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AMERICAN INTERNATIONALSCHOOL - CHENNAI
Professional Growth andEvaluation Handbook
A Data-Informed and Standards-BasedApproach to Professional Growth and
EvaluationFor
Teachers and Professional Educators
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Developed Through Collaborative Inputs 2011-2012
COLLABORATION TEAM MEMBERS
Head of SchoolAndrew A. Hoover
Elementary PrincipalKevin Hall
Middle School PrincipalMichele Dirksen
High School Principal
John McCandless
Curriculum CoordinatorKim Bane
Instructional Leadership TeamAndrew Hoover Head of SchoolAnne Sweet Assistant ES PrincipalBecky Thomas Grade 5 TeacherEd Doherty HS Art TeacherFrank Gardner IT Director
Greg Hewett Grade 6 HumanitiesTeacherJason Hicks Grade 8 HumanitiesTeacherJet Willette ES LibrarianJohn McCandless HS PrincipalKala Ganeshan HS Math TeacherKevin Hall ES PrincipalKim Bane Curriculum CoordinatorMegan McCrindle ES ESL TeacherMichele Dirksen MS Principal
Priya Mukesh ES IT IntegratorRuth Martin HS English TeacherTucky Fussell MS World LanguageTeacher
AISC Board of DirectorsSriram Sivaram ChairmanMathew Beh Vice-ChairRobert Peck TreasurerKelly Partin SecretaryRaju Venkatraman DirectorJoo Hyun Park DirectorYun Jung Lee Director
Board of Directors, Academic
CommitteeRaju Venkatraman, Committee ChairYun Jung Lee, Director MemberNavaneetha Rao, Council of AdvisorsMemberDorota Keheler, Council of AdvisorsMemberJohn McCandless, High SchoolPrincipalMichele Dirksen, Middle SchoolPrincipal
Kevin Hall, Elementary SchoolPrincipalKim Bane, Curriculum CoordinatorSuresh Vishwantathan, Council ofAdvisors Member
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TABLEOF CONTENTS
Mission Statement and Introduction........................................................1
AISC Professional Growth and Evaluation Process Assumptions.........3
AISC Purposes for the Multiple-Input Professional Growth Process...4
Its All About Instruction.............................................................................5
American International School Chennais Teaching StandardsOverview........................................................................................................6
Four Pathways for Professional Growth and Evaluation Flow Chart 7
The Four-Pathway Approach to Teacher Evaluation - Details..............8 New Teacher Pathway......................................................................................8 Professional Growth Pathway.........................................................................12 Self Assessment Pathway..............................................................................15 Professional Improvement Pathway...............................................................18
Annual Goal Setting: The Professional Growth Plan...........................20
The Professional Growth Plan Template................................................21
Protocol for Collecting Multiple Input Data...........................................24
Collecting Feedback From Multiple Sources..........................................25
What is the Purpose of The Professional Growth Portfolio?...............27
Self Assessment Form (Self assessment path).....................................28
Appendices..................................................................................................35
Teaching Standards All Categories..............................................................36 Student Survey Questions Linked to the AISC Teaching Standards...............64 Faculty Satisfaction Survey
86 Parent Satisfaction Survey.............................................................................92 Glossary of Terms..........................................................................................98
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OUR MISSION
Our community embraces international diversity and strives to provide anacademically challenging environment in order to foster intellectual curiosity
and a sense of responsibility in our students. To fully educate the wholeperson, we are committed to cultivating lifelong learners and balanced,service-oriented citizens, who are thereby prepared to positively contributein a globally competitive world.
OUR BELIEFS
We believe:
Our staff, students, and parents constitute our learning community -only by working together can this school vision be realized.
As a community, we are proud of our diversity and recognize it as astrength - appreciation and empathy of diversity starts with knowingourselves, our school community, and our host country.
We strive to recognize all effects of our actions and take responsibilityfor those actions - this recognition of responsibility is evident in theday-to-day interactions and service opportunities.
Our community has an obligation to promote a challenging academicprogram that best meets the needs of all our learners and feeds theirintellectual curiosity - (1) a whole person constitutes not only apersons intellectual well-being, but also the persons physical, social,and emotional well-being and (2) a balance of academic, aesthetic, andathletic experiences are necessary for a well-rounded education.
We are all perpetual learners in this community - (1) learning is acontinuous process that takes place through different styles andinterests and (2) flexibility and change are necessary elements oflearning and progress.
We dedicate ourselves to ensure that we are responsible contributorsin a globally competitive world - (1) problem solving, critical thinking,
and creativity are essential abilities, (2) the continuous analysis andapplication of current research is an integral part of learning, and (3)we continue to learn the processes and knowledge related to currenttechnologies.
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INTRODUCTION
The aim of professional growth for teachers is to continuously improve theirpractice to enhance student learning. As educators, we strive to improve our
instruction in order to meet the learning needs of students in a complex andchanging world. To achieve this aim, we need to engage in substantive andreflective dialogue about teaching and learning. As a community of learners,we need to make important decisions on how to allocate sufficient time andresources to support on-going teacher learning and growth. The AmericanInternational School - Chennai Professional Growth and Evaluation Process isbased upon the assumptions that standards provide a structure forprofessionalism and growth and that on-going improvement is best guidedthrough reflection data, dialogue, inquiry, and goal-setting. This process isdesigned to provide the framework, time, and resources for effectiveprofessional growth and evaluation.
The cornerstone of the Professional Growth and Evaluation Process is the 12Teaching Standards that reflect research on effective teaching and learningand significant input from members of the AISC community. These standardsare at once well-tested in the field and designed to fit our context. Mostsignificantly, the work of Charlotte Danielson (Enhancing ProfessionalPractice, ASCD, 2007) informs the standards and our process. Thesestandards describe observable educator performance that we believe aremost beneficial to student learning. At, AISC, we have developed ourstandards on Leadership, Personalized Learning Environments, andTechnology, which not only suit our context, but also resonate with much of
Danielsons work.
The process described in this handbook is meant to help educators meet,and ideally exceed the expectations in the 12 Teaching Standards. Non-teaching educators, like counselors, librarians, athletics directors, andprincipals also have their own sets standards, which they will use forprofessional growth purposes. The process is comprised of a four-pathwayapproach to teacher assessment. A teacher is placed on the New TeacherPathway, the Professional Growth Pathway, the Self-AssessmentPathway, or the Professional Improvement Pathway, depending on thecircumstances surrounding teaching performance as outlined in the
handbook. Through this four-pathway approach, the Professional Growth andEvaluation framework ensures continuous improvement of instruction byallowing teachers and supervisors to do the following:
Collect valid and reliable information on performance that is related to the12 Teaching Standards from multiple sources students, parents, andsupervisors;
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Analyze the data, reflect, and engage in substantive conversations aboutperformance;
Set annual student learning and professional goal(s) that are aligned withone or more of the 12 Teaching Standards;
Develop a Professional Growth Plan that will serve as a guide to helpachieve professional goal(s).
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AISC PROFESSIONAL GROWTHAND EVALUATION PROCESSASSUMPTIONS:
The implementation team developed this handbook as a guide for faculty to
better understand this formative evaluation process using multiple inputsources to promote ongoing, individualized professional growth for allemployees. This handbook is updated annually to include changes from whatweve learned about this complex process.
Implementation of a formative process featuring data (qualitative andquantitative) from multiple sources about teaching performance and studentlearning responds to the need for teachers to have a broader and deepersources of performance data than solely their principals observation andanalysis alone. The assumptions of a data-informed, collaborative, andformative process are:
ASSUMPTIONS
Data-informed approaches mean the teacher receives appropriateassessment information from principals, students and parents or anotherappropriate constituency group, depending on job assignment.
Faculty want to take an active role in their professional development, tobe given information that relates directly to student learning, and tohave choice in how they respond to formative assessment.
When students provide feedback to their teachers about classroomclimate and learning, there results a positive impact on student learning(Price, 1990, Wilcox, 1995).
Effective teacher assessment is best accomplished using a judicial blendof assessment methods. We believe that a data rich blending offeedback, annual goal setting, self-assessment, reflection, studentlearning data, dialogue, peer collaboration, and scheduled andunscheduled classroom observations by principals and/or peersproduces the optimal context for growth.
If multiple input feedback is beneficial for faculty, then its worth must bethe same for administration.
Teachers are at differing levels of orientation to the school. A newteacher to AISC has different professional (and personal) needs thandoes a returning faculty member.
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The research on multiple input feedback indicates that the teacher's self-assessment is closely correlated to the results of student surveys; bothrelate positively to student learning outcomes (Manatt, 1997).
Feedback from parents who are answering appropriate survey questionsabout their child's teacher, more times than not, provides supportiveand positive feedback to the teachers.
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Once the curriculum vertical work is completed and common assessmentsof student learning will be more fully developed toward obtaining timelyachievement data for each grade level and course. Teachers need easilyaccessible data about student learning to help with planning ofinstruction and teaching.
Setting annual goal(s) will be meaningful for faculty when using multipledata sources. This data should help educators set professional goal(s)for improvement of student learning and teaching performance. Linkingdata collection, analysis and self-assessment to goal setting is the mostessential step in a formative assessment process.
Sharing expertise is essential. Ask 1,000 teachers about what concernsthem most in their jobs and 999 will say either the need for more time orthe fact that their job features considerable isolation. Multiple input
feedback promotes teamwork, looking outward rather than inward, anda sense of responsibility for people within our school to help each otherimprove instruction to students. The multiple feedback sources that weare using at the American International School Chennai include:
1. Principal/supervisor interaction and dialogue2. Self-evaluation3. Reflection4. Student achievement data from internal and external assessments5. Feedback from students directly for each class6. Feedback from parents as extracted7.
Results from the faculty satisfaction survey, if relevant
The key components are to provide:
meaningful feedback to faculty about student learning
valued feedback to faculty on their performance
helpful discussions with colleagues and facilitators and supervisors
every faculty member with time to reflect upon and assess his or herperformance
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Using the process described in this handbook, we hope to achieve thefollowing goals:
AISC Will Use a Professional Growth and Evaluation System To:
Focus on the teachers role in student learning and achievement;
Help recognize and commend good teaching through discussion between
the teacher and his/her facilitator and supervisor;
Provide a clear process with support for continual and individualized
professional development;
Provide opportunities for teachers to help each other grow professionally;
Implement and support the AISC mission and beliefs;
Promote mutual trust and shared responsibility among faculty,
administration, peers, students, and parents;
Ensure that professional goal(s) are aligned with school-wide priorities;
Communicate clear and specific performance standards and criteria;
Require information on performance from multiple sources;
Educate the AISC community about the process;
Be fair and extend due process to all parties;
Provide information to assist in personnel decisions, including
assignment, transfers, and continuing employment.
IT IS ALL ABOUT INSTRUCTION
The central idea that defines our teaching assessment procedure is to ensurethat everyone within our school is focused, through their everydayendeavors, on high quality instruction for students.
We wish to emphasize in this handbook the ongoing and fluid nature ofprofessional development, and that the processes and practices on which itdepends are inherent to the life-long growth of a teaching professional.
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CHENNAITEACHING STANDARDS OVERVIEW
What are these standards?These standards are a framework for an educators job description for ourschool. They describe specific teaching behaviors, which, based on researchand current practice, influence student achievement. Similar standards forspecified positions such as counselor, athletic director, librarian, andacademic support teacher have also been developed. Administrationperformance is also assessed against established standards.
What will these standards be used for?
Self-reflection and professional growth. By clearly stating expectations
in the form of teaching standards, faculty members are provided a greatbreadth of indicators on which to reflect on their teaching performance,analyze strengths and weaknesses, and integrate what is learned fromvarious data sources and inputs, including student and parent feedback intotheir practices.
Evaluation. When teacher performance is high and meets AmericanInternational School Chennai teaching standards, the focus remains oncontinuous improvement and professional development. If a faculty memberdoesnt meet one or more AISC teaching standards, he or she may be placedon the Professional Improvement Pathway. In this case, focused support
from the supervisor and principal is provided for improvement ofperformance so that AISC teaching standards are being met. This supportwill be decided by the principal for the teacher, with clear, observableexpectations outlined in the improvement plan.
By defining our expectations through the AISC Teaching Standards, thusallowing greater responsibility by our faculty to take ownership in theirprofessional growth, a considerable amount of professional developmentdecision-making is given back to each teacher.
Our schools definition of professionalism is to meet the teaching standards,
to have strong and currentcontent knowledge, to take initiative, to takerisks, and take responsibility for continuously improving instructionalpractices to enhance learning experiences of our students, our colleagues,and our school.
The standards and performance indicators are provided in the appendices foreach job classification.
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FOUR PATHWAYSFOR PROFESSIONAL GROWTHANDEVALUATION
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New Teacher,ProfessionalGrowth, and
Self-AssessmentPathways
ProfessionalImprovemen
t Pathway
New andReturningTeachers
NewTeacher
New Teacherand
Supervisor SetGoal s Based
Annual GoalSetting withSupervisor(Option to
include to
SupervisorWrites
ProgressRe ort b
Annual DataCollection:Classroom
Observations,Students
Informal Annual Self-Assessment with
Goal AttainmentMeeting with
Supervisor
Teacher PresentsSelf
Assessment Formto
Supervisor (Option
Analyze Data Sources,Reflection, Complete
Self-Assessment Form
Self-Assessme
nt
Collecting Data IntoProfessional Growth
Annual DataCollection
Teacher Presents Goal(s)to Goal
Create ProfessionalGrowth Plan (Option
to include Peer
Professional
Improvement
If There ArePerformance
Concerns BasedOn
The 12
Orientation toAssistance Pathway(Option to include
CreateProfessional
Improvement
ImplementStrategies forPerformance
AdditionalData
Collection ifrequired
Formal PerformanceConference to
Validate
Decision byPrincipal and Headof School to place
on Growth
FinalImprovement
Conference with
Professional GrowthPathway
OngoingPerformanceImprovementConference
Regular ScheduledFeedback Data
Collection
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THE FOUR-PATHWAYAPPROACHTO TEACHER EVALUATIONComponents, Timeline, Procedures and Protocol
The American International School - Chennai Professional Growth
and Evaluation Process provides for four performance reviewpathways. Each pathway, based on the teachers tenure at AISCand performance, is described below.
NEW TEACHER PATHWAY
We recognize that teachers new to AISC face a variety of issues that relate toboth their professional and personal lives. This pathway is designed toprovide an appropriate level of support for new teachers, but not tooverwhelm them, particularly during their first semester.
The AISC Professional Growth Process is introduced during the NewTeacher Orientation.
Within three weeks of starting the school year, the teacher will meetwith his/her supervisor and establish two professional goal(s) for theyear to follow the Professional Growth Pathway. These goal(s) will belinked to the 12 AISC Standards and/or the teaching team studentachievement goal, depending on the teaching assignment. Ideally, allteachers have one goal which is shared with a team.
Before December 15, and following a series of informal classroom visitsand feedback, the supervisor will draft a progress report. A minimum ofone formal evaluation will take place before the winter vacation.
Before winter vacation, the supervisor and the teacher will meet todiscuss the draft progress report. The supervisor will finalize theprogress report and provide a copy to the teacher. If significant teachingperformance concerns are observed, by contract, the teachers contractmay not be renewed.
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TEACHERS NEWTO AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL -CHENNAI
Assessment Activity Calendar Responsibil
ities
Resour
ces
Product(s
)New Teacher Introduction Orientation to Professional
Growth and EvaluationSystem
Review the handbookincluding teachingperformance standards,purposes, etc.
August.(Duringnew hireorientation)
Supervisor Time Professional GrowthPlan(Page 20)
Collaborative Goal SettingBetween New Teacherand the Supervisor for the
Coming School Year Engage goal setting and
appropriate form asdescribed in theProfessional GrowthPathway.
In order to takeadvantage of thefeedback provided by theprofessional growthprocess and promote theuse of teams in our
learning organization tofocus on the improvementof student learning, allfaculty set twoprofessional goals foreach academic year.
New teachers will set oneindividual professionalgoal related to their pastfeedback and teachingstandards.
The second goal forfaculty will be a team goal(grade level team,department team, orother) goal focused on theimprovement of studentlearning.
Completeby October15
Educator/supervisor
Time RevisedProfessional Growth
Plan (copysent tosupervisor)
Supervisor WritesProgress Report Prior to
By Dec. 15 Supervisor/educator
Time Notes fromsupervisor
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December 15 andConducts TeacherPerformance Conference Two to three documented
classroom visits, with
supervisor providingfeedback Supervisor drafts
narrative report, sharesdraft with new teacher,then completes progressreport based ondiscussion. Teacher canreply to the report to theHead of School. Uponsatisfactory completion ofthe report, the supervisor
files it with personneloffice. Decision regarding
continued employment orplacement on analternative pathway
sclassroomvisits
Data Collection Survey questionnairesdistributed, to becompleted by parents andstudents
Ongoing informal and/or
scheduled classroomobservations anddiscussions withsupervisor, or peer(s)
Feb - March
Throughoutschool year
Participatingeducator /peer /supervisor /students /parents
Time Surveys
Notes fromsupervisorsclassroom
visits
Collating Data: Teachergathers information into aProfessional GrowthPortfolio Professional Growth Plan
(goal(s), action, timelineevaluation)
Feedback and information
from parents and students(end of 3rd quarter)
Classroom visit notes anddiscussions withsupervisor
Student work andassessment data
Teacher work
Continuousthroughoutthe year
Participatingeducator
Time ProfessionalDevelopmentPortfolio(Optional)
Teacher reflection Teacher reflects on
February PDDay
Participatingeducator
Time CompleteProfession
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contents of ProfessionalGrowth Portfolio oraspects of goal(s) as setforth in ProfessionalGrowth Plan for this year
Complete reflectionsection of ProfessionalGrowth Plan
Give copy of ProfessionalGrowth Plan with writtenreflections to goal settingsupervisor
al GrowthPlanReflections(Copy togoal
settingsupervisor)
End of Year GoalAttainment Meeting withGoal Setting Facilitator Discuss contents of
Professional GrowthPortfolio and reflect onaccomplishment of goal(s)
Decision regardingplacement on a specificpathway
Develop tentative goal(s)for next cycle/school year
March Mayor asneeded
Participatingeducator,supervisor
Time SignaturesonProfessional Growth
Plan
Writtennotice ofprofessional growthpathwayplacement
Tentativegoal(s) onnext
yearsProfessional GrowthPlan
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Supervisor Receives Copy ofMultiple Feedback Data, Places
Teacher on Professional Growthand Evaluation Pathway
May Educator andsupervisor
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PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PATHWAY
The Professional Growth Pathway is designed for teachers to take ownershipof their own professional growth. The essence of this Pathway is on setting
goal(s) that are linked to the AISC teaching standards and an educators ownlearning aspirations, and then assessing the achievement of those goal(s)after collating a wide variety of data throughout the year.
Educators create a Professional Growth Plan, setting professional goal(s)for the year. These goal(s) are linked to the AISC Teaching Standards,educators professional objectives, and are based on data gatheredduring the previous year. The teacher sets one individual performancegoal and one team-oriented student learning team goal. Teachers areencouraged but not required to involve peers in the achievement oftheir growth plans and/or in classrooms visits.
Prior to October 15 each year, the teachers will meet with theirsupervisor and discuss their Professional Growth Plan.
Throughout the year the teacher will gather data from a variety ofsources, including assessments from classroom from parents andstudents and notes from formal and informal observations by supervisor.
Time in the winter professional development day will be provided forteachers to reflect on the data relating to their Professional Growth Planand complete the Professional Growth Portfolio.
Teachers will also complete the reflection section on their efforts tocomplete their Professional Growth Plan; this will be given to the goalsetting supervisor.
Towards the end of the year, teachers and their goal setting supervisorwill meet to reflect on the teachers assessment of their ProfessionalGrowth Plan.
From this Goal Attainment Meeting, the pathway each educator will takethe following year will be decided by the supervisor in consultation withthe teacher and tentative goal(s) established.
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PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PATHWAYCYCLE PLANNER
Assessment Activity Calendar Responsibilities
Resources
Product(s)
Teacher Creates aProfessional Growth Plan Review tentative goal(s) from
previous year Review feedback from
previous year Link to the school-wide
priorities, 12 standards Refine goal(s) (Individual or
team) Develop Professional Growth
Plan (goal(s), action, timelineevaluation) (copy to goalsetting supervisor)
August -September
Participatingteacher
Time Professional GrowthPlan
Goal Setting Meeting withGoal Setting Facilitator forthe Coming School Year In order to take advantage of
the feedback provided by theprofessional growth processand promote the use ofteams in our learningorganization to focus on the
improvement of studentlearning, all faculty set twoprofessional goals for eachacademic year.
All faculty will set oneindividual professional goalrelated to their feedback andteaching standards.
The second goal for facultywho are members of schoolteam: ES, MS, HS, (gradelevel teams, department
teams, or other) focused onthe improvement of studentlearning.
CompletedbySeptember30
Participatingteacher /supervisor
Time RevisedProfessional GrowthPlan
Data Collection Survey questionnairesdistributed, to be completedby parents and students
Ongoing informal and/or
Feb -March
Throughout school
Participatingteacher /peer /supervisor /students /
Time Surveys
Notes fromsupervisorof
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scheduled classroomobservations and discussionswith supervisor, or peer
year parents classroomvisits
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Collating Data: Teachergathers information into aProfessional GrowthPortfolio
Professional Growth Plan(goal(s), action, timelineevaluation)
Feedback and informationfrom parents and students(end of 3rd quarter)
Classroom visits anddiscussions with supervisor
Student work andassessment data
Teacher work
Continuousthroughout the year
Participatingteacher
Time ProfessionalDevelopment
Portfolio
Teacher reflection
Teacher reflects on contentsof Professional GrowthPortfolio specifically relatedto goal(s) as set forth inProfessional Growth Plan forthis year
Complete reflection sectionof Professional Growth Plan
Give copy of ProfessionalGrowth Plan with writtenreflections to supervisor
Participating
teacher
Time Complete
Professional GrowthPlanReflections(Copy tosupervisor)
End of Year Goal Attainment
Meeting with Goal SettingFacilitator Discuss contents of
Professional Growth Portfolioand reflect onaccomplishment of goal(s)
Decision regardingplacement on a specificpathway
Develop tentative goal(s) fornext cycle/school year
April
June or asneeded
Participating
Teacher,Supervisor
Time Signatures
onProfessional GrowthPlan
Writtennotice ofprofessional growthpathwayplacement
Tentativegoal(s) onnextyearsProfessional GrowthPlan
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SELF-ASSESSMENT PATHWAY
While the process for the Self-Assessment Pathway is similar to thePerformance Growth Pathway, the key difference is that on this Pathway the
teacher is responsible for assessing their performance against all twelve or aselect sub-set of the AISC Teaching Standards and collecting specific data todemonstrate performance on those standards. In a majority of cases, ateacher follows this pathway every three or four years.
Data gathered from observations and discussions between a teacherand his/her supervisor will be on an informal or formally scheduled basis.
During the professional development day in February, the teacher willbe required to assess his/her performance against all twelve of a selectsub-set (as determined in collaboration with the supervisor) of the AISC
Teaching Standards. This self-assessment document along withsupporting data in the Professional Growth Portfolio will be submitted tothe supervisor.
At the Teaching Performance Conference at the end of the year, theteacher and the supervisor review the teachers self-assessment ofhis/her performance. From this meeting, the question of which Pathwaythe teacher will take the next year will be decided and tentative goal(s)established.
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SELF-ASSESSMENT PATHWAYCYCLE PLANNER
Assessment Activity Calendar Responsibili
ties
Resourc
es
Product(
s)
Teacher Creates aProfessional Growth PlanBased on a Self-Assessment ProcessRelevant to AISC Standards
Review tentative goal(s)from previous year Review feedback fromprevious year Reflect on career
practices, strengths, andweaknesses Draft a cover letter,which outlines goals,expected outcomes, andtimeline for the self-assessment process. Understand the self-assessment and portfoliodevelopment process
August-September
Participatingteacher
Time Professional GrowthPlan
Goal Setting Meeting withGoal Setting Supervisor for
the Coming School Year The supervisor andteacher have developed ashared a sharedunderstanding of the goals,expected outcomes, andtimelines of the self-assessment process. The self-assessmentcover letter is finalized. The self-assessmentportfolio platform is clarified
and work commences orcontinues.
Completed by
October15
Participatingteacher / peer
/ goal settingsupervisor
Time RevisedProfession
al GrowthPlan
Data Collection Survey questionnairesdistributed, to becompleted by parents andstudents Informal and/orscheduled classroomobservations and
Feb -March
Throughout schoolyear
Participatingteacher / peer/ supervisor /students /parents
Time Surveys
Notesfromsupervisorsclassroomvisits
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discussions with supervisorCollating Data: Teachergathers information into aProfessional GrowthPortfolio to address all 12
standards Professional Growth Plan(goal(s), action, timelineevaluation) Feedback andinformation from parentsand students (end of 3rd
quarter) Classroom visits,observation notes fromsupervisor, and discussionswith supervisor or facilitator
Student work andassessment data Teacher work
Continuousthroughout the
year(s)andduringFebruaryPD day
Participatingteacher
Time Professional GrowthPortfolio
Teacher reflects oncontents of ProfessionalGrowth Portfolio inpreparation for TeachingPerformance Conference Complete and submit the
self-assessment documentbased on all 12 teachingstandards, using data
sources as documentation Share professional growth
portfolio with supervisor
FebruaryPD day
Participatingteacher
Time Self-assessment form(Copy tosupervisor)
Supervisor Reflection Supervisor reflects upon the
teacher's self-assessmentdocument in preparation for
Teaching PerformanceConference
Supervisor Time
End of year FormalTeaching PerformanceConference
Discuss contents ofProfessional GrowthPortfolio and discuss self-assessment
Supervisor responds inwriting (on the form) to theteachers self-assessmentand makes a decisionregarding placement on aspecific pathway
ParticipatingTeacher /Supervisor
Time Signatures on Self-assessme
nt form
Writtennotice ofprofessional growthpathwayplacement
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Teacher and supervisordevelop tentative goal(s)for next cycle/school year
Tentativegoal(s) onnextyearsProfession
al GrowthPlan
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PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT PATHWAYFOR TEACHERS
This pathway is designed to address significant concerns the principal haswith the performance of a teacher related to one or more teaching
standards.
A teacher who does not meet an acceptable level of performance on one ormore of the 12 teaching standards may be placed on the ProfessionalImprovement Pathway by their principal in collaboration with the head ofschool.
Teachers may begin the school year on the Professional ImprovementPathway or they may be placed on this pathway at any time during theacademic year.
The principal arranges a conference with the teacher. The principalprovides written notice, also signed by the head of school, with anexplanation and reasons why the teacher is being placed on theProfessional Improvement Pathway (PIP).
A teacher may request a peer advocate at any time during the process. A teacher placed on the PIP will be given at least 90 calendar days to
address concerns before a non-renewal decision can be made. The teacher also receives a letter in which he or she acknowledges
written notification being received as to placement on the ProfessionalImprovement Pathway. This letter must be returned to the principalwithin five working days.
Within two weeks of being notified, the teacher will meet with thePrincipal and create a Professional Improvement Plan to addressperformance concerns.
The plan must address the specific concerns, based on the teachingstandards, that arise from collected data and must contain actions thatare measurable by the principal/supervisor and rationales for desiredresults.
The teacher implements the plan and begins to collect data into aProfessional Improvement Plan Portfolio.
At least every two weeks, the teacher will meet with the principal toreview progress associated directly to the actions prescribed in the plan.
The teacher will receive written feedback on observations conductedsince the previous meeting. Written suggestions for improvementaligned with teaching standards will also be provided at each meeting.This written feedback will be signed by the teacher and principal.
At the end of the prescribed intensive assistance timeline, a formalreview will take place. At this time a decision concerning renewal ofcontract or placement on a specific performance growth pathway will bemade. The principal makes a written recommendation to the head ofschool.
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A contract for the next work year will not be offered until performanceconcerns are resolved. Refusal to be placed on ProfessionalImprovement or refusal to acknowledge the standards-based concernsraised by the principal as significant professional improvement issueswill result in non-renewal of contract.
A teacher whose performance does not meet teaching standards with aprior placement on the Professional Improvement Pathway may facecontract non-renewal.
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PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT PATHWAYCYCLE PLANNER
Elements Calendar Responsibilities
Resources
(Time,training, etc.)
Product
Orientation to Intervention andAssistance Pathway Written notice and explanation
(signed by principal, teacher andHead of School
Conference Sign a document stating that
notification and explanation hasbeen given and that there is anassistance plan and set amount oftime to solve the concerns, withthe knowledge that a contract willnot be offered until performanceconcerns are resolved.
Upondesignation topathway
Participatingteacher /principal/Head ofSchool
Time SignedNotice
Create a professionalimprovement plan: goal(s),actions, assistance, evaluation,timeline Professional improvement plan
conference Sign off on plan by teacher and
principal Teacher may request a peer
advocate anytime within theprocess
Withinfourteendays ofdesignation
(Teachermay requestanadvocate)
Participatingteacher /principal
Time ProfessionalImprovement Plan
Teacher implements strategies asoutlined in improvement plan andmeets with the facilitator at leastevery two weeks to reviewprogress
Data Collection: Teacher andprincipal gather information into aprofessional improvement planportfolio Professional improvement plan Classroom visits Student work and assessment
data Teacher work Parents and student surveys as
applicable
Within thefirst sixweeks ofplacementonProfessionalImprovementPathway
Participatingteacher /principal/Supervisor /students /parents/peers
Time Professionalimprovement PlanPortfolio
Evaluation of Data Findings:Performance ImprovementConference
Continuingscheduledreview
Participatingteacher /principal
Time
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Goal(s) directed Purpose: continuous
assessment
conferences everytwo weeks
Formal Review Analyze information Written report Review conference Decision- Renewal of Contract Principal makes
recommendation to Head of Schoolregarding possible non-renewal ofcontract or placement on a specificpathway
Teacher/Principal/
Head ofSchool
Time Writtennotice of
placement on otherthanProfessionalImprovementPathwayor non-renewal ofcontract
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ANNUAL GOAL SETTING: THE PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PLAN
The multi-source input approach provides the teacher with an array of datafor analyzing and reflecting on performance. Considering that feedback data
includes impressions from students, selected parents, supervisor/principal,peers, self-reflection, and student achievement information, the setting ofimprovement goal(s) in relation to the AISC Teaching Standards can bemore focused on teaching and learning.
A standard AISC Professional Growth Plan form is first reviewed at theend of each school year, with a first draft of possible goal(s) for the comingyear based on the muliple input data and the year-end goal attainmentmeeting with the goal setting supervisor. In the fall of each school year, thegoal setting form is completed and reviewed with the goal setting supervisor.
In order to take advantage of the feedback provided through the professionalgrowth process, to promote the use of teams in our learning organization,and to focus on the improvement of student learning, all faculty set twoprofessional goals for each academic year. Faculty on the Self-AssessmentPathway, incorporate the self-assessment process into their goal setting forthe year on this cycle.
All faculty will set one individual professional goal related to their feedbackand professional aspirations and at least one teaching standard. The secondgoal will be set in collaboration with a team focused on the improvement ofstudent learning. Teams will be those groups with whom an individualalready affiliates as part of their daily work, for example, grade-level teams,or departments. The second goal for faculty not members of the abovementioned teams will be one that focuses on the improvement of studentlearning and is to be formulated as either a second professional goal or acollaborative goal set with colleagues or as a department. Other teams mayalso make sense for different educators depending on their position in theschool.
Critical to the success of goal setting that focuses on teaching and learningis the need to link data analysis and AISC Teaching Standards with goal(s)for student learning, individual teacher and school wide performanceimprovement. Research on data-informed improvement processes indicatesthat goal accomplishment is more likely when the following factors areembraced:
The teacher truly believes that the goal is hooked to feedback data;
Enough time is allowed for analysis, reflection, and discussion withpeer(s) goal setting facilitator, supervisor and principal;
A process for assessing success is outlined;
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Deadlines are reasonable;
Goal(s) are announced publicly (team, grade level, departmentmeetings). (Manatt, 1997)
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PROFESSIONAL GROWTH PLAN
Name___________________________Grade/Team/Dept._______________________
Division_________________________ AcademicYear___________________________
Consult your feedback from students, colleagues, and parents and your self-reflection to identify potential areas of growth.
Linkage to Teaching Standards Linkage to School-wide Priorities
Effective Planning andAssessment
(Standards 1-3)
Positive Classroom Cultures(Standards 4-6)
Productive Communication andCollaboration (Standards 7-9)
Engaged Professionalism
(Standards 9-12)
What will you do to achieve yourgoal(s)?
Resources needed to achievegoal(s).
Goal 1
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Professional Goal(s): Reason(s)for your goal(s):
Professional Team Goal(s): Reason(s)for your goal(s):
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Goal 2
Assessment- How will I know when I have achievedmy goal (s)?
Expected Day forCompletion
Goal 1
Goal 2
Teacher Reflections and Comments on Professional Goal Attainment
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Principals Comments:
Tentative Goal for Next Year:
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Placement Pathway for Next Year:
Teachers Signature: ______________________________
Principals Signature: _____________________________ Date:___________________
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PROTOCOLFOR COLLECTING MULTIPLE INPUT DATA
Multiple-Input feedback is not an evaluation of an employees performance,it is a source of data to enrich perspective about your professional
performance. While the information from this process can be used by thefacilitator as assistance in making a decision about placing a teacher on theProfessional Improvement Pathway, it must be stressed that this is aformative process.
The following chart provides explanation of procedures, roles andresponsibilities for collecting surveydata within the three-tiered system ofevaluation.
The protocols are specific to the data that is acquired through thedissemination, collection and collation of survey scan forms. Confidentiality
is crucial in this process. The procedure must ensure objectivity.
Explanatory email letters and/or instructions are provided to teachers whoare administering the surveys to students. Other email letters with neededinformation about the process will be provided to parents. These lettersshould be used in two ways. First, to provide advanced notice to participantsregarding the intent of the survey, and second, to explain the procedures tobe followed in completing the online survey form.
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COLLECTING FEEDBACKFROM MULTIPLE SOURCES
FacultyClassification
Multiple Data Sources
ClassroomTeachers Student Survey:All secondary school students will besurveyed by class.
All grade 3-5 elementary students will besurveyed by class.
Students of specialist teachers will besurveyed by class.
Parent Survey:
The Head of School will be responsible for parentdata collection PK 3- 12.
Classroom Observation(s):
Formal and/or informal.
Athletic Director StudentSurvey:
ParentSurvey:
SupervisorObservation(s):
FacultySurvey:
All secondary students who participatedin SAISA Activity.
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3- 12.
Formal and/or informal.
Selected item(s) from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
ASACoordinators
StudentSurvey:
ParentSurvey:
SupervisorObservation(s):
All students grades 3-8 who participatedin ASAs.
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3- 12.
Formal and/or informal
Selected item(s) from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
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FacultySurvey:
Information
TechnologyIntegrators
Student
Survey:
ParentSurvey:
SupervisorObservation(s):
FacultySurvey:
All students in grades 3-12
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3- 12.
Formal and/or informal
Selected item(s) from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
Library/MediaSpecialists
StudentSurvey:
ParentSurvey:
SupervisorObservation(s):
FacultySurvey:
All students in grades 3-12
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3-12
Formal and/or informal
Selected item(s) from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
Counselors StudentSurvey
ParentSurvey:
SupervisorObservation(s):
FacultySurvey:
All students grades 3-12
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3-12.
Formal and/or informal
Selected item(s) from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
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AcademicSupportTeachers
StudentSurvey:
Parent
Survey:
ClassroomObservation(s):
FacultySurvey:
All students Grades 3-12 who get someform of academic support.
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3- 12.
Formal and/or informal
Selected item(s) from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
ESL Teachers StudentSurvey:
ParentSurvey:
ClassroomObservation(s):
FacultySurvey:
All students Grades 3-12 who get someform of academic support.
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3- 12.
Formal and/or informal
Selected item(s) from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
Nurse ParentSurvey:
SupervisorObservation(s):
FacultySurvey:
The Head of School will be responsiblefor parent data collection PK 3- 12.
Formal and/or informal
Selected items from the annual FacultySatisfaction Survey.
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SELF-ASSESSMENT PATHWAY
What is the purpose of the Professional Growth Portfolio?
The Professional Growth Portfolio is the place where teachers store selectedthe information about their teaching performance collected from multiplesources of input (self, students, colleagues (as applicable), parents,supervisors). Periodically, during the professional growth and evaluationprocess, teachers will analyze this information to gain new insights on theirprofessional practice and growth.
The gathering of data, letters, artifacts of teaching and students work shouldbe a natural process. As in good practice relating to portfolio work, there isno burden of proof attached to your portfolio. It should be a reflectiveprocess to support the teacher in reflecting more deeply about the full or
selective bodies of work that comprise the teachers professional life. Aculmination of this process will include a portfolio of work, the completion ofthe self-assessment reflection form, a discussion of your work with yoursupervisor, and (optionally) the sharing of your work with others. Theportfolio can be in hard copy, digital, or a combination of both.
In summary, educators will do the following:
Identify areas of strengths and improvement so that annual professionalgoal(s) can be aligned with one or more of the 12 teaching standards;
Develop annual Professional Growth Plans that will serve as guides to help
achieve professional goal(s); Engage in substantive, data-driven conversations with colleagues, goal
setting facilitators and supervisors about teaching performance andprofessional goal attainment;
Complete a comprehensive portfolio process that facilitates substantive,personal, and professional reflection about their performance in relationto the 12 teaching standards. (Completed if on the Self-AssessmentPathway).
A teacher's Professional Growth Portfolio may contain the following sets ofinformation about teaching performance:
Professional Growth Plan
Evidence of Student Achievement (e.g. student work,externally moderated assessments, authenticassessment results, etc.)
Peer coaching feedback (Optional: Some teacherswill collaborate and observe each others teachingfor reasons of professional growth)
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Student to Teacher Feedback Survey
Parent Satisfaction Feedback Survey
Evidence from classroom observations
Teacher work (e.g. unit plans, committee work, etc.)
Self-Assessment Form (completed once every 3/4years on the Self-Assessment Pathway)
Letters from students/parents/other faculty Other information deemed relevant by the teacher
USINGTHE SELF ASSESSMENT FORM
Instructions- Self-Assessment Form
When on the Self-Assessment Pathway, educators will make judgmentsabout their performance in relation to each or select number of the 12American International School Chennai Teaching Standards. Educators willdocument these judgments by completing the Self-Assessment Form duringand a professional development day scheduled in February. Listed below aresome guidelines to complete this form.
1. Acquire the Self-Assessment Form Template from the AISC Moodle Server.
Consult the contents in your Professional Growth Portfolio that you
have gathered over the past 3 years. The contents should includeall of some of the following:
Professional Growth Plans
Results from Student to Teacher Surveys, Parent to TeacherSurveys, and Self-Assessment Surveys.
Documents related to classroom observations from ansupervisor(s).
Evidence of Student Work
Evidence of Teacher Work
Letters from students, parents, colleagues and supervisors Standardized Test results
Other items deemed relevant by the educator or supervisor
2. Examine, analyze, and reflect upon this information in your ProfessionalGrowth Portfolio in relation to the rubric describing each of the 12American International School Chennai Teaching Standards.
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3. Based upon your analysis of the information in your Portfolio in relation tothe descriptors (see the Appendices), refer to each relevant standardand check either Meets Standard or Does Not Meet Standard. Develop anarrative justifying your judgment in the space provided.
4. If you feel that you have exceeded the standard in some ways, pleasewrite a narrative describing how in the space provided. You may checkthe box Exceeds Standard if you feel that you have the fulfilled andtranscended all the expectations in the descriptors.
5. The standards descriptors are not an exhaustive list and should not beused as a checklist to self-assess your performance. They are includedto provide guidance for your reflections.
6. Submit a completed Self-Assessment Form to your Facilitator, so he/shemay respond to your Self-Assessment Form under Supervisors
Response.
7. Schedule an End of the Year Self Assessment Conference with yoursupervisor to review your Self-Assessment Portfolio. The supervisor willmake a decision regarding your placement on a specific pathway for thefollowing year. Also at this meeting you will work with your supervisorto develop tentative goal(s) for the next cycle/school year.
SELF-ASSESSMENT FORM
Domain I: Effective Planning, Instruction, and Assessment
Standard 1: Unit and daily planning are consistent withAISC expectations.
Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or without
checking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
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Supervisors Response:
Standard 2: Assessment of student learning is consistentwith AISC expectations.
Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish to
include evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
Standard 3: Teacher demonstrates individual approachto students educational needs.Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
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Domain II: Positive Classroom Cultures
Standard 4: Teaching practices fulfill instructional goals,and engage and motivate students.Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard Exceeds
Standard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
Standard 5: Teacher demonstrates skills and knowledgeto design and realize clear and ambitious vision of
students success.
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Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish to
include evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
Standard 6: Teacher establishes a classroom cultureconducive to learning.
Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
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Domain III: Productive Communication and Collaboration
Standard 7: Oral and written communication is effective.
Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
Standard 8: Teacher-student rapport is effective and
consistent with AISC beliefs.Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
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Standard 9: Teacher works productively with others, inaccordance with AISC beliefs.Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
Domain IV: Engaged Professionalism
Standard 10: Teacher displays knowledge of content,pedagogy and student learning needs.
Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
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Supervisors Response:
Standard 11: Teacher reflects on, and aims to improve,own performance.Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish toinclude evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
Standard 12: Teacher demonstrates proficiency withtechnology.
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Please check one of the following:
Does Not Meet Standard Meets the Standard ExceedsStandard
(Note: You may identify that you are meeting the standard, but also wish to
include evidence within this Exceeds Standard section, with or withoutchecking Exceeds Standard)
Teacher Comments:
Supervisors Response:
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APPENDICES
TEACHING STANDARDS STUDENT AND PARENT
QUESTIONS LINKED TOTHE AISC TEACHINGSTANDARDS
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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CHENNAITEACHING STANDARDS
(The standards descriptors are not exhaustive and should not be used as a checklist to self-
assess your performance. They are included to provide guidance for your reflections.)
Domain I: Effective Planning, Instruction, Assessment
Planning
Standard 1: Unit and daily planning are consistent withAISC expectations.Standard Description: Planning at all levels is consistent with the schoolsmission, the I.B. Learner Profile, the relevant written curriculum, aninquiry approach, and student needs (according to grade level and
differentiated individual requirements). Planning reflects interdisciplinaryconsiderations. Sequencing and time use are appropriate. Strategies,activities and assignments, resources (including technology asappropriate) are varied and appropriate. Teacher collaborates withrelevant planning teams. Planning appropriately incorporates assessmentoutcomes. Outcomes are consistent with backward planning approachesto curriculum design.
Assessment
Standard 2: Assessment of student learning isconsistent with AISC expectations.Standard Description: Assessment is linked to curriculum and studentlearning expectations. It is diverse, both formal and informal, andresponsive to students learning. Feedback is timely, constructive, andspecific. Assessment outcomes are recorded and considered for planningpurposes. The teacher uses multiple measures, including summative andformative assessment, to evaluate student progress and growth. Allmeasures of assessment are focused on improved learning. The teacheruses the data gained from assessment activities to strengthen teachingpractice and student learning.
Personalized Learning Environment
Standard 3: Teacher demonstrates individual approachto students educational needs.Standard Description: The teacher strives to get to know each student asan individual and uses multiple strategies that address student learning
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abilities and styles. The teacher demonstrates knowledge, skills, andability to work with students with difficulties as well as the talented,gifted, and highly motivated students. The teacher differentiatesinstructions based on knowledge of student abilities, interests, andmotivations. The teacher creates welcoming, collaborative, supportive yet
challenging environments, and a culture of achievement and excellence.
Domain II: Positive Classroom Cultures
Teaching Practices
Standard 4: Teaching practices fulfill instructionalgoals, and engage and motivate students.Standard Description: Expectations and pace (tempo) are consistent with
instructional goals, and take into account student background knowledge,multi-cultural experience, language proficiency, and feedback. An inquiry-based approach and emphasis on active critical thinking are evident. Theteacher demonstrates relevance of content within and across curricula.Assessments are meaningful to students and are relevant to the learningprocess. Activities are appropriate and diverse, and include hands-onassignments and technology where relevant. Group work is effective.Literacy and language proficiency are emphasized.
Teaching as Leadership
Standard 5: Teacher demonstrates skills and knowledgeto design and realize clear and ambitious vision ofstudents success.Standard Description: The teacher sets big, powerful goals that aremeasurable, ambitious and meaningful. The teacher invests students andtheir families by: creating welcoming environment, encouraging peercollaboration and support, as well as, culture of achievement andexcellence, by using appropriately challenging academic strategies andplans, while informing and involving parents. The teacher planspurposefully, designs vision and progress assessments, and plans work
accordingly. The teacher executes the plan effectively by ensuring thatthe entire instructional time, along with other classroom and schoolactivities, contribute to the students learning. The teacher continuouslyincreases self-effectiveness by: reflecting on students outcomes, causesof success and weakness, and on solutions to overcome the challenges.The teacher works relentlessly toward student's success by achieving theirgoals while assuming personal responsibility and accountability forstudents learning outcomes.
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Classroom Atmosphere
Standard 6: Teacher establishes a classroom culture
conducive to learning.Standard Description: There is a shared sense of the importance ofsubject content. The physical and social environment creates a sense ofsecurity and a willingness among students to take appropriate risks inlearning. The teacher encourages active lifelong learning by modelingdesired learning behaviors. The teacher manages time, space andresources well. Seating arrangements are flexible and encouragediscussion and collaboration among the students. Transitions betweenactivities are smooth, momentum is maintained and disruptions arelimited. The teacher moves around classroom to monitor learning. Theteacher offers encouragement, feedback, and help to both class and
individuals; promotes a sense of inquiry and pride in work; encouragescollaboration. Student work is displayed.
Domain III: Productive Communication and Collaboration
Communication
Standard 7: Oral and written communication iseffective.Standard Description: The teacher conveys expectations, content, andconcepts clearly. Communication reflects inquiry-based strategies. Adialogue is established with students and the teacher listens and learns.Questions and answers are clearly and appropriately expressed. Examplesare relevant, provide connections, and add to the studentsunderstanding. Feedback, both in class and on homework, is clear andappropriately expressed. Communication encourages students to developintellect, creativity, and character.
Connection to Students
Standard 8: Teacher-student rapport is effective andconsistent with AISC beliefs.Standard Description: The teacher is accessible to, respectful of, andprofessional with students. Teacher treats students as individuals,demonstrating warmth, understanding, and interest in their well being,
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and creates a sense of safety. Rules and expectations are explained.Students are engaged in the process of setting behavior norms andunderstand the rationale for classroom rules that are developed. Studentsare given equal chances to accept responsibility to participate and tosucceed for their individual and collective learning and well being. Students
are observed to be supportive of one another and work collaboratively asneeded.
Collaboration
Standard 9: Teacher works productively with others, inaccordance with AISC beliefs.Standard Description: The teachersees the collaborative expectations ofthe teaching profession as essential to student learning and takesresponsibility for developing effective relationships among colleagues. The
teacher supports and engages colleagues in a variety of ways. The teacherdemonstrates a commitment to positive and constructive team work thatkeeps student learning at the center. As part of a collaborative culture, theschool depends on individuals to meet deadlines, complete routine tasks,maintain accurate records, and report on student learning. The teacherseeks to build a culture of collaborative practice and contribute knowledgeand skills to enhance teaching and learning at AISC. Further, the teacherworks effectively with parents and, when appropriate, community membersto enhance the students learning experiences.
Domain IV: Engaged Professionalism
Knowledge
Standard 10: Teacher displays knowledge of content,pedagogy and student learning needs.Standard Description: Teaching reflects knowledge of subject content,relevant research, connections within and across curriculum areas andstudent needs (according to age level, ESL needs, and differentiating toindividual requirements). On a continuous basis, the teacher identifies theappropriate developmental levels of the students and differentiates
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instruction appropriately.
Professional Learning
Standard 11: Teacher reflects on, and aims to improve,own performance.Standard Description: The teacher seeks professional growth to expandknowledge, skills, and effectiveness. The teacher embraces learning andfeedback to enhance practice. The teacher is committed to keeping up withrelevant research in appropriate fields. The teacher reflects on, develops,and adapts planning and teaching practices based on on-going learning. Theteacher embraces the continuous improvement of relevant learningobjectives, enduring understandings and essential questions, andbenchmarks.
Technology
Standard 12: Teacher demonstrates proficiency withtechnology.Standard Description: The teacher uses technology consistently withAISC's educational standards, benchmarks, polices, and initiatives todevelop knowledge, to plan work , assess students, and communicatewith the community. The teacher demonstrates abilities to integratetechnology into all aspects of learning, stores data digitally, and usestechnology to help students to learn in ways that would not be possible
without it. By using available technology tools the teacher engagesstudents and enhances their learning and promotes creative andinnovative thinking.
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ACTIVITIES/ATHLETIC DIRECTORAND ASST ACTIVITIES/ATHLETICDIRECTOR PERFORMANCE STANDARDS(The standards descriptors are not an exhaustive list and should not be used as a checklistto self-assess your performance. They are included to provide guidance for your reflections.)
The Athletic/Activities Director
Domain I: Effective Planning and Preparation
Standard 1: Demonstrates effective planning,organization, and management.
Engages multi-faceted approaches to problem solving.
Is proactive and skilled at anticipating problems, setting priorities andmaking decisions.
Remains calm and is a good decision maker under pressure. Anticipates problems and exhibits superior attention to detail in
planning ASIAC/SAISA and other events at AISC.
Is skilled at budget management: anticipates expenses, authorizesprompt payments, meets budget deadlines, and communicates budgetstatus to colleagues and administrators.
Is proactive at providing clubs and activity groups with the means andmotivation to manage their budgets.
Shows exceptional leadership in overseeing clubs and activity groups.
Teaches others to accept and carry out responsibilities.
Engages in collaborative and/or team planning. Represents AISC and school coaches at meetings of the SAISA board.
Exhibits good judgment in setting priorities and making decisions.
Works well under pressure.
Domain II: Facilitation
Standard 2: Communicates effectively with coaches,sponsors and/or parents
Gives directions and procedures that are clear and anticipates possiblemisunderstanding
Consistently asks questions that are of uniformly high quality.
Provides opportunities outside the office to communicate.
Uses information technology to communicate.
Is sensitive to parent questions and conflicts, and skilled at reaching amutually satisfactory resolution.
Is thorough, consistent, and proactive in communicating with club
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participants and sponsors.
Is thorough, consistent, and effective in communication with students,administrators, faculty, and public information outlets within the school.
Uses correct spoken and written language.
Communicates to coaches and administrators issues and decisionsfrom SAISA board meetings and other committees.
Motivates teamwork and creates high morale among coaches.
Domain III: Athletic Environment
Standard 3: Demonstrates sensitivity instudent/coach/parent relations
Demonstrates superior ability at developing and maintaining respectful
relationships with students/coaches/parents. Goes out of his/her way to deal respectively and sensitively with
students of different cultures and with groups outside of AISC with whomour teams compete.
Demonstrates a superior skill at communicating with students,coaches, teachers and parents about sports eligibility.
Demonstrates professionalism, caring, and respect in relations withstudents/coaches/parents.
Is culturally sensitive to the needs and values of students.
Is effective and sensitive in handling sports eligibility issues with
students, coaches, teachers and parents.
Standard 4: Provides a safe environment for athletics
Anticipates threatening situations and intervenes before student safetyis compromised.
Is proactive in teaching and modeling safe and appropriate studentbehavior.
Advocates for improvements in school safety.
Maintains a safe athletic environment for students. Addresses student behavior that may prove harmful.
Promotes safety awareness and knowledge of relevant safetyprocedures.
Domain IV: Learning Community Responsibilities
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Standard 5: Demonstrates effective interpersonalrelationships
Consistently shares new ideas, methods and resources with peers.
Promotes and models open, honest, and respectful communication.
Takes a leadership role in team-building.
Makes a significant effort to understand and respond to culturaldifferences.
Maintains collaborative and cooperative relationships.
Engages in open, honest, and respectful communication.
Participates in and supports team or departmental decision-makingand team-building activities.
Demonstrates cross-cultural understanding.
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Standard 6: Upholds and models commonly held values ofrespect, responsibility, honesty, kindness, andcollaboration.
Promotes integration of commonly held values into school curriculum.
Inspires others through own model of living commonly held values. Provides students the motivation and opportunity to contribute to AISC
and the wider community.
Upholds and models commonly held values of honesty, respect,responsibility and kindness toward all segments of the school community.
Encourages students to embrace and act upon the school values.
Demonstrates sensitivity, tolerance and respect for diverse valuesystems.
Inspires professional trust and confidence.
Is a good listener.
Treats all employees fairly. Handles personnel issues thoughtfully and with discretion.
Standard 7: Commits to continuous learning Leads in sharing professional development activities with colleagues.
Seeks out professional activities that support school initiatives.
Seeks out opportunities for professional development to enhancecontent knowledge and teaching practices to support AISC schoolimprovement initiatives.
Seeks to keep the school's curriculum and teaching practices current.
Contributes to school-wide improvement initiatives.
Standard 8: Demonstrates proficiency with technology. The educator uses technology consistently with AISC's educational
polices, and initiatives to develop knowledge, to plan work andcommunicate with the community.
The educator demonstrates abilities to integrate technology into allaspects of the work, stores data digitally, and uses technology to helpothers to learn in ways that would not be possible without it.
By using available technology tools the educator engages others and
enhances their experiences and promotes creative and innovativethinking.
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATORPERFORMANCE STANDARDS
(The standards descriptors are not an exhaustive list and should not be used as a checklist
to self-assess your performance. They are included to provide guidance for your reflections.)
The IT Integrator
Domain I: Effective Planning and Preparation
Standard 1: Demonstrates knowledge of InformationTechnology content and pedagogy.
Gives evidence of continuing pursuit of current content knowledge.
Displays continuing search for best teaching practices. Demonstrates and shares best practices and content knowledge with
colleagues.
Displays relevant content knowledge.
Makes connections within and across curricula.
Demonstrates pedagogical practices that reflect current research onbest practices.
Standard 2: Collaboratively plans and organizes ways to
integrate technology that support students andteachers to achieve AISC curriculum outcomes.
Collaboratively plans with classroom teachers for the integration oftechnology.
Supports teachers and students as they are involved in IT activities.
Implements learning plans that are highly relevant to students andlearning goal(s), while reflecting essential components of unit plans.
Demonstrates good lesson planning, focusing on unit plans thatconsistently allow for flexible adjustment to student/class needs.
Includes the essential components of unit plans; this includesintegration of standards and benchmarks, and information literacy andtechnology.
Integrates multi-cultural perspectives into topics and activities.
Incorporates learning area philosophy and essential teachingagreements.
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Domain II: Productive Teaching
Standard 3: Communicates effectively with students andteachers
Gives directions and procedures that are clear to students andanticipate possible student misunderstanding.
Consistently uses correct spoken and written language that isexpressed in well-chosen vocabulary that extends students' vocabulary,usage, and understanding beyond learning expectations.
Consistently asks questions that are of uniformly high quality.
Provides opportunities outside the class to communicate withindividual students.
Uses information technology (web page, PowerPoint, email) tocommunicate with and instructs students.