Measuring Educator Effectiveness Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness Project Specialist Effectiveness October 15, 2013

Measuring Educator Effectiveness

Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness Project

Specialist Effectiveness

October 15, 2013


What do you know?

• Define good instruction.• Think…What do you know about Act 82.• Pair…What does a partner think?• Share…What are the generalizations.


Act 82 – June 30, 2012 requires…

• Multiple Measures of Teacher Effectiveness – 2013-14– Observation/Evidence (50%)– Student Achievement (50%)

• Multiple Measures of Non-Teaching Professional Employee Effectiveness – 2014-15– Observation/Evidence (80%)– Student Performance (20%)

• Multiple Measures of Principal Effectiveness – 2014-15– Observation/Evidence (50%)– Student Performance (50%)


School District Teachers Without Eligible PVAAS Score

Building Level Data, 15%

Observation/ Evidence,

50%

Observation/EvidenceEffective 2013-2014Danielson Framework Do-mainsPlanning and PreparationClassroom EnvironmentInstructionProfessional Responsibili-ties

Building Level DataEffective 2013-2014 SYIndicators of Academic AchievementIndicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, All StudentsIndicators of Closing the Achievement Gap, SubgroupsAcademic Growth PVAASOther Academic IndicatorsCredit for Advanced Achievement

Elective Data/SLOsOptional 2013-2014 SYEffective 2014-2015 SYDistrict Designed Measures and Examina-tionsNationally Recognized Standardized TestsIndustry Certification ExaminationsStudent Projects Pursuant to Local Re-quirementsStudent Portfolios Pursuant to Local Re-quirements

Elective Data, 35%



The Framework

• Create a T chart.• Name the four domains.• Identify the 22 components.

• BONUS: A special prize is granted to the first group to correctly identify the 22 components in order.


Non-Teaching Professional Employee

Effectiveness beginning in 2014-15

• Educational Specialists• Licensed Professionals – local decision• Individuals working under instructional

certifications who do not provide direct instruction to students

19


Educational Specialists

• Educational Specialists are defined in Pennsylvania School Code with the scope of their certificates and assignments described in Certification and Staffing Polices and Guidelines (CSPGs).

• Currently CSPG 75 through 81 list the following specialist certifications: – Dental Hygienist – Elementary School Counselor – Home and School Visitor– Instructional Technology Specialist– Secondary School Counselor– School Nurse– School Psychologist

• PDE is in the process of working with stakeholder groups from across the Commonwealth to revise the Danielson Framework for Teaching to reflect the specific roles and functions of the identified specialist groups


Licensed Professionals

• Given that many LEAs hire licensed professionals under teacher contracts who are not certificated as specialists under Pennsylvania School Code, PDE has made a decision to develop revised Danielson Framework for Teaching rubrics for the following roles:– Occupational Therapist– Physical Therapist– Social Workers– Behavior Analysts– Educational Interpreters

• PDE is in the process of working with stakeholder groups from across the Commonwealth to revise the Danielson Framework for Teaching to reflect the specific roles and functions of the identified licensed professionals.


Individuals working under instructional certifications who do not provide direct instruction to students

• PDE has made the determination to classify individuals working under instructional certifications who do not provide direct instruction to students as non-teaching professionals as defined in Act 82. Given that they are working under an instructional certification they will be evaluated utilizing the Framework for Teaching. However, the observation component will constitute 80% and the multiple measures component will be 20% of professional’s evaluation. Additionally, they will not be evaluated under Act 82 until the fall of 2014.

• Examples– IU TAC hired under a teacher contract– IU Consultants hired under a teacher contract– Instructional/Curriculum coaches– Special education case-managers– Program Coordinators– Itinerant Teachers


Non-Teaching Professional Employee Rating in 2014-15

Observation/ Evidence,

80%

Observation/EvidenceEffective 2014-2015Danielson Framework Do-mainsPlanning and PreparationClassroom EnvironmentInstructionProfessional Responsibilities

Elective Data/SLOsEffective 2014-2015 SYIU Designed Measures and ExaminationsNationally Recognized Standardized TestsIndustry Certification ExaminationsStudent Projects Pursuant to Local Re-quirementsStudent Portfolios Pursuant to Local Re-quirements

Elective Data, 20%


What Leads to Teacher Growth(and student achievement)?

Coaching or Rating?


Danielson Framework

7


Danielson Framework, Domain 3: Service Delivery


Unpacking the Rubrics

• Examine your assigned performance level.• What are the characteristics of this

performance level?


Multiple Measures of Teacher Effectiveness – Observation/Evidence

• Classroom observations by Principal/Supervisor, including evidence that demonstrates behaviors associated with improving student achievement:– Planning and preparation, including selecting standards-based

lesson goals and designing effective instruction and assessment;– Environment, including establishing a culture for learning and

appropriate classroom management techniques that maximize instructional time;

– Service Delivery, including the use of research-based strategies which engage students in meaningful learning and utilize assessment results to make decisions abut student needs; and

– Professional Development, including using systems for managing student data and communicating with student families


Professional Development for Teachers

– Teachscape Teacher Effectiveness Series is available to registered users of the PDE SAS Portal.

– Online training and 2 Act 48 hours– PDE Non Teaching Professionals Page– Standards Aligned Systems• http://www.pdesas.org/Instruction/

Frameworks

Documents

Measuring Educator Effectiveness Pennsylvania’s Educator Effectiveness Project Specialist Effectiveness October 15, 2013