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Activity Updateand
Progress Report
Office of State, Federal, & Grants Programs
April 17, 2012
Presented by:Linda Stagles, Project Coordinator School Improvement
David Romick, President, Dayton Education Association
Marlea Gaskins, Ed.D., Executive Director of Secondary
Education and Employee Development
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◦ Meetings and Presentations.
◦ Newsletter
◦ Area D: Great Teachers & Leaders – TeacherEvaluation
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Summary
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March 15 DPS Race to the Top Monthly Transformation
Team Meeting.
March 17 Parent Symposium, KROC Center
March 17 – 20 Council of Great City Schools Annual
Legislative/Policy Conference, Washington, D.C.
March 21 – 23 Ohio Association of Administrators of State
and Federal Education Programs (OAASFEP)
Title I Conference, Columbus,
March 22 ODE Race to the Top Urban Meeting, Columbus
Meetings & Presentations
Teacher and Principal Evaluation
Race to the TopAssurance Area D
“Let me be clear: if a teacher is given a
chance, or two chances, or three chances, and still does not improve, there is no excuse for that person to continue teaching. I reject a system that rewards failure and protects a person from its consequences. The stakes are too high. We can afford nothing but the best when it comes to our children’s teachers and to the schools where they teach.”
—President Barack Obama
The Purpose of Evaluation
The purpose of teacher and principal evaluation, agreed to by the DPS Race to the Top Transformation Team is improvement of practice.
• Diagnostic
• Prescriptive
• Assistive
First Steps
The first step toward implementation of an aligned system was Gap Analysis
• Where are we?
• Where do we need to be?
ODE and HB 153 Requirements
Annual
Tiered
Completed by Trained Evaluator
Multiple Measures
50% Student Growth
50% Teaching Profession
Opportunities for Improvement
Performance Categories
The Four Performance Categories have been renamed:
Distinguished Accomplished
Proficient Proficient
Basic Developing
Unsatisfactory Ineffective
Timelines
RttT◦ Implementation for the 2013-2014 SY
School Improvement Grant (SIG)
◦ Implementation for the 2011-2012 SY
Conflicting Timelines = Pilot
The Pilot Project (SIG Evaluation)
Teacher Professional Checklist
◦ Attendance/Punctuality – 93%
◦ Required Professional Development
◦ Participation in School Governance
◦ Assignments, Records, Documentation
◦ Professionalism
◦ District Approved Instructional Model
◦ Measures of Student Growth
SIG Evaluation continued
Teacher Professional ChecklistThe measures on the previous slide are used in conjunction with the current Teacher Evaluation (Article 45, Master Agreement)
Additionally, Professional Staff Members may earn a quarterly incentive for satisfactory evidence of all measures on the checklist. The amount of the bonus is dependent on the amount of the SIG Grant for each school.
Next Steps
Student Growth Measures
◦ Must make up 50 % of the Evaluation
◦ ODE Approved List of Assessments
◦ Must include Multiple Measures
◦ Must cover all subject areas
Special Subjects
No Standard Assessments
◦ DPS Faculty and Administration has collaborated to create authentic and realistic Student Growth Measures for Art, Music, Physical Education, and Foreign Language
◦ May be refined, but excellent feedback thus far.
Principal Evaluation
Educational Excellence
◦ Logical Mirror
The Principal Evaluation System should mirror the Teacher Evaluation System in order to ensure educational excellence in every school building.
Challenges Ahead
Mid Biennial Review
◦ SB 316 (Lehner) contains language which would remove Teacher Evaluation as a subject of Contract Bargaining.
◦ Legislative Watch
The Commitment
DPS and DEA, through the district, have committed to work faithfully and in good faith in order to create a best-fit Evaluation System for all Professional Educators.
The focus is on the work at hand, with an eye to Columbus and a keen awareness for changes to the course of our collaborative work.
Upcoming Events
◦ April 23, 2012 – Student Growth Measures Advisory Committee Mtg. (Dr. Marlea Jordan Gaskins)
◦ May 25, 2012- Statewide Educator Evaluation Symposium
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Race to the Top Reflection
One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant
teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our
human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary
raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the
growing plant and for the soul of the child.
~Carl Jung
