Presenters:Tammy Kreuz, Ph.D.Executive Director, Texas TAP

Frances McArthur, Ph.D.Associate Superintendent, Bryan ISD

Tamara W. Schiff, Ph.D.Senior Vice President, NIET

History TAPHistory TAP

• Since its inception in the early 1980s, the Milken Family Foundation has focused on improving education

• Milken Educator Awards program to recognize outstanding educators

• Focus on school reform, standards, accountability

• Several years working on issues of school technology

Without a talented teacher in the classroom, no piece of technology, no instructional tool, no curriculum

will have a positive impact on improving student achievement.

ConclusionConclusion

Teacher Advancement ProgramTeacher Advancement Program

GOAL OF TAP: Increase student achievement

METHOD FOR GETTING THERE: Maximize teacher quality

HOW TO DO THAT: Comprehensive reform to attract, develop,

motivate and retain high quality teachers

The Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) is a research-based school improvement model designed to attract, retain, support, and motivate teachers.

What is TAP?What is TAP?

How Does TAP Work?

How Does TAP Work?

Powerful opportunities for more responsibility and commensurate pay

How Does TAP Work?

Continuous on-site professional development during the school day

How Does TAP Work?

Fair evaluations based on clearly defined, research-based standards

Multiple evaluations

Multiple trained and certified evaluators

Cluster training and classroom support

How Does TAP Work?

Salaries and bonuses tied to responsibilities, instructional performance and student achievement growth.

The teacher’s instructional performance

Student achievement growth a teacher makes in the classroom

Student achievement growth the school makes as a whole

How Does TAP Work?

Powerful opportunities for more responsibility and commensurate pay

How Does TAP Work?

Continuous on-site professional development during the school day

Leadership Team

First gradecluster

Second grade cluster

Third gradecluster

Fourth grade clusterFifth grade

cluster

Sixth grade cluster

Kindergartencluster

Special areacluster

*Special education most often joins grade-level cluster meetings, but may meet together at times.

K-6 School-wide Cluster Configuration K-6 School-wide Cluster Configuration

7-8 LanguageArts cluster

7-8 Mathcluster

7-8Social Studies

cluster

7-8Science cluster

7-8Special Area

clusterLeadership

Team

*Special education, ESL, Reading, etc often join content area clustermembership and on occasion form their own cluster meetings.

7-8 School-wide Cluster Configuration 7-8 School-wide Cluster Configuration

STEPS for Effective LearningSTEPS for Effective Learning

Evidence of need (using pre-test) is clear, specific,high quality, and measurable inStudent outcomes

Using credible sources

Step 1 Step 2 Step 4 Step 5

Address student content learning with links to teacher strategies and the Rubric.

Proven application showing student growth.

Step 3Identify

problem or need.

Identifyproblem or

need.

Obtain new teacher

learning aligned to

student need and formatted for classroom application.

Obtain new teacher

learning aligned to

student need and formatted for classroom application.

Developnew teacher learning with

support in the

classroom.

Developnew teacher learning with

support in the

classroom.

Development through demonstration,modeling, practice, team- teaching, and peer coaching with subsequent analysis of student work.

Applynew teacher learning to

the classroom.

Applynew teacher learning to

the classroom.

Evaluate the impact on student performanc

e.

Evaluate the impact on student performanc

e.

Evidenced throughobservation,peer coaching, and self- reflectionapplied to student work as a formative assessment.

Evidence includesstudent assessment (post-test)aligned with data analysis and the new teaching strategies.

How Does TAP Work?

Fair evaluations based on clearly defined, research-based standards

Multiple evaluations

Multiple trained and certified evaluators

Cluster training and classroom support

Meeting Our Challenges Through TAP Meeting Our Challenges Through TAP

AccountabilityAccountability SupportSupport

TAP Teaching Performance Standards: Skills, Knowledge & Responsibilities

TAP Teaching Performance Standards: Skills, Knowledge & Responsibilities

Planning InstructionInstructional Plans

Student WorkAssessment

Learning EnvironmentManaging Student Behavior

ExpectationsEnvironment

Respectful Culture

Implementing InstructionStandards and Objectives

Motivating StudentsPresenting Instructional Content

Lesson Structure and PacingLearning Activities and Materials

QuestioningAcademic FeedbackGrouping Students

Teacher Content KnowledgeTeacher Knowledge of Students

ThinkingProblem Solving

ResponsibilitiesStaff Development

Instructional SupervisionSchool ResponsibilitiesReflecting on Teaching

How Does TAP Work?

Salaries and bonuses tied to responsibilities, instructional performance and student achievement growth.

The teacher’s instructional performance

Student achievement growth a teacher makes in the classroom

Student achievement growth the school makes as a whole

Teacher Skills, Knowledge and Responsibilities

School-wideStudent

Achievement

IndividualStudent

Achievement

50%

30%

20%

Determinedby Approved

Testing

Determined byEvaluations

with TAPRubrics and

ResponsibilitySurvey

Measuring Teacher PerformanceMeasuring Teacher Performance

National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

Pool Amount

Pool Amount is based on the number of teachers by the determined amount per teacher.

Category amounts are based on number of teachers in that category * designated amount.

Example:$2,000 per teacher

52 teachers * $2,000 = $104,000

National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

Based on $2,000 per teacher

With Classroom-level

Value-added achievement dataCareerMentorMaster

SKR (Teacher Evals) 50%$1,000

Classroom-level VA 20%$400

School-wide VA 30%$600

Without Classroom-level

Value-added student achievement dataCareerMentorMaster

SKR (Teacher Evals) 50%$1,000

School-wide VA 50%$1,000

National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

Texas TAP History

•2005-06 School year: 3 pilot schools

•2006-07 School year: 9 pilot schools (6 additional pilot schools under Executive Order from Governor Perry)

•2007-08 School year: 12 schools (3 additional campuses funded by the Texas Education Agency

•2008-09 School year: 36 schools (Texas state-level appropriations and University of Texas System Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grant

Geographic Location of Participating Schools in Texas

Boys Ranch ISD

Southside ISD

Higgs, Carter, King Charter School

Richardson ISD

36 Texas TAP schools

Hays CISD

Manor ISD

Lytle ISD

Athens ISD

Lancaster ISD

Frenship ISD

Bryan ISD

Program Specialist:Keri McDonald

Administrative Staff:Stephanie BarryLynn Coulam

Business Manager:CJ Keudell

Executive Director:Tammy Kreuz, Ph.D.

TAP Regional Coordinators:James SnyderTami JenkinsAnissa Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Executive Master Teachers:Nicole BevilacquaJodi Leckbee

Texas TAP Team

Proven Success of TAPin Texas

Richardson ISD Student Performance Data

Support for Texas TAP schoolsSupport for Texas TAP schools

Training and implementation support

Evaluation Certification Annual Program Review Research/Evaluation

TAP: The Local Perspective

•District location: College Station area (Texas A&M University)•~15,000 students, 1,300 teachers•District demographics:

•25% African American•47% Hispanic•28% White

•22 total campuses in district•8 campuses implementing TAP in 2008-09

TAP: The Local Perspective

•The vision: Why TAP?

•Funding TAP

•Sustaining TAP

•Early indicators of success

•Lessons learned

1. Review the TAP Implementation Manual2. Decide which campuses will implement

TAP 3. TAP campus principals attend TAP

Implementation workshop4. Complete the TAP planning document

and budget for each TAP campus and submit for review and approval

Steps for TAP Implementation

Salary Augmentations Minimum of $4,000 for mentor teachers Minimum of $8,000 for master teachers

Bonus Award Pool Minimum of $2,000 per certified teacher

per year

Other Early ConsiderationsOther Early Considerations

Proven Success of TAP in Texas

Richardson ISD Staff Retention Data

National Research Results

Higher student achievement growth

Attracts and retains effective teachers

High levels of collegiality

TAP: The National Perspective

Over 200 TAP schools across the country•Arizona•Arkansas•Colorado•Illinois •Indiana•Louisiana•Minnesota•North Carolina

•Ohio•Pennsylvania•South Carolina•Tennessee•Texas•Wyoming•D.C.

Funding TAP

Local budgets

State appropriations

Federal funds

Foundation grants

Business funds

Implementing Comprehensive Reform

Teachers

Administrators

Districts

Unions

Governments

Foundations

Businesses

Increase teacher excellence and student achievement

“Promising work of TAP”

March 10, 2009

Barack ObamaPresidentUnited States of America

9th Annual TAP Conference9th Annual TAP Conference

April 17-19, 2009Los Angeles Bonaventure Hotel

Held in conjunction with Milken Family Foundation National Education Conference

Over 750 people already registered Registration closed on Friday, but if interested, please

contact tapconf@talentedteachers.org

For Assistance…For Assistance…

For more information:

Tamara Schiff

tschiff@talentedteachers.org

Tammy Kreuz

tkreuz@utsystem.edu

www.talentedteachers.org

www.talentedteachers.org