the three buckets. #1 classroom teachers #2 principals #3 nonteaching professional employees

Act 82The Three Buckets

The Three Buckets

#1 #2 #3

#1 Classroom Teachers#2 Principals#3 Nonteaching Professional Employees

DefinitionsClassroom Teacher – “professional employe or temporary employe who provides direct instruction to students related to a specific subject or grade level”

Principal – “a building principal, an assistant principal, a vice principal or a director of vocational education”

Nonteaching Professional Employee – “an educational specialist or professional employe or temporary professional employe who provides services other than classroom instruction”

Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2012/0/0082..HTM

Teaching vs. Nonteaching Professionals

To be considered a teaching professional, you must be able to answer yes to the following two questions:

1) Are you working under your instructional certification?2) Do you provide direct instruction to students? (i.e. Do you plan, teach, & assess the instruction?)

If your answer yes to #1, but no to #2, you are a nonteaching professional.

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Educational Specialists

CSPG #75-81

•Dental Hygienist •Elementary School Counselor •Home and School Visitor• Instructional Technology Specialist•Secondary School Counselor•School Nurse•School Psychologist

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Teachers with Unique Roles &

Functions• Gifted Teachers• Special Education Teachers• ESL Teachers• Reading Specialists• Early Childhood & Early Intervention

Teachers• Career Technology Education Teachers• Speech Language Pathologists• School Librarians

Licensed Professionals 

• Not Under the Authority of PDE

• Use of Nonteaching Instrument Will Be a Local Decision for the Following:

• Occupational Therapist• Physical Therapist• Social Workers• Behavior Specialists

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Classroom Teachers

#1

Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903

Elective Data/SLO = 35% for teachers with no PVAAS Data

Principals

#2

Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903

14-15 required, but TBD

14-15 SLOs optional15-16 SLOs required

Nonteaching Professionals

#3

Anticipated to be 20% SPP

Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903