candidate assessment of performance (cap): an overview august 4, 2015 and august 10, 2015 presented...

Candidate Assessment of Performance (CAP): an Overview

August 4, 2015 and August 10, 2015Presented by: Jennifer Briggs

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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP

Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed

Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle

Section Four: Appendices and Forms

Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info

Q & A

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Agenda

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Objectives for Today’s Webinar

Provide an overview of CAP

Discuss next steps

Answer questions regarding CAP

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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP

Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed

Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle

Section Four: Appendices and Forms

Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info

Q & A

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Goals of CAP Candidate readiness:

To ensure teacher candidates are ready to make impact with students day one;

To measure teacher candidates’ practice on key indicators as outlined in the Guidelines for the Professional Standards for Teachers (PSTs); and

To support teachers in improving their practice based on targeted feedback and performance evaluations.

Alignment to MA Educator Evaluation Framework

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Shift from PPA to CAP

Uses multiple measures

Removes content-based questions

Alignment to Educator Evaluation

Focused on targeted feedback

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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP

Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed

Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle

Section Four: Appendices and Forms

Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info

Q & A

CAP: The 6 Essential Elements

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CAP: The 6 Essential Elements

Elements are essential if: The absence of a teacher’s competency in

the skill was likely to put students at risk The element could serve as an umbrella for

skills outlined in other elements, in most cases other elements were pre-requisite skills to those outlined in the essential element.

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How to assess candidates on the 6 Essential Elements?

CAP Rubric

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Rubric: Quality, Scope, and Consistency and Readiness Thresholds Quality: ability to perform (at proficient) Scope: scale of impact Consistency: frequency

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CAP: Gathering Evidence

CAP: Categories of Evidence Observations

Two announced, two unannounced Document these observations using Observation Forms

(Appendix D) Observation Model Protocol is available

Impact on Student Learning Identify a measure of learning, growth, or achievement

that assesses a sample of content Set expectations for how and when this will be measured See Appendix G

Student Feedback Candidate will issue surveys (ESE website)

Candidate Artifacts

CAP: Evidence Requirements for Each Essential Element

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CAP: Summative Assessment

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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP

Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed

Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle

Section Four: Appendices and Forms

Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info

Q & A

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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CAP: 5-Step Cycle

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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP

Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed

Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle

Section Four: Appendices and Forms

Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info

Q & A

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Evidence Requirements for Each Essential Element

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CAP Summative Assessment

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Section One: Introduction and Background of CAP

Section Two: What is Assessed in CAP, and How it is Assessed

Section Three: The 5-Step Cycle

Section Four: Appendices and Forms

Section Five: Timeline and Pilot Info

Q & A

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November 2014 – June 2015: Develop

CAP

June 30, 2015: CAP Guidelines sent to Sponsoring Organizations

Pilot: 2015-16

Implementation: 2016-17 29

CAP Timeline for Development and Implementation

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Coming up for CAP: 2015-16 PILOT

A minimum of 10 candidates from each

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Training resources on CAP specifics

Piloting online platform/app!

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Available now for CAP…

CAP Guidelines

Website: doe.mass.edu/edprep/cap

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Thank you!

Be sure to check out the Ed Prep website for updates! doe.mass.edu/edprep/cap

Contact: Ed Prep Email: edprep@doe.mass.edu Phone: 781-338-3561