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Alaska Educator Evaluation Overview • Background & Purpose • System Requirements • District Reporting • System Revision Background • Evaluation statutes, 1996 • SFSF Assurances/ESEA Flexibility Waiver • Significant changes to educator evaluations • Student learning data provides essential information Purpose • Help the educator grow professionally • Improve the effectiveness of instruction • Relate to the future employment of the educator System Requirements Information, Evaluation, & Actions Educator Evaluation System Requirements Observations (district may select a nationally recognized framework approved by the department) Information from parents, students, etc. Other information (as determined by the district) *Two to four valid, reliable measures of student growth including statewide assessments Results & Actions Evaluation Components Understanding Student Needs Unsatisfactory on 1 or more standard Plan of Improvement Basic on 2 or more standards District Support OR Plan of Professional Growth (optional) Differentiation Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Learning Environment Family & Community Cultural Standards Information Sources Professional Practice Student Learning Standard Performance Rating on each of the eight (8) standards. Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Exemplary Proficient or higher on 7 standards and basic or higher on 1 standard. ______________ Exceeds the districts performance standards (as determined by the district) Professional Learning Focus for district & teacher. _______________ Annual Evaluation Alternative for the following school year (as determined by the district) Information Sources Qualitative Observations (district may select a nationally recognized framework approved by the department) Information from parents, students, etc. Other information (as determined by the district) Districts: • may select a nationally recognized observational framework approved by the department or continue to use the observation tools they have previously adopted. • must have a procedure and a form to collect information concerning an educator’s performance from students, parents, and other stakeholders. • may use other information like surveys, self-assessments, portfolios, etc. to gather information concerning an educator’s performance. Information Sources Quantitative *Two to four valid, reliable measures of student growth including statewide assessments Districts must: • Select appropriate measures of student growth with the input of the educators being evaluated. • Establish standards and performance levels for student learning data. • Develop procedures based on objective & measurable criteria to ensure that data used accurately reflects student growth based on the educator performance. • Use statewide assessment data for teachers who provide instruction in the content areas assessed. Aligning Information Sources to Evaluation Components Observations (district may Educator Evaluation Components Understanding Student Needs select a nationally recognized framework approved by the department) Differentiation Information from parents, students, etc. Assessment Other information (as determined by the district) *Two to four valid, reliable measures of student growth including statewide assessments Content Knowledge & Instruction Learning Environment Family & Community Professional Practice Student Learning Standard Cultural Standards Information Sources Performance Rating on each of the eight (8) standards. Unsatisfactory Basic Proficient Exemplary Levels of Performance Performance Rating on each of the 8 standards. Performance Levels Standards Understanding Student Needs Unsatisfactory (U) Basic (B) Differentiation Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Proficient (P) Exemplary (E) Learning Environment Family & Community Professional Practice Student Learning E P B U Inter-rater Reliability • A district’s evaluation training must include training that provides for an assurance of inter‐rater reliability. Linking Levels of Performance to Results & Actions Performance Levels Standards Understanding Student Needs E P B Unsatisfactory on 1 or more standard Plan of Improvement Basic on 2 or more standards District Support OR Plan of Professional Growth (optional) U Differentiation Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Learning Environment Family & Community Professional Practice Student Learning Proficient or higher on 7 standards and basic or higher on 1 standard. ______________ Exceeds the districts performance standards (as determined by the district) Professional Learning Focus for district & teacher. _______________ Annual Evaluation Alternative for the following school year (as determined by the district) Results & Actions Performance Levels Standards Understanding Student Needs E P B U Plan of Improvement Differentiation Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Learning Environment Family & Community Professional Practice Student Learning If, at the conclusion of a plan of professional of improvement, the educator’s performance does not meet district standards the educator may be non-retained. Results & Actions Performance Levels Standards Understanding Student Needs Differentiation Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment E P B U District Support or A Plan of Professional Growth (optional) Learning Environment Family & Community Professional Practice Student Learning If, at the conclusion of a plan of professional growth, the educator’s performance is not proficient or exemplary, the district may place the educator on a plan of improvement. Results & Actions Performance Levels Standards Understanding Student Needs Differentiation Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Learning Environment Family & Community Professional Practice Student Learning E P B U Professional Learning Focus for teachers & district District Reporting Calculating Educators’ Overall Ratings Evaluation Results vs. District Reporting Evaluation Results • Leads to professional learning, district support, and/or plan of improvement • Confidential—between administrator(s) and the individual being evaluated District Reporting • Educator evaluations provide the information the district will use to calculate the overall rating • Number and percentage of educators at each overall ratings will be reported to the department by each school district beginning in July, 2016 • Information will only be made available to the public at levels that maintain individual confidentiality Overall Rating & Student Learning Data • A district will evaluate whether an educator’s overall performance is exemplary, proficient, basic, or unsatisfactory. • A district shall include student learning data in teacher and administrator’s overall rating according to the following schedule: o SY 2015‐16 & SY 2016‐17, at least 20% o SY 2017‐18 at least 35% o SY 2018‐19 and after, at least 50% • A district may not give an educator an overall performance rating of proficient or higher if the educator has been evaluated to be performing at a level of basic or lower on one or more of the content standards or other criteria for which evaluation is required. District Reporting School Year 2015-2016 & School Year 2016-2017 Alaska Teacher Standards Student Learning Standard 20% Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Learning Environment Family & Community Cultural Standards Understanding Student Needs Differentiation Student Learning Standard Rating on each of the 7 Content Standards. Exemplary Proficient Basic Unsatisfactory ContentOverall StandardRating 80% Exemplary Proficient Student Learning Standards Basic Unsatisfactory Professional Practice Proficient or higher on all standards Exemplary Proficient Basic or Unsatisfa ctory on any one standard Basic Unsatisfactory District Reporting School Year 2017-2018 Alaska Teacher Standards Student Learning Standard Differentiation Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Learning Environment Family & Community Cultural Standards Understanding Student Needs Rating on each of the 7 Content Standards. Content Standard 65% Exemplary Exemplary Student Learning Standard 35% Proficient Basic Unsatisfactory Proficient Student Learning Standards Basic Unsatisfactory Professional Practice Basic or Unsatisfa ctory on any one standard Proficient or higher on all standards Exemplary Proficient Basic Unsatisfactory District Reporting School Year 2018-2019 Alaska Teacher Standards Student Learning Standard Understanding Student Needs Content Knowledge & Instruction Assessment Learning Environment Family & Community Cultural Standards Differentiation Exemplary Rating on each of the 7 Content Standards. Proficient Content Standard 50% Exemplary Proficient Student Learning Standard 50% Basic Unsatisfactory Student Learning Standards Basic Unsatisfactory Professional Practice Basic or Unsatisfa ctory on any one standard Proficient or higher on all standards Exemplary Proficient Basic Unsatisfactory System Revision Stakeholders & Next Steps Stakeholders • • • • • • • District School Board Administrators Teachers Special Service Providers Students Parents Community members Next Steps • Build awareness around new requirements with all stakeholders • Compare existing system to new requirements • Identify gaps • Identify decision points • Develop a transition plan for district’s evaluation system