Transcript NEW MEXICO

NEW MEXICO
Three-Tiered
Teacher
Licensure
September, 2005
EDUCATOR QUALITY DIVISION
New Mexico Public Education
Department
TEACHER DATA

21, 516 teachers (FTEs)
–
734
– 3,026
– 11, 417
– 6,339
Pre-Level I
Level I
Level II
Level III
Advanced from Level I to Level II in
spring, 2005: 835
 Retirees annually: Approximately 800

New Mexico’s 3-Tiered
Teacher Licensure
System
EVERYTHING PROVEN BY
EXPERIENCE ELSEWHERE
FAILS IN NEW MEXICO.
- Gov. Lew Wallace
Defining Teacher Quality…Finding a Balance
Student
test scores
Teacher performance
and student learning
NM Teacher
Evaluation
System
Teacher’s content
knowledge
HIGH OBJECTIVE UNIFORM
STATEWIDE STANDARD OF
EVALUATION (HOUSSE)
EVIDENCE BASED SYSTEM
ANNUAL
EVALUATION
PROCESS
(LOCAL)
LICENSURE
ADVANCEMENT
PROCESS
(LOCAL &
STATE)
Based on New Mexico’s Nine Teacher
Competencies with Differentiated Indicators for
Each Licensure Level
ANNUAL EVALUATION:
4 Processes
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN (PDP):
•Establish annually by
40th day of school on
district form
•Based on 9 state
teaching competencies
at indicators for
licensure level
•Includes evaluation
issues from previous
year (if applicable)
•Assure teacher is
“highly qualified” under
NCLB (if applicable)
REFLECTION ON
PDP:
SUMMATIVE
EVALUATION:
•End of year
activity for every
teacher on a
statewide form
•Statewide form to
document a teacher’s
performance on the
PDP.
•Teacher reflects
on his/her
progress in
implementing the
PDP
•Completed annually
for Level I teachers
•Completed every 3
years for Level II and
Level III-A teachers.
PROGRESSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF TEACHER
PERFORMANCE:
•Statewide form to document a teacher’s continuous
professional growth over a 3-year period.
•Completed annually for Level II and III-A teacher only.
THE PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT DOSSIER FOR
LICENSURE ADVANCEMENT
Level I teachers MUST submit Professional
Development Dossier in order to advance to Level
II, within five year period at Level I. Advancement
is possible after three years.
If a Level II teacher wishes to advance to Level III
the teacher must submit a Dossier after earning an
MA and successfully completing a minimum of 3
years at Level II. (Advancement is optional.)
Dossier includes 5 strands; 3 strands (A,B, &C) are
evaluated by independent reviewers (state level);
2 strands (D&E) are completed at the district level.
Evidence of Competence
STRAND A
INSTRUCTION
Independent reviewer
NM Teacher
Competency I
Knowledge of
Content &
Curriculum
NM Teacher
Competency II
Teaching Methods &
Resources
NM Teacher
Competency V
Assessment
Techniques &
Procedures
STRAND B
STUDENT LEARNING
Independent reviewer
NM Teacher
Competency III
Student
Communication &
Feedback
NM Teacher
Competency IV
Knowledge of Student
Growth &
Development
NM Teacher
Competency VI
Classroom
Management &
Environment
STRAND C
PROFESSIONAL
LEARNING
Independent reviewer
NM Teacher
Competency VIII
Change Agentry
NM Teacher
Competency IX
Collaboration with
Colleagues, Parents, &
Community
STRAND D
VERIFICATION
School districts
Advancement from
Level I to II:
Verification of
Mentorship
Advancement from
Level II to III-A:
Verification of
Leadership Role(s)
STRAND E
EVALUATIONS
School districts
Annual Evaluations
(Principal)
Superintendent’s
Recommendation for
Licensure
Advancement or
Renewal
Advancement from
Level II or III-A:
Verification of PDD
authenticity
NM Teacher
Competency VII
Student Diversity
Teacher’s
Professional
Development
Dossier (PDD)
Must include
evidence from
all five
strands
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOSSIER (PDD)
Strand A
I. Context
Describe your
students &
classroom
context:
 Provide class
information.
 Write brief
description of
range and
growth in
achievement
levels for all
students.
 List NM
Student
Performance
Standards &
Benchmarks.
 Provide any
additional
necessary
information.
II. Introduction
Write brief
Introduction of a 3-5
Consecutive hours of
Instruction with one
group of students:
III. Instructional
Record
 Knowledge & skills
this instruction
helped students
learn
Two-column
description:
 How segment fit
with previous and
continuing
instruction
 Integration of
skills and content
 Organization of
educational
setting
 Differentiation
of instruction
Provide detailed
description of your
ongoing instruction.
 Left column –
narrative
description of
events
 Right column –
explanation of
reasoning
and how activity
was adapted
IV. Resources
V. Student Work
Present the
resources &
materials you
used:
Show example of
high
achievement
student work.
 Collect examples
of resources from
Sections II & III of
Instruction Strand.
Show example of
mid-range
achievement.
 Label resources
and arrange.
 Provide special
instructions.
Show example of
low achievement
student work.
VI. Analysis of
Student
Achievement
Explain the
ways the class
demonstrated
achievement.
Criteria for
determining
different levels
of achievement.
How three
students
differed in
achievement.
How
achievement
was
communicated
to parents.
How you took
data into
account for next
segment of
instruction.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DOSSIER (PDD)
Strand B
I.
•
•
•
Student X: Examples
of Work and
Explanation
Complete Student X's
cover sheet.
Prepare examples of
Student X's work.
Explain student selection
& work.
II.
Student Y: Examples of
Work and Explanation
•
Complete Student Y's
cover sheet.
•
Prepare examples of
Student Y's work.
•
Explain student selection &
work.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DOSSIER
(PDD)
Strand C
I. Examining and
Implementing
Change in Teaching
 Explain area you investigated
& what prompted you to do it.
 Explain resources you
consulted, what you learned,
& what you tried as result.
 Explain how your practice
changed, your plans for future
growth.
 Select up to 4 pieces of
evidence of changes.
 Provide list of resources.
II. Collaboration
 Explain how you worked with
colleagues, parents, &
community members.
 Illustrate your explanation.
INDEPENDENT REVIEWERS

Professional Development Dossiers are assessed
by trained reviewers
–
–
–
–
–

Teachers
Administrators
University Educators in Elementary/Secondary
Retired Educators
Any qualified educator with a background in
elementary and secondary education.
All PDDs are submitted through an on-line
system developed by Vision Link of Denver, CO
WHERE ARE WE NOW ?
Three-tiered teacher licensure structure
and evaluation system are designed and in
place as of July 1, 2004.
 PDPs are in place statewide for teachers
by 40th day of school annually
 Electronic PDD submission system has
been implemented – two submission
periods have taken place

Percent Passing From Level 1 To Level 2
By Teacher Preparation Institution
First Submission 2005
120%
100.0%
100%
84.4%
84.4%
84.6%
85.2%
86.3%
Western NM
University
(32)
College of
Santa Fe (45)
College of
the
Southw est
(26)
University of
NM (277)
Eastern NM
University
(80)
88.8%
79.6%
80%
66.7%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Northern NM NM Highlands Santa Fe CC
CC (6)
University
(6)
(54)
NM State
University
(98)
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Passage Rate By Ethnicity
120%
100%
100.0%
87.0%
90.2%
80%
80.0%
62.5%
66.7%
60%
40%
20%
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www.teachnm.org
for the latest information on Local Annual
Teacher Evaluations and the Professional
Development Dossier as well as other
resources for teaching in New Mexico.
Also contact me at:
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