north thurston public schools presented by conni van hoose and ryan akiyama
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Teacher / Principal Evaluation Project
North Thurston Public SchoolsPresented by Conni Van Hoose and Ryan Akiyama
Trusting Work Culture◦ Respectful ◦ Collaborative◦ Optimistic◦ Transparent◦ Accountable
Committed to Excellence: Providing every student the academic and life skills necessary to succeed in a diverse world.
NTPS Values
Norms for Collaboration◦ Speak openly◦ Confidentiality◦ Let’s work toward better teaching and learning◦ Safety in the room◦ Agree on what to communicate out◦ Assume positive intentions◦ Titles don’t matter- treat each other as equals◦ Agree on what consensus is before making
decisions
Project Norms
Team Creation◦ Joint communication and selection process
Team Leadership◦ Project Director = Administrator◦ Project Facilitator = Teacher
Communication◦ Site visits to all schools
Raj Manhas – NTPS Superintendent John Bash – NTPS Chief Operations Officer Conni Van Hoose – NTEA President
NTPS – NTEA Collaboration
Teacher Evaluation
• K-12 Teacher Representatives from 21 NTPS schools
• 6 Principal Representatives (K-12)
• NTEA President and WEA Rep.
Leadership & Travel
• Project Director & Project Facilitator
• Drawn from both Teacher & Principal Evaluation committees
Principal Evaluation
• NTPS Executive Directors of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Elementary, Middle, and High School Principal Representatives
NTPS TPEP Structure
Potential Negative Consequences
In their concern to “look good” on the rubric, especially if the stakes are high:
•Teachers become “legalistic,” parsing the words, defending their performance
•Teachers adopt a low-risk approach, not willing to try new approaches
•Teachers are unwilling to accept challenging students in their classes
•Teachers may be reluctant to share materials, expertise, etc.
(Charlotte Danielson, Assessing Teacher Effectiveness)
Implications
Potential Positive Consequences
Ideally an effective evaluation system will result in:
•Training for teachers and assessors encourages them to better understand good teaching
•Results of the assessment provide specific feedback for teachers on where they should focus their improvement efforts
•The assessment procedures themselves can promote professional learning
(Charlotte Danielson, Assessing Teacher Effectiveness)
Implications
• NTPS is one of nine pilot sites in the state: this is all in a “first draft” phase
• Our model has been influenced by the work of Charlotte Danielson, Kim Marshall, and Robert Marzano as well as other evaluation systems currently in use
• We value this work because…• The work itself instigates meaningful professional growth for
all involved
• We see the potential for this project to have a powerful effect on teaching and learning in this state for many years to come
NTPS Model Development
NTPS Model
WA TPEP Steering
Committee
NTPS Teachers
NTPS Principals
NTPS Parents & Community
NTPS Model Development
Step 1: Decide on a Rating Scale◦ 6696 requires a 4 Tier system◦ We reviewed other 4 Tier evaluation and
assessment models and agreed to the following…
Level 4: DistinguishedLevel 3: Proficient / EffectiveLevel 2: Emerging / Needs ImprovementLevel 1: Does Not Meet Expectations
NTPS Process
Step 2: Create and Sort Elements for Each Criteria◦ Each criteria assigned to a subcommittee and
broken down into 5-9 elements (AKA sub-criteria or components)
◦ Common language / Glossary
◦ Duplication analysis
◦ After revision we currently have 2-3 unique elements per criteria
NTPS Process
Step 3: Create the Performance Levels◦ Began by composing our summative statements for
each performance level (AKA the 10,000 foot view)
◦ Wrote Level 3 (Proficient/Effective) first
◦ Completed the writing and revision process for our summative statement of performance level 3 before moving on to level 1,2,4
◦ Followed the same procedure to create the first draft of the rubric for our model
NTPS Process
Next Steps◦ Continue revision and development of the rubric
for our model based on work with the Steering Committee/other Pilot sites
◦ Investigate and select Evidence and Measures
◦ Increase our engagement with Community and Parent stakeholders
◦ Evaluator and Evaluatee selection / training
NTPS Process
Conni Van HoosePresident [email protected]
Ryan AkiyamaNTPS TPEP Project [email protected]
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