Bill Caritj, Chief Accountability & Information Officer Pamela Hall, Chief Human Resources Officer

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Teacher Assessment Performance Standards (TAPS)

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Professional Knowledge

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Instructional Planning

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Instructional Strategies

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Differentiated Instruction

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Assessment Strategies

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Assessment Uses

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Positive Learning Environment

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Academically Challenging Environment

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Professionalism

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Communication

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Leader Assessment Performance Standards (LAPS)

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Instructional Leadership School Climate Planning and Assessment Organizational Management Human Resource Management Teacher Staff Evaluation Professionalism Communication and Community Relations

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Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM) 2014 - 2015

Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS) (Observation Data) 2014 - 2015 50% of TEM Score Student Growth 2013-2014 50% of TEM Score

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Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) 2014 - 2015

Leader Assessment on Performance Standards (LAPS) (Observation Data) 2014 - 2015 30% of LEM Score Student Growth, Academic Achievement and Achievement Gap Reduction 2013-2014 70% of LEM Score

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Final Ratings

Level I Level II Level III Level IV

Cut Scores

0-6 7-16 17-26 27-30  Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS) component of TKES provides evaluators with a qualitative, rubrics-based evaluation method for measuring teacher performance related to ten quality performance standards that are scored from 0 to 3. (sum score can range from 0-30) 8

SGP Growth Levels

Level I Level II Level III

Student Results

Mean Growth Percentile < 30 Mean Growth Percentile > = 30 and < = 40 Mean Growth Percentile > 40 and < = 65 Mean Growth Percentile > 65 Level IV  Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) measure of student growth for core state-tested subjects. A growth percentile can range from 1 to 99.  In 2014, SGPs were produced for the CRCTs (grades 4-8 reading, ELA, math, science, and social studies) and EOCTs.  In 2014, the mean SGP performance for all tested courses taught by the teacher was used in calculating the TEM. 9

 SLOs have been developed by APS for all teachers of non tested courses. (e.g., art, music, physical education)  About three-fourths of APS teachers teach non-tested subjects for at least some portion of the instructional day.  In 2013-2014, all teachers of non-tested courses were required to have at least one growth measure.

 In 2014-2015, all teachers must have two growth measures. They may be a combination of SGP (i.e., Georgia Milestones) and SLO courses.  In order to fulfill this requirement, APS has developed over 300 SLO assessments. 10

  The target for individual student growth is 30%.

The target for a teacher is 80%. (i.e., of students making 30% growth) 11

Teacher Rating

Level I Level II Level III Level IV

Student Results

< 50% demonstrate expected or high growth > = 50% demonstrate expected or high growth > = 80% demonstrate expected or high growth > = 90% demonstrate expected or high growth AND > = 50% demonstrate high growth 12

Overall TAPS Rating

 As noted, the Teacher Effectiveness Measure rating scale has four levels: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective. 13

 LKES has three dimensions: LAPS, Student Growth, and Gap Reduction.

 The Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) has the same four levels as the teacher scale: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective. 14

 LKES has three dimensions: LAPS, Student Growth, and Gap Reduction.

 The Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) has the same four levels as the teacher scale: Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, or Ineffective.

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 In 2010, the State of Georgia received $400 million in competitive Race-to-the-Top (RT3) grant funds to promote student growth.

 Atlanta Public Schools is one of Georgia’s 26 Race-to the-Top (RT3) districts.  As a participant APS aligned to Georgia’s RT3 scope of work and received $39 million RT3 funds.

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 Merit pay is a GA RT3 scope of work requirement that RT3 districts provide a one-time payment to individual teachers and school administrators based on student growth and overall performance.  As an RT3 district, APS allocated $1,565,000 for merit pay from the initial $39 million provided by the GADOE.  APS must spend all of the set-aside allocation for merit pay on individual teachers and school administrators.

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The $1,565,000 allocated for merit pay will be disbursed in three tiers.

Tier 1: We are required by the GADOE to pay teachers ($2500) and administrators ($2300) a set amount based on individuals scoring in the top 10% of the Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM) and Leader Effectiveness Measure (LEM) of the district. Tier 2: The district will pay $2500 to teachers who receive a Level IV on the TAPS summative rating and do not have a TEM score.

Tier 3: Remaining funds will be evenly distributed in an amount no less than $1000 to teachers who score in the next grouping of highest scoring teachers (11%-30%) on TEM.

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Tier 1

• teachers evaluated on Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES) for school years 2013-14 & 2014-15 • school administrators evaluated on Leader Keys Effectiveness System (LKES) for school years 2013-14 & 2014-15 • must score in the top 10% of TEM / LEM in the district

Tier 2

• teachers evaluated on TKES who will not have a TEM in the 2014-15 school year • must receive a Level IV on the summative rating on the Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS)

Tier 3

• teachers evaluated on TKES for school years 2013-14 & 2014-15 • must score in the top 11%-30% of teachers on the TEM in the district

As a Race to the Top district, APS Charter schools are eligible to receive merit pay.

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