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Legal Issues in Evaluation System Reform
Council of Chief State School Officers State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness Webinar February 12, 2013
Webinar Logistics
Circe Stumbo will be moderating Everyone is muted Use the chat function to make a comment or ask a question You may chat privately with individuals on your team If you have problems, you may send Naz Rajput a message via the chat function or an email at [email protected]
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Welcome
Janice Poda, CCSSO Initiative Director Education Workforce
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Presenters
Robin Gelinas-Berkley
EducationCounsel Senior Policy Advisor
Kate Lipper
EducationCounsel Policy and Legal Advisor
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Presenters
Terri Taylor
EducationCounsel
Laura Goe
Center for Great Teachers and Leaders
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Presenters
Paul Katnik
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Karen Butterfield
Arizona Department of Education
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Disclaimers (This is a webinar on legal issues, after all!)
CCSSO and our presenters are not offering legal advice This presentation should not be considered as advocacy for any specific state legislation or action No state should rely solely on the opinions expressed during this webinar and the follow-up communications
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Legal Developments Since December 2011
What are major legal developments regarding educator evaluation systems since our December 2011 webinar? What developments do you anticipate?
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Student Growth in Tested Grades and Subjects
How important is roster verification?
Might states face challenges related to the instructional sensitivity of standardized exams? The validity of VAMs? What are the implications of using last year’s VAM scores for the current year’s teacher evaluation?
Are there legal implications if states want to measure status in addition to growth?
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Student Growth in Non-Tested Grades and Subjects
What are the legal ramifications for states that use data from standardized tests to evaluate teachers in non-tested grades and subjects?
Might the comparability of Student Learning Objectives’ (SLOs’) rigor across classrooms in non-tested grades and subjects lead to legal challenges? What about the validity/reliability of teacher- or locally developed assessments?
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Observation Data
What are past or potential legal challenges related to the use of observation data in evaluation systems? How can states mitigate challenges?
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State Support for LEAs
What is the state’s legal exposure to challenges to locally-developed evaluation systems?
How can a state provide greater legal cover for its LEAs as they design (where applicable), implement, and use new systems of educator evaluation?
What responsibility does the state (or district) have to ensure that locally-selected measures and instruments are valid?
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Upcoming Convenings
Monthly SCEE Webinars in 2013
2 nd Tuesday of every month 2-3 pm EST, live chat from 3-3:30 pm EST Next:
3/12/13, Student Learning Objectives
SCEE Topical Meeting
Leveraging Professional Learning to Increase Principal Effectiveness
February 14-15, 2013, Baltimore, Maryland
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Upcoming Convenings
3rd Annual National Summit on Educator Effectiveness
Louisville, KY April 10-12, 2013 Team leads convene April 9
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30 Minute Audio Q&A
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