Georgia Association of School Personnel AdministratorsMay 30, 2013
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What is Race to the Top?A competitive grant funded by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 for the purpose of comprehensive educational reform.
Eleven states and the District of Columbia received the grant.
Georgia’s award was $400 million.
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How may we spend Georgia’s RT3?$200 million for state-wide projects such as:
Implementation of Common Core State StandardsDevelopment of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness
SystemsLongitudinal Data SystemEarly Learning InitiativesCertification revisions
$200 million for district-wide projects such as:Training for teachers to implement Common Core
State StandardsUsing data to improve student achievementTraining for Teacher and Leader Keys Effectiveness
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Partners in the work of RT3:Governor’s OfficeGovernor’s Office of Planning and BudgetGovernor’s Office of Student AchievementGeorgia Department of Early Care and Learning Georgia Professional Standards Commission Board of Regents - University System of Georgia Technical College System of GeorgiaGeorgia Public BroadcastingTwenty-six local school districts
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Who are our partners?
Twenty-six local
school districts
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Four major initiatives
Standards and Assessments
Data Systems to Support Instruction
Great Teachers and Leaders
Turning Around Lowest-Achieving Schools
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Standards and AssessmentsImplementing Common Core Standards
Developing and implementing common, high-quality assessments (PARCC Partnership)
Supporting the transition to enhanced standards and high quality assessments
Supporting STEM-specific focus in schools
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Longitudinal Data SystemValuable information for teachers just a
“click” awayClass Schedules and RostersCourse Standards – GPS and CCGPSStudent ProfilesStudent Attendance HistoryClassroom Assessment DataStudent Grade and Enrollment History
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Teacher Resource Link (TRL)•Teachers will be able to access high-quality digital resources for students (and professional development resources for themselves!) that are directly aligned to the GPS and CCGPS standards and elements.•They will access TRL through LDS--No new Web addresses and passwords to remember!
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Lowest Achieving Schools
The Office of School Turnaround was created in 2011 to provide concentrated resources and expertise to “Priority Schools” identified as Lowest Achieving Schools
Each school, with the assistance of the Department of Education, has selected one of four research-based reform models to implement
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School Turnaround Office Provides:Ongoing Monitoring of School Improvement
Initiatives and Short Term Action Plans
Professional Development for Central Office Supervisors, Principals, Teachers and Support Staff
Technical Assistance at the Individual School Level
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Great Teachers and Great LeadersDesign, pilot, and implement a new teacher and
leader effectiveness system that will improve instruction for Georgia’s students. The components will include:A quantitative measure of the value-added to
student achievementStandards for teachers and leaders that will be
rated on a rubric of Exemplary, Proficient, Needs Development, and Ineffective
Include student surveys for teachers and faculty/staff surveys for leaders
Pay for Performance for teachers using RT3 funds
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HB 244HB 244 passed the General Assembly during
2013 session;
Governor signed bill into law on May 7, 2013;
Implementation of TKES/LKES statewide 2014-2015
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State-wide trainingPresent – Summer of 2014: DOE will train
RESA trainers and District Personnel to prepare for implementation in 2014-2015
Encourage your Superintendents to participate in study-year or pilot this coming school year.
Cindy Saxon is DOE contact: [email protected]
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Teacher Keys Effectiveness SystemTeacher Keys Teacher Keys
Effectiveness SystemEffectiveness System((Generates a Teacher Effectiveness Generates a Teacher Effectiveness
Measure Measure ))
Surveys of Surveys of Instructional Instructional
PracticePractice(Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, (Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8,
Grades 9-12)Grades 9-12)
Teacher Teacher Assessment on Assessment on Performance Performance
StandardsStandards
(Observations and (Observations and Documentation)Documentation)
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Great Teachers and Great Leaders
January – May 2012: Pilot of Teacher Assessment of Performance Standards (TAPS) and student surveys; used pilot information to refine instrument
2012-2013: Use of TAPS to inform Human Resources decisions; Hold harmless year for value-added measures of student growth but data is being collected
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2013-2014: TAPS (including student surveys) and value-added impact will generate a Teacher Effectiveness Measure (TEM) which will be used to make Human Resources decisions
2014-2015: Fully implemented State-wide
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Leader Keys Effectiveness
Leader Keys Leader Keys Effectiveness SystemEffectiveness System
(Generates a Leader Effectiveness Measure Score)
Governance and Governance and LeadershipLeadership
-Climate Survey-Student Attendance-Retention of Effective Teachers
Leader Assessment on Leader Assessment on Performance StandardsPerformance Standards
-Performance Goal Setting-Documentation of Practice
Student Growth and Academic Student Growth and Academic Achievement Achievement
- Student Growth Percentile- Achievement Gap Reduction-DOE-approved Student Learning Objectives Utilizing District Identified Growth Measureseasures
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What about Merit Pay?Race to the Top Scope of Work states
“Individual bonuses will be paid to teachers and principals tied to student achievement.”
State minimumDistrict flexibilityOne-time bonus to develop models for future
considerationPay by September, 2014 or September, 2015
based on decision by US Ed regarding No-Cost Extension
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HR Directors Need to Know:HB 244, Lines 44-81
Beginning with the 2014-2015 teachers of record, assistant principals, and principals shall be given written notice in advance of the school year of the evaluation measures and any specific indicators that will be used to evaluation them.
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Georgia’s Education InitiativesStandards and Assessment
Longitudinal Data System
Great Teachers and Great Leaders
Turning around Lowest Achieving Schools
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Points to Remember:Race to the Top is a funding source for Georgia’s
comprehensive education initiatives. After the funding source is depleted, the initiatives must be sustained.
Many State partners, including twenty-six (26) partner districts, are assisting in developing and piloting many of the initiatives, as well as implementing reform models in lowest achieving schools.
RT3 Innovation Grants have allowed Georgia to develop, pilot, and implement research-based practices and initiatives.
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Goals for Sustainability1. Set High Standards and Rigorous
Assessments for All2. Prepare Students for College Readiness,
Transition, and Success3. Provide Great Teachers and Leaders4. Provide Effective Support for All Schools,
Including Turning Around the Lowest-Achieving Schools
5. Lead the way in STEM fields
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Next steps:Develop a Sustainability PlanProvide Parameters to Race to the Top
Districts on developing a Merit Pay plan2013 Race to the Top Summit
Summer GAELRT3 Districts must send team of 5;
registration paid by RT3 for both GAEL and RT3 Summit
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Questions?
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