2. Focusing on the WHY
NC is implementing a new curriculum, new assessments, new
technology tools to improve instruction, new ways of engaging
students, and the list goes on
So why is the State focusing on educator
effectiveness in the face of so many other
changes?
Because all our efforts in other areas depend on an effective
teacher in every classroom and an effective leader in every school
building
3. Focusing on the WHY
The work around educator effectiveness, including the Measures of
Student Learning, is grounded in the belief that:
Every student in North Carolina deserves an
effective teacher in all courses and grades.
Our students need to learn all of the standards in the North
Carolina Standard Course of Study in order to be READY for
their
futures.
4. Focusing on the WHY
In order to increase their effectiveness, teachers need access to
high-quality data
Every teacher in North Carolina deserves
feedback on the growth of their students.
It’s not about firing our way to a better teaching force. It’s about
creating a system that:
Identifies the strongest teachers so that we can all learn
from them, and
Identifies those teachers who need additional support
and targets that support to their needs
5. What is educator effectiveness?
Results of Assessments The Tools We
Observations to Measure Growth Need:
End of Grade
End of Course
Tools
CTE Post Assess.
MSLs Assessments to
Measure
Standards 1-7 Standard 8
Growth
End of Grade E nrd d e
n of rae of
End of Course
G a Student Survey
ee
CTE Post Assess. Possible use of
MSLs Tripod Survey
pending SBE
decision
Standards 1-5 Standard 6
6. Standards 6 & 8 – The Basics
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Teachers
1 2 3 4 5 6
Demonstrat Establish
e Environment
Leadership
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning
Reflect on Contribute
Practice to Academic
Success
Principals (and other Administrators)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Human External Micro- Academic
Strategic Instructional
Strategic Cultural
Resource
Managerial
Development political
Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership Achievement
Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership
7. Teacher Ratings Categories
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
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Teachers
1 2 3 4 5
Demonstrate
Leadership
Establish
Environment
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning
Reflect on
Practice
6
Contribute
to Academic
Success
5 Rating Categories 3 Rating Categories
Not Demonstrated Does Not Meet Expected Growth
Developing Meets Expected Growth
Proficient Exceeds Expected Growth
Accomplished
Distinguished
8. Teacher Ratings in 2011-12
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
▲
6
Yearly Rating
Teacher EVAAS School-wide • Does Not Meet
EVAAS Growth Expected Growth
Growth
• Meets Expected Growth
Weighted Average • Exceeds Expected Growth
Why is school-wide EVAAS growth included?
• To encourage collaboration and collective
ownership of overall outcomes
• Teacher = 70% and School-wide = 30%
Note: In 2011-12, teachers without individual EVAAS growth will get
school-wide growth for Standard 6.
9. Teacher Ratings in 2012-13
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
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We are piloting some additional elements for possible inclusion
in Standard 6 in 2012-13
Possible additional elements
Teacher Student
EVAAS Surveys
Growth
(?)
School- Team
6
Yearly Rating
wide EVAAS • Does Not Meet
Expected Growth
EVAAS Growth (?) • Meets Expected Growth
Growth • Exceeds Expected Growth
Weighted Average
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10. Ratings
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
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Teachers
1 2 3 4 5 6
Demonstrate
Leadership
Establish
Environment
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning
Reflect on
Practice
Contribute
to Academic
Success
Principals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Strategic Instructional Cultural Human Managerial External Micro- Academic
Leadership Leadership Leadership Resource Leadership Development political Achievement
Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership
Key Note on Ratings
• Every educator is evaluated every year
• Each standard and rating stands on its own
(1 out of 6, not 1/6)
• Ratings are used to create professional development plans each year
• Ratings are used to determine status
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11. Status
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
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Ratings Status
• Teachers • A single overall status that is
6 separate ratings to determined once a principal
help teachers grow each or teacher has three years
of growth data to populate 6
year
or 8
• Principals • Categories for Status
8 separate ratings to
help principals grow 1. In Need of Improvement
each year 2. Effective
3. Highly Effective
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12. Teacher Status
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
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In Need of Highly
Effective
Improvement Effective
Standards 1-5 Any rating Proficient Accomplished
In the year lower than or Higher or Higher
proficient on Standards on Standards
1 2 3 4 5
Demonstrate Establish
Leadership Environment
Know
Content
Facilitate
Learning
Reflect on
Practice 1-5 1-5
And/Or And And
Standard 6 Does Not Meets or Exceeds
Three-year rolling average Meet Exceeds Expected
Expected Expected Growth
)/ 3
) 6
2 years
ago 6
+ 1ago +
year
6
This
year
Growth Growth
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13. Status and Standard 6 & 8
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
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• An educator receives an
effectiveness status only once she
has 3 years of data on
standards 6 or 8
• A 3-year rolling average of growth
data from standards 6 or 8 is used
as part of determining overall status
14. North Carolina Educator Evaluation System Evaluation Summary Sheet
Name: Martha Washington School: Independence Elementary School
LEA: Freedom County Schools Licensure: Career-Status
Overall Status: In Need of Improvement
Standard One: Teachers demonstrate leadership.
Not Demonstrated Developing Proficient Accomplished Distinguished
Standard Two: Teachers establish a respectful environment.
Not Demonstrated Developing Proficient Accomplished Distinguished
Standard Three: Teachers know the content they teach.
Not Demonstrated Developing Proficient Accomplished Distinguished
DRAFT
Standard Four: Teachers facilitate learning for their students.
Not Demonstrated Developing
Standard Five: Teachers reflect on their practice.
Not Demonstrated Developing
Proficient
Proficient
Accomplished
Accomplished
Distinguished
Distinguished
Standard Six: Teachers contribute to the academic success of students.
*Only three-year rolling average is used to determine overall status*
Year One (2009 – 2010) Year Two (2010 – 2011) Year Three (2011 – 2012) Three-Year Rolling Average*
Individual Student Growth: -1.8 Individual Student Growth: 1.2 Individual Student Growth: .7
School-wide Student Growth: .1
Year One Growth: -1.23
School-wide Student Growth: .9
Year Two Growth: 1.11
School-wide Student Growth: .9
Year Three Growth: .76
.21
Does not Meets Exceeds Does not Meets Exceeds Does not Meets Exceeds Does not Meets Exceeds
meet expected expected meet expected expected meet expected expected meet expected expected
expected growth growth expected growth growth expected growth growth expected growth growth
growth growth growth growth
Overall In Need of Improvement Effective Highly Effective
Status:
15. Focusing on the WHY
So why have statewide Measures of Student
Learning?
1. North Carolina has a statewide evaluation system to ensure
that every teacher receives a fair and consistent evaluation,
regardless of his or her employing LEA
2. Teachers in all content areas should receive a Standard Six
rating based on the growth of their own students on their
content-specific standards
3. Most LEAs do not have the capacity to design their own
assessments for all non state-tested grades and subjects
16. LEA-NCDPI
Partnership
Prior to submitting a Race to the Top application, LEA
superintendents and the NCDPI came to an agreement on how to
measure student growth for the grades and subjects not assessed
with state exams:
Step Description Owner
One Design statewide NCDPI (with teacher
assessments input)
Two Administer new LEAs/Charter
assessments Schools
Three Determine growth with NCDPI
data from new
assessments
17. Four Buckets of Assessments for Growth
Rationale - MET Research - Standards 6 & 8 - Status - Support - MSLs
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A B C D
EOCs, Category Category Locally
EOGs One of Two of Developed
and MSLs MSLs Courses
VoCATS With appropriate With the heavy
resources and emphasis on
time, these MSLs performance, the
can be validated se MSLs cannot
psychometrically be validated
psychometrically
18. Implementation
Guide
Currently in DRAFT form
Balances between LEA flexibility in implementation and the need to
collect secure data to send to EVAAS
Will be revised after feedback from testing coordinators and
superintendents (feedback due by August 15; updated version posted by
September 15)
Will also be revised after Fall 2012 administration prior to launch of
Spring 2013 administration
Outlines decisions that LEAs need to make about implementation of the
MSLs
19. LEA Expectations…
Plans should include:
Training for teachers and school administrators on the MSLs (in
conjunction with Human Resources staff)
How/if MSLs will be used for student accountability (i.e. as final exam
grades)
How/if parents and guardians will be notified of the MSLs
Testing window
20. LEA Expectations…
Training for teachers on how to score the performance-based items
(NCDPI module released in early Fall 2012)
Administration mode and security
Uniform procedures for administration
Procedures for the distribution, collection, storage, destruction, or
recycling of MSL materials
Roles and responsibilities for LEA and school-level staff members
21. Wilkes County Schools
• Proposed Implementation Plan
Final Draft by October 1
• MSL’s Timeline
• Questions
22. Resources
NCEES Wiki
http://ncees.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/NCEES+Wiki
Region 7 Support Wiki
http://rt3region7.ncdpi.wikispaces.net
DPI Educator Effectiveness Website
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/educatoreffect/
