1. Annual ProfessionalPerformance ReviewKristy Goergen, Tatiana Merrick, and Heather Yungbluth

2. What is APPR?O Annual Professional Performance Review forteachers and principals in New York StateO Aligned with state curriculum standardsO Assessment system with commonexpectations and ratingsO Promote student learning and improveteaching 2 3. Conditions that led to APPRO Race to the Top requirementsO Teacher and Principal accountabilityO NYS Common CoreO Providing quality education to all studentsO Ensuring teachers and principals areeffective3 4. Problems with prior APPRevaluationsO InfrequentO InconsequentialO Irrelevant"The goal is and always has been to help students - to give themevery opportunity to succeed in college and careers. To make thathappen, we need to improve teaching and learning. We owe it toour students to make sure every classroom is led by an effectiveteacher. -State Education Commissioner John B. King, Jr.4 5. Governor Cuomoannounced anagreement that wouldmake New York State aleader on teacheraccountability. 6. Education Law 3012-cEach teacher or principal will receive an APPRcomposite score and a rating. 60% teacher 40% student100% APPR effectiveness effectivenessCompositescore6 7. APPR Composite Score 40% student achievementTeachersO 20 points from state assessments, Regentsexams, SLOs, district determinedassessment, or BOCES developedassessmentO 20 points from locally selected assessmentcomparable across classrooms of the samegrade/subject 7 8. APPR Composite Score 40% student achievementPrincipalsO 20 Points from results of state assessmentsor graduation ratesO SLOs when necessaryO 20 Points from locally determined measures8 9. APPR Composite Score60% teacher effectivenessO Locally decided but based on staterequirements and optionsO Multiple measuresTeachersO 31 of the 60 points from observationsO 2 observations a yearO Remaining 29 points from surveys, furtherobservations, and/or professional reviewsO Other teaching standards9 10. APPR Composite ScorePrincipalsO 31 or 60 points from assessment ofleadership and management actionsO Multiple visits including one unannouncedO Remaining 29 points from goals setO Must have supporting pieces of evidenceO Other leadership standards10 11. Interpreting the APPR Composite Score HEDIHighly effective- exceeds expectationsEffective- meets expectationsDeveloping* below expectationsIneffective*- does not meet expectations*requires a Teacher Improvement Plan (TIP) 11 12. APPR PlanMust include:O Basic school district informationO Growth on State Assessments or ComparableMeasuresO Local MeasuresO Other Measures of EffectivenessO Composite ScoringO Additional Requirements* Sections needed for both teachers and principals All plans must receive state approval! 12 13. Instructional programs are designed and guided by:O Specific needsO District goalsO Implementation andsuccess of evaluationprocess 13 14. Effects of APPR onInstructional 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 14 15. More can be done to improve education byimproving the effectiveness of teachers than by anyother single factor. Wright, Horn and Sanders, 1997Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education 16. Works CitedO http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/resources.htmlO http://engageny.org/resource/appr-planningO http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/plans/home.htmlO 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.pdfO http://engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/locally-selected_measures_-_teachers_and_principals.pdfO http://www.brockport.k12.ny.us/district.cfm?subpage=14461O http://widgeteffect.org/overview/- quotes on slide 11, Slide 12O http://engageny.org/resource/research-supporting-all-components-of-teacherprincipal-evaluationO http://www.schoolleadership20.com/forum/topics/nysed-latest-guidance-on-apprO http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/O http://usny.nysed.gov/rttt/teachers-leaders/plans/home.htmlO http://engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/nys-evaluation-plans-guidance-memo.pdfO www.sandi.net/cms/lib/CA01001235/Centricity/.../34/.../pp4000.pdfImages-www.wnyc.org Governor Cuomo-philipstown.info Race to the Top Logo-www.csmonitor.com Teacher/student pictures- Slide 11-engageny.org Slide 15 16