Click Here for an Article on House Bill 5223 and 5224 on Teacher and Administrator Evaluations. This Bill has not passed yet but it is close to be ratified.

Teacher Evaluation House Bill 5223— Click Here teacher evaluation2014-HIB-5223

Administrator Evaluation House Bill 5224. Click Here adminevaluationbill2014-HIB-5224 (1)

Summary of new Teacher and Administrator Evaluation bills

Administrators (HB 5224):

• Begins in 2014-15
• Will have two components; student growth and “practice”
• For the first 3 years, 25% of the evaluation must be based on student growth and in 2017-18 student growth will be 50% of the evaluation
• Student growth is determined by the “aggregate data that is used in teacher annual evaluations”
• 4 rating categories: highly effective, effective, minimally effective, or ineffective
• If rated minimally effective or ineffective, an improvement plan must be implemented. If ineffective for 3 consecutive years, dismissal is mandated.
• If rated highly effective for 3 consecutive years, ok to evaluate every other year.
• PRACTICE component consists of: 1) how well you evaluate others, 2) progress on the school improvement plan, 3) pupil attendance

Teacher (HB 5223):

• Will have 2 components; student growth and “practice”
• Begins in 2014-15 and until the 2016-17 school year, 25% of the evaluation must be based on student growth, after that, it moves to 50%
• The student growth instrument must be determined by MDE no later than 3/1/14. The bill lists all the required components of that instrument
• Each teacher must be evaluated twice – one unscheduled – one by an administrator
• If rated ineffective for 3 consecutive years, teacher must be dismissed – as long as the exact same instrument was used
• The MCEE moves to the Department of Technology Management and Budget. Once the evaluation instrument as described in this bill is fully implemented, the MCEE will be disbanded
• For teachers in core content areas where growth data is available on state mandated student assessment, 40% of their evaluation is based on this data. For non-core and special education teachers the same 40% applies, but the assessment may differ and be a locally developed one.
• Each local board determines the percentage weight of these 3 components of student growth: state assessments, local assessments and school level growth (but that component cannot be more than 10%)
• PRACTICE component:  classroom observations using one of the 4 models (Danielson, Marzano, Thoughtful Classroom or 5 Dimensions) or a district developed one makes up 80% of the “practice” category
• The other 20% of the evaluation is based on leadership, attendance, contributions, school improvement, peer input, parent/student input. Districts are free to use any of these factors
• All evaluators must be trained
• Annually, districts are to send copies of teacher evaluation data to  the state
• Beginning  7/1/15, no professional teacher certificate may be issued unless the teacher has been rated effective or highly effective for 3 consecutive years or, if these evaluations are not consecutive, a recommendation for issuance must come from the chief school administrator in that district

Teacher Evaluation Proposed Bill

Administrator Evaluations Click Here

Reminder – ING Unsung Heroes Awards Program

January 3, 2014

The Office of Retirement Services would like to remind your educators to apply for ING’s Unsung Heroes Awards Program.  This program awards funds to inspire success in the classroom.  Each year 100 educators are chosen to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects.  Three of the 100 are chosen to receive top awards of $5,000, $10,000, and $25,000.

Apply by April 30, 2014 at:https://unsungheroes.scholarshipamerica.org

Hello,

We’re excited to share with you another grant opportunity from The Meemic Foundation, a non-profit organization created by Meemic Insurance Company.  The Meemic Foundation has been providing financial assistance in the form of grants to schools and educators since 1992.  During that time, the Foundation has impacted more than 1.5 million students through its financial support of education initiatives.

Currently the Foundation is accepting grant applications through the end of October for funding up to $2,500!  Perhaps there is a special winter or spring school or class project that is in need of financial assistance.  The Meemic Foundation is here to help!    Please visit our website, www.MeemicFoundation.com, for information on our grant opportunity as well as to apply!

Click Here to Download a PDF document.

We encourage you to pass this message on to your colleagues and others who may be interested in applying for a grant from The Meemic Foundation!

Over the years, we have had the pleasure of providing funding to some of the most creative and passionate teachers in the world.  Their stories inspire us to continue funding projects that affect our students and support the educational communities that we proudly serve.  Any questions regarding our Foundation can be directed toFoundation@meemic.com

Thank you for all you do!

The Meemic Foundation for the Future of Education

We have created a new webpage called frequently asked questions on teacher evaluations. Thank you to Chris Sipperley and the Teacher Evaluation Committee for their assistance with this page. We will continue to add to this page as questions arise.

Here is the link:  https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/frequently-asked-questions-faq-on-teacher-evaluations/

Here is the link to sample student growth goals under the new district formula that takes into account 25% student growth data. Thank you to Fatme Faraj and the Maples staff for sharing their example. If any other faculty want to share please email me some examples to post on the HR blog.

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2013/09/GoalSamplesMaplesSeptember26.pdf

All evaluation documents including the word document of the above sample can be found on the HR evaluation blog page.

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/evaluations/