Transcript GaPSC Educator Preparation Division

GaPSC Educator
Preparation Division
David M. Hill
May 5, 2009
Update on GaTAPP &
Educational Leadership
Agenda for this session
PSC Update
• Educational Leadership
Prep Update
• Non-Traditional
Preparation (GaTAPP)
• Math, Science
Endorsement
Educational Leadership
• Informal program reviews begin in June
• Three purposes: 1) examine
implementation at each institution; 2)
examine implementation in the state as
a whole; & determine what supports are
needed.
• School district & RESA partners &
candidates involved
Educational Leadership
• Reviews are informal & non-evaluative
• Little preparation required
• Exam of implementation: adherence to
Guidelines & Partnership Agreement
• Identification of best practices to be
shared statewide
Educational Leadership
• Taskforce this summer to review current
educational leadership rules (prep &
certification) to “clean-up” some issues
– Has there been an impact on Ed.S. programs
& hiring practices resulting from the “test in”
allowance?
– Adjustment of the definition of “leadership”
and “leadership position” to create greater
congruence between rules, law, and practice
Educational Leadership
• Taskforce purposes (continued)
– Address the “bridge” between school level
and system level preparation
– Remove any unnecessary wording
– Adjust wording to account for out-of-state
GaPSC approved leadership programs
– Conversion of L to NL
– Other concerns
505-3-.01- Impact on
Ed. Leadership
• Out-of-state Ed. Leadership programs
may seek approval in GA if certain
conditions are met:
– NCATE Accredited
– ELCC Accredited
– Meet PSC Standards 7 & 8
505-3-.01- Impact on
Ed. Leadership
• Out-of-state Ed. Leadership programs
may seek approval in GA if certain
conditions are met
• If these conditions are not met, can’t
offer Ed.S. or doctorate that leads to
initial certification in Ed. Leadership
Out of State Prep Programs in
Teacher Education
• At this time, Georgia does not regulate out of
state institutions operating in Georgia to
provide teacher education programs
• Some of these programs are good programs,
some are not.
• Some are ethical & give appropriate info to
people, others aren’t ethical & withhold or
give misleading information
Out of State Prep Programs in
Teacher Education
• What teachers should watch for:
– State-approved means nothing; PSC-approved would
be meaningful, but none are PSC-approved
– Does the program have an internship?
– If the program does have an internship, is the burden
of responsibility on the institution or the candidate?
– Is the program capable of carrying out what it says it
will do?
– Does the program align with Georgia certificate
structure?
– Does the institution have a cert. official who knows
GA?
Educational Leadership
• Degree/Salary Issue (HB455)
– DOE will address salary
– PSC will propose definition of leadership
– Date is July 2010; some people will not be
finished with programs (esp. people in
doctoral programs) by 2010
Educational Leadership
• Performance-Based Principal Certificate
Renewal
• SR466 was not considered, but will be
reintroduced next session – creation of a
taskforce to design leadership
development (certificate renewal)
• Why? Impact on students, attracting
teachers, retaining teachers, connection to
high-performing schools
Educational Leadership
• SR 466 has twofold purpose: 1) provide higher
quality development for leaders and 2) recognize
and reward high quality leaders
• SR 466 creates a design team to develop this
Performance-Based Principal Certificate
Renewal
• Design Team will include state gov’t.
representation, GLISI, GAEL, GSSA, Ga
Partnership, local superintendent, local principal,
university representation, TOY, and private
sector representation
Educational Leadership
• What we need to consider in creation of
this renewal program
– Knowledge & skills to improve teaching
& learning
– Performance within the school’s learning
community
– Recognize & reward performance
– Focus on improving all schools,
especially low-performing schools
Teacher Leader
Endorsement
• Taskforce this summer will review &
revise this endorsement rule
– Development of teacher leader standards
– Consider issue related to links/overlap with other
endorsements & programs such as TSS, National
Board Certification, Master Teacher
– Consider relationship to Educational Leadership
Programs
– Examine national trends in teacher leader
development
Educational Leadership
Questions?
GaTAPP
• Fundamental redesign of PSC rules for
alternative preparation & certification
• All routes are collapsed under one prep
rule – 505-3-.05
• Aim is to simplify, create consistency, & to
provide better prep & support for nontraditional candidates
GaTAPP
• New Name – Ga Teacher Academy for
Prep & Pedagogy (GaTAPP)
• New Structure – umbrella for all nontraditional routes to certification
– Comprehensive Path
– Adjunct Teacher Path (License only)
– ADAC Path
– Core Academic Prep Path
– Clinical Practice Path
– OYSP Path
GaTAPP
• New Organization
– Non-Traditional
– Flexible timeframe for completion
– Job-embedded with coaching
– Non-Credit/Non-Degree
– Individualized around identified candidate
needs
GaTAPP
• Purpose of Rule (505-3-.05) Revision
• Clarify & make sense of alternative/nontraditional certification for aspiring
educators
• Clearly delineate the distinction between
traditional/non-traditional preparation
• Offer to aspiring educators similar
preparation opportunities across the state
Coaching Endorsement
•New endorsement rule effective May
15, 2009
•Institutions & other units encouraged
to create programs
•Educational Leadership and GaTAPP
rules require coaching; others to
come
Coaching Endorsement
•Alliance of Education Agency Heads
Goal 2 includes teacher induction as a
strategy to improve our schools.
•Trained coaches will be an important
component when this strategy is fully
developed
GaTAPP
Questions?
Educator Preparation
If You Need Additional Information
David M. Hill, Ph.D.
Director, Educator Preparation Division
[email protected]
Agenda for this session
HB280 and the K-5 Math
and Science Endorsements
• Overview
• Implications for Changes
• Conversion from “old” to
“new” endorsements
• Program Approval
• Task Force
Overview of HB 280
• Secondary Math/Sci. teachers begin
at step = to 6 years exp.
• After 5 years can continue to advance
if meets/exceeds student
achievement criteria
• Who will determine criteria?
Overview of HB 280
• Math/Sci. Endorsements for kindergarten
& elementary teachers
• Clearly addresses teachers who teach in
traditional grade structure, K-5.
• After 5 years can continue to advance if
meets/exceeds student achievement
criteria
• Who will determine criteria?
Overview of HB 280
• Post-baccalaureate, non-degree
• Independent of an initial prep program
• Specifies min. # of courses represented by
content & pedagogy courses
• Authentic residency
• Standards-based programs
Changes
• Doesn’t align with current PSC
certificate structure
• Must be post-baccalaureate
• Can’t be part of a degree program
• May need to strengthen field
experiences
Conversion
• Questions Raised
– Are teachers who currently hold a math or
science endorsement eligible?
– What happens to people who are currently
enrolled in endorsement programs – will they
be eligible?
– Is there an equitable way to convert old
endorsements to the new endorsements?
– What would such a conversion “look like?”
Program Approval
• Questions Raised
– What if the endorsement already
meets the expectations of the law?
– What if some changes need to be
made to meet these expectations?
– What if we don’t currently have the
endorsements, but want to add
them?
Task Force
• PSC will convene a task force in the near
future to address the math & science
endorsements.
• We welcome your input to take to the task
force