Glenn Maleyko

Teacher evaluations, Americans skeptical?

Cooperative learning link

inservice.ascd.org/education-resources/making-teaching-stick-through-cooperative-learning

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Chris Sipperley and I presented before the new teachers at Stout middle school this evening. It was a successful presentation and we had attendance of over 75 teachers.  The topic was joint union and administration cooperation which includes a heavy emphasis on evaluations.   Here is the link to the presentation.  https://humanresources.dearbornschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2012/02/newteacherorientationsept24th2nddraft-1.ppt

New hire DFT faculty are required to attend 12 separate PD sessions on a wide variety of topics with the purpose to assist their transition to DPS.  Check out the pictures on twitter @drmaleyko

Here is the Link to the Power Point that was used during training before the principals regarding learner focused conversations.

Training Before the Elementary Principals on September 23rd and before the Secondary Principals on September 30th. Please click here for the powerpoint presentation

Greetings Faculty,

The state has adopted legislation which will keep the student growth data weight at 25%.  Thus we are still under the same formula that we used last year. However, we are in the process of reviewing that formula since we have recently adopted the NWEA assessment. The District Evaluation Committee will be meeting on September 25th.  Please understand that any changes in the formula will be deliberate and will take some time as we implement this new assessment.  It is fine to create goals without getting specific on the NWEA portion as we learn about the best way to use and implement this new assessment.

As a result,    Goals should be written and approved by September 30th for Plan 1 and October 25th for Plan II teachers.   As far as how to measure growth state the following as an example: “multiple measures will be used  including NWEA, Lexile data, MEAP (3 year data), etc. ”  Specific formulas for the amount of growth in NWEA will be determined by the evaluation committee and may be added at a later date.

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Dear Dearborn Public Schools Employee

We are excited to be beginning another school year in Dearborn! Our three required annual trainings are now available online. Please follow these links to complete the training modules along with short quizzes and the Response to Bullying Behavior annual staff survey.

Once you click on the link you will enroll by using your district network login name and password. If you have any trouble logging in please contact the help desk at 73003.

Response to Bullying Behavior: https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/course/view.php?id=279

Office of Civil Rights (OCR):  https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/course/view.php?id=321

Bloodborne Pathogen: https://moodle.dearbornschools.org/course/view.php?id=23

Some of you have already completed the training at the beginning of the year in-service. If that is the case you do not need to complete the training. Please be advised that all employees must complete the three above listed training on an annual basis.

Glenn M. Maleyko, Ph.D.

Executive Director Staff/Student Services

18700 Audette

Dearborn, MI 48124

ph. (313) 827-3068 fax (313) 827-3134

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We hope that everyone has a fantastic summer. Enjoy the time with your family and friends.

Chamber Names Teacher of the Year Award Recipients

Four outstanding Dearborn Public Schools teachers were honored by students, parents, colleagues and community leaders on May 14 at the 2014 Alberta Muirhead Teacher of the Year Awards Ceremony. More than 400 were at the event hosted by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce at the Ford Community and Performing Arts Center.

The Chamber’s Education Committee, chaired by Stefanie Stover, had the tough job of selecting four winners from a field of more than 900 nominated teachers. Nominations received by the Chamber were first screened, sorted into four grade level groups: pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade; 3rd-5^th grade; middle school; and high school. All teacher names and references to schools were removed from the nominations and forwarded to the first group of judges who read and sorted them. The top three nominations from each grade grouping were then sent on to final judging before the winners were named.

The winning teachers for 2014 are:

Ms. Mary Timpf received the 2014 Pre-Kindergarten-2^nd Grade Teacher of the Year Award. Ms. Timpf has been with the District since 1997 and started at Salina before moving to Geer Park.  Charles, the student who nominated Ms. Timpf wrote these words to describe how he felt about his teacher:

“She always made me laugh and smile. She was never mad or sad, she was always happy. She always let us take off our shoes, even though our feet smelled bad.”

Ms. Mariam Hamid from William Ford Elementary is new to the Dearborn Public Schools but already making an impact on her students receiving the 3^rd-5^th grade Teacher of the Year Award. Student Mariam Sleiman nominated Ms. Hamid for the award. Among her comments about her Ms. Hamid, the student said:

“My teacher…makes learning fun and makes us look forward to coming to school. (Ms. Hamid) has me come to school early on Fridays and helps work with me. She does this with some of the kids that need extra help. This has been the most fun school year because I am happy at school and I am happy learning.”

Mr. Ryan Lazar from Lowrey Middle School received the 2014 Middle School Teacher of the Year Award. “Let’s talk about real life,” is what Mr. Lazar often says, seizing the moment to teach a lesson when he hears someone comment or complain, according to student Haider Abdallah who nominated Mr. Lazar for the award. The student also said:

“…I’ve never seen a sentence get a whole class listening like that. (Like the time) we walked in the room on a dark day and (Mr. Lazar) turned on the lights. Someone asked a question about electricity. Suddenly, we were learning about Edison and Tesla. Now we know the history of electricity and it’s not even history class! I want our teacher to know we are listening even though some of us pretend not to. Our teacher is more than a teacher, he’s a role model and that’s why I feel he deserves this award.”

Ms. Amy Memminger will be wrapping up her ninth year with the District and has spent time at Dearborn High and Stout before landing at Fordson where she received the High School Teacher of the Year Award. When nominating her teacher for the recognition, Senior Marty Dara said:

“In addition to making me a better citizen, (Ms. Memminger) gave me the confidence I needed to be myself in all my quirky glory. Before her class, I was satisfied with doing the bare minimum. She convinced me of my potential and pushed me to explore options beyond what I had dreamed for myself. I am now unafraid to try new things. And for that reason, I will be attending Harvard University this fall.”

The four honorees received a $1,000 cash prize and a hand-made glass apple award, and they are now part of a select group of Dearborn teachers who have been recognized by the community for their ability to make a difference.  In addition, the school where each teacher of the year works received a cash prize.

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Please be aware that separate bills on teacher and administrator evaluation have passed in the Michigan House and Senate.  Now we have to wait for negotiations in committee.  Nothing has been finalized yet but I wanted to give everyone an update on the growth measures. I received this information from WCRESA.

• For the 2014-15 school year, a district will measure student growth in the teacher’s annual evaluation using whatever assessment is in place in your district now. No specific percentage of student growth is mandated; (meaning you can use 1% up to 100% of their total evaluation score on student growth if you want.)
•  Beginning in 2015-16 and 2016-17, 25% of the eval must be based on student growth
• In 2017-18 and beyond, 40% of the evaluation must be based on student growth

• Beginning in 2014-15,  25% of the evaluation must be based on student growth, but no state data will be used ( that’s because there is no state data!!) So, again, you can use whatever current evaluation instrument you have that measures student growth.
• For 2015-16,  25% must be based on student growth and here’s where it gets tricky: 50% of that student growth score for tested grades & subjects must be based on state data. In other words, 12.5% of the teacher’s eval will be based on the state test – the other 12.5% will be based on your data that measures student growth ( what  you used in 2014-15). Same holds true for the 2016-17 school year.
• In 2017-18, 40% of the eval will be based on student growth.
• Student growth percentages also apply to special education teachers