a

qualitative shift in how the school system supports and evaluates teachers.

MCPS is one of only a handful of school districts nationally where master teachers share responsibility for ensuring that all teachers meet the school system's high performance standards.

The PAR program is run by a joint panel of representatives from MCEA and from the principals' association (MCAAP).

History of PAR in MCPS:Joint Partnership between MCPS and

MCEA

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Superintendent & Administration and Teacher

Associations were aligned 1998 Development with several stakeholders

Research for Better Teaching, Inc. (RBT) 2000 – 2001 34 Schools 2001 – 2002 91 Schools 2002 – 2003 Full Implementation (200 schools)

History of PAR in MCPS:Joint Partnership between MCPS and

MCEA

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1: Teachers are committed to students and their learning.2: Teachers know the subjects they teach and how to

teach those subjects to students.3: Teachers are responsible for establishing and managing

student learning in a positive learning environment.4: Teachers continually assess student progress,

analyze the results, and adapt instruction to improve student achievement.

5: Teachers are committed to continuous improvement and professional development.

6: Teachers exhibit a high degree of professionalism.

6 Standards

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Keys: Collaboration – Association/Management

Implementation Team

P.A.R. Panel

Consulting Teachers

Peer Assistance and Review (P.A.R.)

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16 members appointed by superintendent

8 teachers recommended by MCEA 8 administrators recommended by MCAAP Co-chairs are the vice-presidents of MCEA and MCAAP

Duties include: Review cases referred to PAR Recruit, select, evaluate CTs Make personnel recommendations to superintendent

return to PGS, additional year of PAR assistance, dismissal (tenured) or nonrenewal (probationary)

What is the PAR Panel?

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29* Co-leads (2) Coaching All Novice and Underperforming Teachers

* 33 (2013 – 2014)

Consulting Teachers

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2000 - 2012

4717 of 5517 probationary teachers (85.5%) returned to the Professional Growth Cycle after 1-2 years of support

Support for Probationary Teachers

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Retaining Quality Teachers

(first 5 years)

United States

50%

MCPS

66⅔%

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114 of 313 tenured teachers (36.4%) returned to the Professional Growth Cycle after 1-2 years of support

Support for Tenured Teachers2000-2012

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The PAR Panel has recommended 245 teachers for non-renewal/dismissal from 2000-2012.

From 1996-2000, only 1 teacher was recorded as dismissed due to incompetence.

Non-renewal/Dismissal Data

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Tota

lWT P1 P1X P2 P3 TI T2 P1L

HP2LH

Rev Out Schools

24 23 21 1 1 1 7 23

Caseload GridSpecial Education

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Caseload Grid

Total

WT P1 P1X P2 P3 TI T2 P1LH

P2LH

Rev Out Schools

22 23.5

18 3 1 4 16

Elementary

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Dr. Brenda Delany

Co-lead Consulting Teacher45 West Gude DriveSuite 2400Rockville, Maryland 20850Brenda_K_Delany@mcpsmd.org301 217-5120

Gail EppsProgram Manager, New Teacher Induction45 West Gude DriveSuite 2400Rockville, Maryland 20850gail_epps@mcpsmd.org301 217-5137

Contact Information

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Questions and

Answers