Greetings DFT Members,
The Teacher Evaluation Committee has met several times in order to make revisions to the Evaluation Process that will put us in compliance with state legislation. Two of the biggest changes are the addition of a Growth Data Formula and modification to the timelines.
The timelines need to be modified so that we comply with district policy on layoff, recall and teacher placement. All Evaluations must now be completed and submitted to HR by May 10th so that we have enough time to implement our policies relative to staffing. In addition the state requires a report that must be submitted by the month of June regarding the specific rankings for teachers.
Here is the link to the newly revised timelines on evaluations which can also be found on the HR blog. https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2013/09/Document2.pdf
The second biggest change is the addition of a growth data formula. State legislation requires that we use 25% growth data during the 2013-14 school year for all administrator and teacher evaluations. That will increase each of the subsequent two years to the following:
2014-15- 40% and 2015-16 50%.
Here is the link to the new formula that was approved by the teacher evaluation committee.
https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2013/09/Growth-Data-formula2.pdf
This formula allows for flexibility but at the same time complies with state legislation. Individual teachers with the approval of their administrators have the ability to choose their assessments within the categories listed in the formula. We took a multiple measures approach to provide flexibility to teachers and administrators. This formula is in alignment with the recent report that was released by the Michigan Council for Educator Effectiveness (MCEE). The MCEE council was created by the legislature to make specific recommendations regarding teacher evaluations.
In addition, we plan to explore methods for calculating the district accountability growth data since the accountability system is new at the state level. However, for now we will use the most recent data available as state legislation requires the use of multiple years of data.
All Teacher Evaluation Documents and Templates can be found on the HR blog at the following link: https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/evaluations/
I would like to thank the members of the evaluation committee for their hard work with revisions.
Members of the Committee include:
Bill Tucker Mark Palise
Jill Chochol Shannon Peterson
Andrew Denison Linda Salamey
Fatme Faraj Robert Seeterlin
Hassane Jaafar Gail Shenkman
Julia Maconochie Chris Sipperley
Wyatt David
Steve Saleh Glenn Maleyko
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Present at the meeting on August 20th..
Jill Chochol, Fatme Faraj, Linda Lazar, Hassane Jaafar, Bill Tucker, Chris Sipperley, Julia Maconochie, Kathleen Klee, Andrew Denison and Glenn Maleyko
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We discussed the final changes to evaluation document timelines.
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Plan II deadline will be May 7th for year end evaluations. Other deadlines changed like the goals.
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We also need to start with developing the performance goals in conjunction with year end evaluations. They will be submitted to HR in the fall but should be kept with the principals and teachers.
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Discussed holding off with the use of Stages due to MCEE committee recommendations.
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We will wait for state recommendations.
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We are implementing teachscape training on an intensive level. Assessment take over 6 hours to complete on top of 30-40 hours of training. This module is intensive.
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We discussed both instrument reliability and rater reliability.
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Discussed Rubric—we could use video and point teachers to show examples.
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It was suggested to have specific training for teachers regarding expectations with evaluations.
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We will hold off on developing more specific examples in the rubric until we get direction from the state.
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We discussed the development of a general formula with Growth Measures.
Meeting on August 27th 2013
Present Wyatt David, Chris Sipperley, Jill Chochol, Fatme Faraj, Gail Shenkman and Glenn Maleyko
1. Talked about Growth Measures
2. No specific Formula within the ranking
3. Consider a formula for the 5% Accountability report card and possibly develop a number in the future.
4. Stay Away from the Top to Bottom.
5. Discussed stages weights.
