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Poll: Who is in the audience today?
1. CCSSO: SEA leaders 13%
2. NCSL: Legislators and Legislative Staff 16%
3. NGA: Governors' Education Policy Advisors 7%
4. Local District Leaders 4%
5. Other 36%
6. No Answer 24%
Poll: What region are you from?
1. Northeast 22%
2. Southeast 9%
3. Midwest 20%
4. Northwest 9%
5. Southwest 13%
6. No answer 27%
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Purposes
To learn how states use policy as a key lever in effectively preparing and supporting principals for their role in teacher evaluation.
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Objectives:
Learn what state policy makers can do to ensure that principals have the preparation and professional development support they need to effectively use new teacher evaluation instruments and provide actionable feedback to teachers, and are certified to conduct evaluations.
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Objectives:
Discuss the findings from the NGA Issue Brief: Preparing Principals to Evaluate Teachers.
Hear from districts participating in the Wallace Principal Pipeline Initiative about how they support their principals and hold them accountable for implementing their teacher evaluation system.
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State Leader
Myra Best
Governor Perdue’s Special Advisor on Education and Education Innovation
North Carolina
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State Leader
Katy Anthes, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Educator Effectiveness
Colorado Department of Education
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S.B. 191: Great Teachers and Leaders
State Model Evaluation System
Educator EffectivenessColorado Department of Education
October 2012
Principal Evaluations
50% Professional
Practice
50% Student
Academic Growth
Quality Standards I-VI:I. Strategic leadershipII. Instructional leadershipIII. School culture/equity leadershipIV. HR leadershipV. Managerial leadershipVI. External development leadership
Evaluated using: (1) teacher input; (2) teacher evaluation ratings; and (3) teacher improvement.
Quality Standard VII:VII. Leadership around student academic growth
Evaluated using: (1) SPF data; and (2) at least one other measure of student academic growth.
Principal and Teacher Performance Evaluation Ratings
After CDE develops the state model system and an evaluation scoring matrix, the State Board will adopt definitions for each rating.
Highly Effective
Effective
Partially Effective
Ineffective
Year One
2011-12
Development
and Beta
Testing
•CDE ACTIVITIES•Develop State Model Systems for teachers and principals
•Beta-testing of rubrics and tools
•Develop technical guidelines on Prof Practices and Student Growth
•Provide differentiated support for districts
•Populate and launch online Resource Bank
•Develop state data collection and monitoring system
•Develop tools for district implementation of system
Year Two
2012-13 Pilot and
Rollout
•CDE ACTIVITIES•Usability study of rubrics•Support pilot districts through resources, training, tools, etc.
•Convene pilot districts to share lessons learned
•Analyze pilot district data and make adjustments as needed
•Train ALL non-pilot districts that are using the state model
•Make Recommendations on other licensed personnel (OLP) to State Board of Education (SBE)
Year Three 2013-14 Pilot and
Rollout
•CDE ACTIVITIES•Statewide assistance on rollout of evaluation systems
•Develop evaluation system for other licensed personnel
•Support all districts through resources, trainings, tools, etc.
•Convene pilot districts to share lessons learned
•Analyze state data and make adjustments to the system as needed
•Validate teacher and principal rubrics
•Dev. criteria for evaluation training courses for approval by CDE
Year Four 2014-15
Full Statewi
de Implementatio
n
•CDE ACTIVITIES•Finalize statewide implementation of teacher/principal systems
•Pilot OLP rubrics•Continue support to districts via resources and training
•Ensure there are evaluator training courses throughout the state
•Analyze data and make adjustments as needed
•Make recommendations to SBE this year and all following years for Continuous Improvement
Timeline of Implementation
District Leader
Rashidah Lopez Morgan
Director of Leadership Strategy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
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Thanks
Thanks to the Wallace Foundation for their research and support of principal effectiveness
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Questions and Answers
Send questions to
Mary Canole
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