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SAFE-T Evidence
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What are the stages of
SAFE-T?
 Stage I: Preparation
 Stage II: Collection of evidence
 Stage III: Deliberation
 Stage IV: Judgments
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SAFE-T Stage II:
Collection of Evidence
Six types of evidence are collected:
1. Long-range plan and teacher reflections
2. Unit work sample and teacher reflections
3. Classroom observation records
4. Teacher reflections on observed lessons
5. Professional performance review(s)
6. Professional self-assessment
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SAFE-T Stage II:
Collection of Evidence
The evidence is compiled as follows:
All evidence is placed in a dossier. A
dossier is an organized collection of data,
somewhat like a portfolio.
The dossier is maintained by the team
chair.
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What is meant by evidence?
In the legal world, evidence is
represented by the facts of the case.
In the world of teacher evaluation,
evidence is represented by descriptions of
what was actually said or done.
Therefore, evidence is information that is
relatively free from value judgments.
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What is the relationship
between evidence &
judgment?
Evidence is more objective; judgment is
more subjective.
In sound, defensible evaluation, judgment
is based on evidence. When judgment is
based on evidence, we refer to it as
informed judgment.
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Why are teacher reflections
included as evidence?
 Sound, defensible teacher evaluation
requires evidence not only of what
teachers say and do, but the reasoning
behind their behavior.
 Reflections allow teachers to explain the
WHY behind the WHAT and HOW.
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What is a template?
A template is a standardized guide for
recording evidence.
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How many templates does
SAFE-T contain?
There are seven templates.
Four of the templates are to be completed
by the teacher who is being evaluated.
These are referred to as the teacher
templates (TT1—TT4).
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How many templates are
used in SAFE-T?
There are seven templates.
Three of the templates are to be
completed by the evaluators. These are
referred to as the evaluator templates
(ET1—ET3).
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Must we use the SAFE-T
templates?
Although only ET3, the SAFE-T Summary,
is required, the use of all templates is
highly recommended. If, however, the
district already uses forms for recording
evidence relative to one or more of the
APSs, teachers and/or evaluators certainly
may use those forms.
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What happens to the
completed templates?
All of the completed templates are placed
in a dossier, which is maintained by the
chair of the evaluation team.
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What is TT1?
TT1 is the template that the teacher is to
use to provide evidence related to longrange planning.
The five key elements associated with APS
1 form the basis for TT1 and are the
criteria by which the long-range plan
(LRP) is evaluated.
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What is a long-range
plan?
A long-range plan is a blueprint for
teaching an entire course and is similar to
a course syllabus.
A course is defined as a specified subject
taught to a specified group (class) of
students during a specified time frame
(usually a semester or year).
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How many LRPs are
required?
For SAFE-T, the teacher is required to
develop and submit an LRP for one
course (i.e., to complete one TT1) per
evaluation period.
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Which course must the
teacher select for the LRP
(TT1) in SAFE-T?
During the preliminary evaluation period,
teachers at the early childhood and
elementary (through grade 3) levels must
develop an LRP in ELA if the teacher is
required to be content-competent in ELA
for his or her current teaching assignment.
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Which course must the
teacher select for the LRP
(TT1) in SAFE-T?
In all other cases, the evaluation team is
responsible for making this determination.
The evaluation team must select and/or
approve the course in writing.
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Is another LRP (TT1)
required during the final
evaluation period?
If all APS 1 key elements are met at the
end of the preliminary evaluation period,
the evaluation team has the option of
waiving the LRP (TT1) requirement for the
final evaluation period.
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Is another LRP (TT1)
required during the final
evaluation period?
If any of the APS 1 key elements are not
met at the end of the preliminary
evaluation period, the teacher must
develop and submit another LRP (TT1) in
a course that is selected and/or approved
by the evaluation team.
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What is TT2?
TT2 is the template that the teacher is to
use to provide evidence related to ShortRange Planning (APS 2) and Planning
Assessments and Using Data (APS3).
This evidence is presented in the form of
a unit work sample (UWS).
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What is a unit?
An instructional unit is a set of integrated
lessons designed to accomplish learning
objectives related to a curricular theme,
a particular area of knowledge, or a
general skill or process.
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What is a unit?
Typically, an instructional unit requires
two or more weeks to complete. If a
particular unit requires less than two
weeks to complete, then more than one
unit must be selected.
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How is the UWS unit
selected?
The teacher is to select the unit(s) for
the UWS from the LRP that was
submitted for evaluation.
The unit must be completed in its
entirety during the evaluation period.
The UWS may not be based on the first
unit in the instructional sequence.
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What is the purpose of a
UWS?
A unit work sample requires the teacher to
examine the impact of instruction on
student achievement, making adjustments
as needed to improve student learning.
The criteria for the unit work sample are
drawn from the six key elements of APSs 2
and 3.
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Is another UWS (TT2)
required during the final
evaluation period?
If all six key elements of APSs 2 and 3 are
met at the end of the preliminary
evaluation period, the evaluation team has
the option of waiving the UWS (TT2)
requirement for the final evaluation
period.
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Is another UWS (TT2)
required during the final
evaluation period?
If any of the six key elements of APSs 2
and 3 are not met at the end of the
preliminary evaluation period, the teacher
must develop and submit another UWS
(TT2) during the final evaluation period.
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What is ET1?
ET1, the Classroom Observation Record, is
the template that evaluators use to record
evidence relative to APSs 4 – 9.
The structure of ET1 is intended to help
evaluators focus their observations on the
appropriate key elements and organize
their notes and records accordingly.
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When do evaluators
complete ET1s?
Evaluators must complete an ET1
following each integral classroom
observation.
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What is an integral
classroom observation?
Each integral, or complete, classroom
observation
must be unannounced;
must last a minimum of 45 minutes;
and
must yield evidence relative to all key
elements of APSs 4-9.
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How often are integral
observations conducted?
Each evaluation team member who is
required to observe the teacher (i.e., a
minimum of two evaluators) must
conduct at least one integral classroom
observation during each evaluation cycle.
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Are “walk through”
observations permitted?
Information gathered during a walkthrough observation may be included as
evidence in SAFE-T only for one or more
of the following three purposes:
1. to determine the need for additional
integral classroom observations,
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Are “walk through”
observations permitted?
Information gathered during a walkthrough observation may be included as
evidence in SAFE-T only for one or more
of the following three purposes:
2. to determine the need for a
subsequent LRP and/or UWS; and/or
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Are “walk through”
observations permitted?
Information gathered during a walkthrough observation may be included as
evidence in SAFE-T only for one or more
of the following three purposes:
3. to follow up on a specific instructional
weakness that was identified during a
previous integral observation.
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What is TT3?
TT3 is the template that the teacher is to use
to reflect on the lesson following each
integral classroom observation.
Each reflection must include comments on
objectives, teaching strategies, content
appropriateness, assessment, feedback to
students, and implications for subsequent
instruction.
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What is TT3?
The teacher must submit a written
reflection (TT3) within seven calendar
days following each integral classroom
observation.
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What is ET2?
ET2 is the template that the principal (or
designee) is to complete near the end of
each evaluation period.
ET2 provides information about the
principal’s perception of the teacher’s
performance relative to the first four key
elements of APS 10.
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What is TT4?
TT4 is the template that the teacher is to
use as a guide to completing a
professional self-assessment.
In the self-assessment, the teacher is
asked to focus on his or her professional
strengths, professional challenges, impact
on students, and plans for professional
development.
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What is TT4?
The teacher is to complete and submit
TT4 near the end of the preliminary
evaluation period in order to provide
evidence relative to APS 10.E.
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Is another TT4 required
during the final
evaluation period?
If APS 10.E is met at the end of the
preliminary evaluation period, the
evaluation team has the option of waiving
the professional self-assessment (TT4)
requirement for the final evaluation
period.
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Is another TT4 required
during the final
evaluation period?
If APS 10.E is not met at the end of the
preliminary evaluation period, the teacher
must complete another professional selfassessment (TT4) requirement during the
final evaluation period.
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What’s in the dossier?
At this point, the dossier should contain the
following completed documents:
TT1: teacher’s LRP and reflections
TT2: teacher’s UWS and reflections
ET1s: evaluators’ observation records
TT3s: teacher’s reflection on each observed
lesson
ET2: professional review completed by the
principal
TT4: teacher’s self-assessment
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What about ET3?
ET3 is the template that evaluators
complete to link the evidence to the
judgments. Consequently, ET3 is the
focus of discussion during a subsequent
training segment.
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