Española Principals' Academy

Teacher Self-Assessment Scales (TSAS) Results

Dr. Joseph P. Martinez

Director of Research And Evaluation

Center for Positive Practices

2100 Calle de la Vuelta, Suite E-205

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505

505-252-3121 / j@nmcpp.com

http://positivepractices.com

Guachupange (Place where mud flows)

OBJECTIVESParticipants will • extend on their understanding of the Teacher Self-

Assessment Skills (TSAS) instrument, and • its alignment to — and differences from — the New

Mexico NMTEACH Educator Effectiveness System

Participants will • conduct a high-level data interpretation of the overall

district-level TSAS results, • conduct a preliminary data scan of school results, and • posit possible ways to address progress on example

items at their own school.

AGENDA OVERVIEW

1. Look at TSAS versus NMTEACH (parallels and differences)

2. TSAS uses

3. TSAS Methodology

4. TSAS District Results (handout)

5. TSAS School Results (handout)

6. School-Facilitator: Interpreting Results

TSAS Parallels to NMTEACH

The Teacher Self-Assessment Scales (TSAS) instrument is related to and derived from the state NMTEACH Educator Effectiveness System.

TSAS Parallels to NMTEACH

The Teacher Self-Assessment Scales (TSAS) instrument is related to and derived from the state NMTEACH Educator Effectiveness System.

TSAS Differences from NMTEACH

• Name…• Five-point qualitative rubric versus a

quantitative scale of 1 to 100 • Qualitative snapshot versus numerical

assessment • And…

• NMTEACH guides administrator assessments of individual teacher quality and performance

• TSAS is designed to guide teachers in self-assessing their personal and collective capabilities to perform designated functions and tasks aligned with the NMTEACH criteria

BIG Difference from NMTEACH

1. looking beyond individuals and assessing for school- and district-level gaps in strengths and needs;

2. stimulating a school or program-wide conversation about current status and capacity building;

3. developing a shared understanding of the 'highly-effective' aspect of the NMTEACH rubrics;

4. informing the process of customizing professional development for specific schools and programs; and/or,

5. individual teachers can construct a personal summary for themselves and use it to help focus their professional development plan (PDP), which in New Mexico is due to the principal on the 40th day of each school year.

Uses of the TSAS

1. For brevity, we’ll zip right through this …

2. Online form, anonymous

3. Data analyses: SPSS, Wizard, and DreamTasker

4. More information…

TSAS Methodology

1. Handout: presentation version

2. 147 Teachers representing 13 schools (14th would be Los Niños); Dixon and Mountain were combined with other.

3. When compared with the aggregate averages in the TSAS dataset, Española schools consistently assess themselves at lower levels on all domains in the NMTEACH Educator Effectiveness System framework. However, the dataset at present is largely made up of a statewide combination of high-than-average and progressing Notable Schools and yet the differences are reasonably small. Therefore, closing the gaps on those differences is achievable.

4. High internal-consistency reliability (r=.962)

Results

• The data provided are not an indicator of teacher quality and are not evaluative in the sense that they represent a value judgment of teachers within a school.

• The data are provided by the schools themselves, and therefore these are the schools own self-assessments submitted in the spirit of informing their collective professional development (i,e. learning for personal growth and advancement).

• Because the variables presented in the analyses are addressed from the standpoint of teacher efficacy, they are fluid and can therefore be changed, often quickly. The challenge is to keep them moving ever upward.

Data Analyses

Dr. Joseph P. MartinezDirector of Research And EvaluationCenter for Positive Practices

2100 Calle de la Vuelta, Suite E-205Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505505-252-3121 / j@nmcpp.comhttp://positivepractices.com

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