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2. What is APPR?
O Annual Professional Performance Review for
teachers and principals in New York State
O Aligned with state curriculum standards
O Assessment system with common
expectations and ratings
O Promote student learning and improve
teaching
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3. Conditions that led to APPR
O Race to the Top requirements
O Teacher and Principal accountability
O NYS Common Core
O Providing quality education to all students
O Ensuring teachers and principals are
effective
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4. Problems with prior APPR
evaluations
O Infrequent
O Inconsequential
O Irrelevant
"The goal is and always has been to help students - to give them
every opportunity to succeed in college and careers. To make that
happen, we need to improve teaching and learning. We owe it to
our students to make sure every classroom is led by an effective
teacher”. -State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr.
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5. Governor Cuomo
announced an
agreement that would
make New York State a
leader on teacher
accountability.
6. Education Law 3012-c
Each teacher or principal will receive an APPR
composite score and a rating.
60% teacher 40% student 100% APPR
effectiveness effectiveness Composite
score
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7. APPR Composite Score
40% student achievement
Teachers
O 20 points from state assessments, Regents
exams, SLOs, district determined
assessment, or BOCES developed
assessment
O 20 points from locally selected assessment
comparable across classrooms of the same
grade/subject
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8. APPR Composite Score
40% student achievement
Principals
O 20 Points from results of state assessments
or graduation rates
O SLOs when necessary
O 20 Points from locally determined measures
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9. APPR Composite Score
60% teacher effectiveness
O Locally decided but based on state
requirements and options
O Multiple measures
Teachers
O 31 of the 60 points from observations
O 2 observations a year
O Remaining 29 points from surveys, further
observations, and/or professional reviews
O Other teaching standards
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10. APPR Composite Score
Principals
O 31 or 60 points from assessment of
leadership and management actions
O Multiple visits including one unannounced
O Remaining 29 points from goals set
O Must have supporting pieces of evidence
O Other leadership standards
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11. Interpreting the APPR
Composite Score
HEDI
Highly effective- exceeds expectations
Effective- meets expectations
Developing* – below expectations
Ineffective*- does not meet expectations
*requires a Teacher Improvement Plan (TIP)
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12. APPR Plan
Must include:
O Basic school district information
O Growth on State Assessments or Comparable
Measures
O Local Measures
O Other Measures of Effectiveness
O Composite Scoring
O Additional Requirements
* Sections needed for both teachers and principals
All plans must receive state approval!
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13. Instructional programs are
designed and guided by:
O Specific needs
O District goals
O Implementation and
success of evaluation
process
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14. Effects of APPR on
Instructional Program Design
O Data driven instruction
O Improve teacher and principal effectiveness
O Targeted Professional Development
O Support provided for developing and ineffective
teachers
O Provide professional development opportunities
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15. “ More can be done to improve education by
improving the effectiveness of teachers than by any
other single factor.” Wright, Horn and Sanders, 1997
Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education
16. Works Cited
O http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/resources.html
O http://engageny.org/resource/appr-planning
O http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/plans/home.html
O http://engageny.org/resource/summary-of-revised-appr-provisions-2012-13-the-purple-
memo/
O http://engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/state_growth_measures_
-_teachers_and_principals.pdf
O http://engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/locally-
selected_measures_-_teachers_and_principals.pdf
O http://www.brockport.k12.ny.us/district.cfm?subpage=14461
O http://widgeteffect.org/overview/- quotes on slide 11, Slide 12
O http://engageny.org/resource/research-supporting-all-components-of-teacherprincipal-
evaluation
O http://www.schoolleadership20.com/forum/topics/nysed-latest-guidance-on-appr
O http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/
O http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/plans/home.html
O http://engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/nys-evaluation-plans-
guidance-memo.pdf
O www.sandi.net/cms/lib/CA01001235/Centricity/.../34/.../pp4000.pdf
Images
- www.wnyc.org – Governor Cuomo
- philipstown.info – Race to the Top Logo
- www.csmonitor.com – Teacher/student pictures- Slide 11
- engageny.org – Slide 15
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