Professional Development & Teacher Assessments and Principal Leadership Eileen L. McDaniel, Chief FASFEPA/ECTAC Spring Technical Assistance Forum May 7, 2012 Bureau of Educator Recruitment, Development & Retention 1
Updates Professional Development Florida Principal Leadership Standards District Personnel Evaluation Systems Aligning Professional Development to Personnel Evaluation Systems Race to the Top Initiatives 2
Common Core State Standards will increasingly be the basis for professional development (PD) on subject matter content: Teachers & administrators will need PD on how Common Core State Standards differ from previous standards. PD will be needed to develop teacher content knowledge with a focus on the Common Core State Standards, and instructional strategies and methods for implementation of the Common Core State Standards. Mathematics and English/Language Arts and Reading only; NGSSS for all other areas. 3
CCSS Summer Institutes - Tentative Dates June 11-14 Palm Beach Gardens June 18-21 Orlando June 25-28 Fort Lauderdale July 9-12 Panama City 4
Year/Grade Level K 1 2 3-8 9-12 2011-2012 FL L L L L 2012-2013 F L F L L L L 2013-2014 CCSS fully implemented F L F L F L B L B L 2014-2015 CCSS fully implemented and assessed F L F L F L F L F L F - full implementation of CCSS for all content areas L begin full implementation of content area literacy standards including: (1) use of informational text, text complexity, quality and range in all grades (K-12), and (2) CCSS Literacy Standards in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (6-12) B - blended instruction of CCSS with Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS); last year of NGSSS assessed on FCAT 2.0 Florida Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum & Instruction September 2011 5
Teacher & Leader Preparation Implementation Committee - secondary goal: Identification of gaps in 2005 Florida Principal Leadership Standards (FPLS) and revision of standards to align with contemporary research (Intermediate goal) FPLS (6A-5.090, F.A.C.) revised and approved by State Board of Education November 15, 2011 Revised standards must be addressed in School Administrator Evaluation Systems and Educational Leadership and School Principal Preparation Programs 6
District Principal & Assistant Principal Performance Appraisal Systems Used to revise University Educational Leadership Programs Used to revise FL Principal Leadership Standards FELE Used to revise Used to inform Used to revise Principal & Assistant Principal Selection Processes Used to revise Leadership Certification Programs Principal Professional Development Programs
Instructional Personnel Evaluation Systems School Administrator Evaluation Systems 8
65 of 65 participating RTTT LEAs have fully approved teacher evaluation systems; 72 of all 72 districts/lab schools approved Principal Evaluation Systems due May 1 st for review all will have feedback from DOE within 30 days Non-classroom instructional personnel evaluations Revised systems due between July 1 and August 30 Revisions to teacher evaluation systems Revised systems due between August 1 and September 30 More information: www.fldoe.org/profdev/pa.asp www.floridaschoolleaders.org 9
Technical Assistance for Instructional Personnel Evaluation Systems Technical Assistance for School Administrator Evaluation Systems Non-classroom instructional personnel evaluations Model developed for Student Services Personnel (Guidance Counselors, School Psychologists, School Social Workers and School Nurses) 2011-12 Student Data impact on Evaluation Systems and implications for 2012-13 10
One revised data element in the staff information system Personnel Evaluation Five new data elements added to the staff information system Personnel Evaluation, Instructional Practice Component Personnel Evaluation, Instructional Leadership Component Personnel Evaluation, Student Learning Growth Component Personnel Evaluation, Professional and Job Responsibilities Component Personnel Evaluation, Measures of Student Learning Growth 11
Personnel Evaluation - A code to indicate the level of performance on the evaluation of the instructional staff member or school administrator status in accordance with Section 1012.34, Florida Statutes Adds codes to capture the new categories established in the Student Success Act Highly Effective Effective Needs Improvement Developing (for staff in first 3 years of employment) Unsatisfactory Must be reported on Survey 5; and Survey 3 for mid-year evaluations of newly hired teachers 12
Personnel Evaluation Components A twodigit code indicating the percent of an instructional staff member or school administrator s evaluation that is based on each component: 1. Instructional Practice 2. Instructional Leadership 3. Student Learning Growth 4. Professional and Job Responsibilities Must be reported on Survey 5 13
Personnel Evaluation, Measures of Student Learning Growth A code to indicate the measures upon which student learning growth, as defined by Section 1012.34(7)(a)-(e) Florida Statutes, is based in the personnel evaluation of a classroom teacher or school administrator Categories are: Exclusively (100%) on statewide assessments Exclusively (100%) on district-developed or district-selected endof-course assessments Exclusively (100%) on other standardized assessments, including nationally recognized standardized assessments Exclusively (100%) on industry certification examinations Exclusively (100%) on measureable learning targets Combination of assessments, with the state assessments accounting for largest component Combination of assessments, with the state assessments not accounting for the largest component Must be reported on Survey 5 14
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What have we learned based on Year 1 implementation of Instructional Personnel Evaluation Systems? What do we need to do next? Is the what next supported by Professional Development? Examination of Impact Implementation issues Fidelity Training issues What is the level of teacher engagement in these processes? 16
Redeveloped systems under review What Professional Development is needed to ensure School Administrator Evaluation Systems can be effective? How will we monitor implementation to identify future Professional Development needs? 17
How do we track IMPACT of Professional Development? 18
How do teacher and school leader evaluations focus monitoring and feedback on priority initiatives? Standards-based Instruction Common Core State Standards Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) Reading/Text Complexity across the Curriculum 19
Great Teachers and Leaders Initiatives Commissioner s Leadership Academy Community(ies) of Practice Clinical Educator Training Florida Teacher Certification Examinations 20
1. Value-Added Model for Student Growth 2. Evaluation System Consultants for LEAs 3. Job-embedded Teacher & Principal Preparation Programs 4. Increasing Diversity in Educator Workforce 5. Dual Focus STEM Teacher Preparation Program 6. Enhance eipep (continuous improvement plans for teacher prep) 7. Commissioner s Leadership Academy 8. Community of Practice 9. National Expert Review of State and District PD Practices* 10.Training Districts on Evaluating Professional Development* 11.Financial Consultants for Districts to Revise Compensation System* 12.Value-Added Models for Performance-Based Courses* 13.Integrating Value-Added Calculation into Florida Education Data Warehouse* 21
Commissioner s Leadership Academy Academy will consist of outstanding principals, assistant principals and district level administrators Will be trained to mentor and assist other principals in how to use their proven strategies and techniques so they may improve their leadership and professional skills Steering committee for setting goals, objectives and selection criteria May 23, 2012- Orlando Airport Marriott (same location as Community of Practice meeting) 22
Community of Practice March 1, 2012 St. Augustine Focus on Learning Goals, Professional Development/Evaluation Systems & Nonclassroom Instructional Personnel New Online Learning Goals module Review presentations and materials from CoP of March 1, 2012 http://www.nefec.org/cop/ May 23, 2012, Orlando Airport Marriott Focus on Performance Pay District sharing 23
Update of Materials Needed New Videos Workgroup underway to update materials New resources digital and online next year 24
PreKindergarten-Grade 3/Primary Education Changes format to a 4-subtest model (separate cut scores) Fees are not going up-possible fee model where an examinee can take the full battery (for a single fee) or any combination of tests (for a reduced fee per test) Only tests failed will need to be retaken SBE approval of new Comps and Skills in July 2012; New test form tentatively March 2014 25
Math 5-9 and Math 6-12 Comps and Skills approved October 2011 New tests with new passing scores March 2014 Florida Educational Leadership Exam (FELE) Rule Development Workshops soon Comps and Skills development starts May 2012 SBE approval of Comps and Skills October 2012 New test in 2014 26
Science Subject Area Tests (Biology, Chemistry, MG Science, Physics, Earth/Space Science) Standard setting was just held in Orlando SBE approval of new cut scores in July 2012 New cut scores applied in September 2012 P.E. and Health Subject Area Tests Standard setting was just held in Orlando SBE approval of new cut scores in July 2012 New cut scores applied in September 2012 27
Eileen L. McDaniel Chief, Educator Recruitment, Development and Retention Eileen.McDaniel@fldoe.org (850) 245-0562 John Moore Program Director, Retention/Professional Development John.Moore@fldoe.org (850) 245-0546 Abigail Letcher Program Specialist IV, Retention/Professional Development Abigail.Letcher@fldoe.org (850) 245-0548 Denise Scheidler Program Specialist III, Retention/Professional Development Denise.Scheidler@fldoe.org (850) 245-0545 28