Dearborn Public Schools
Glenn Maleyko Here is the link to the MDE database that provides individuals with information on teacher certificates including levels and areas of endorsements. https://mdoe.state.mi.us/MOECS/PublicCredentialSearch.aspx You can type in a specific name to retrieve certificate information.
Please be aware that individuals must also be highly qualified based on federal law. Here is a link to the Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) document that is published by the state.
Click on the link to download a copy of the presentation that I provided before Probationary teachers and their mentors on May 8th and 9th, 2012 at Dearborn High.
Check out the following link on the HR Presentations and Publications page. There is a powerpoint which you can download to view my presentation(along with the Superintendent’s comments) before the General Administrators on May 3rd. A repeat of the presentation will be given on May 4th before the Assistant Principals. Teacher Evaluation Training at the May 3rd and 4th Gen Admin and AP meetings 2012
Here is a link to a job opening in Huron High School. Assistant Principal HHS May 2012
Click on the link below to read the report from the Governor’s Council for Educator Effectiveness. I plan to review it this weekend.
A secretary committee was formed earlier this year to study issues surrounding clerical positions. Members on the committee include secretaries, administrators, and central office personnel. The committee is nearly finished with specific recommendations. There has been 6 meetings during the year plus additional work in between. The committee will stay in tact following the presentation of specific recommendations which will soon be released. Some of the areas that the committee has studied includes the following:
1. Revisions to all building clerical job descriptions.
2. Recommending a formula for staffing in each building.
3. Assessing professional development needs for clerical staff.
4. Evaluating the current testing procedures and standards for clerical staff.
5. Studying the potential for a mentor program.
Dr. Shenkman, Mrs. Maconochie and I attended Danielson observation training at WCRESA on April 3rd and 4th. Dr. Pam Rosa was the instructor for the training and it is in alignment with the Danielson Framework which is the basis for our evaluation model in Dearborn. Some of the training ideas will be brought back to Dearborn to provide training for administrators at the next General Administrators’ meeting in May. I have attended multiple trainings since the inception of the new teacher evaluation process in Michigan (2 by Dr. Danielson in person) and have brought back many ideas to our district via a train the trainers model. We still have a lot of work to do but will move forward in a positive and collaborative manner.
The teacher evaluation committee discussed the following at the March 28th committee meeting relative to student growth data.
We advocate for multiple measures. This will include MEAP, MME, and either common assessments that are valid and reliable or a norm referenced assessment like Terra nova. The MEAP was not designed to measure growth as it is a criterion referenced assessment. We also want to see some sort of product or performance assessments.
Individual teachers would be measured on student performance in their class along with the overall building score and/or district score as a suggestion.
The state is providing very little direction at this point. We believe that it will be several years before effective and fair valid and reliable measures are put into place. Glenn Maleyko, Chris Sipperley, Kathy Klee, and Gail Shenkman have attended training by the state on Growth. Glenn has been attending many trainings and using that information for training with administrators. However, where we go with student growth data is still unknown based on attendance at the trainings.
Although not related to student growth, It was also pointed out that administrators will be evaluated on how well they perform their teacher evaluations per the new state legislation.
The Governor’s committee on Growth and Educator Effectiveness believes that the April 30th deadline is not realistic. Please click on this link for a Detroit News Article. https://www.freep.com/article/20120318/NEWS06/203180503/Governor-s-Council-on-Educator-Effectiveness-balks-at-deadline-for-teacher-rating-system
Dearborn Administrators have been receiving training by Dr. Maleyko every month since August at the General Administrators meeting. He has been attending state level training sessions and using the training ideas and tools to provide pd support to Dearborn Administrators. You can view all training presentations on this blog on the PD site. https://blog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/wp-admin/post-new.php Examples and samples were also provided byJulie Maconochie at one of the training sessions.