Rhode Island Model for Educator Evaluation

Systems

August 2010

RI Educator Evaluation System Goals

Provide teachers and administrators:•Clear, common expectations for educator quality•Regular, meaningful feedback about performance and opportunities for development

An effective teacher in every classroomAn effective principal in every school

Evaluation System Standards

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Standard 1: Comprehensive Evaluation Systems

Standard 2: Individual Growth and Improvement

Standard 3: Collective Growth and Improvement

Standard 4: Quality Assurance Standard 5: Fair, Consistent, and Accurate

EvaluationsStandard 6: Evaluation System Improvement

RI Model, District Systems, and the AFT Innovation Grant

• Same timelines for development• All models must meet all aspects of the EES standards• AFT and RIDE currently exploring ways to merge

models

Committee Work Structure

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RI Model Committee Roles and Responsibilities

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ACEES• Review and provide critical feedback to RIDE and the working groups on all key

evaluation system deliverables• Provide direction to the working groups for overall system development through

the design principles

Working groups• Produce and present to RIDE and ACEES a set of deliverables that cover

specific components of the evaluation system

RIDE leadership and representatives• Manage the overall process and progress of evaluation system design• Provide working groups with initial draft documents to use as the starting point in

their discussions • Commit to using a consensus approach to decision-making whenever possible• Act as final decision-makers if consensus cannot be reached in a timely manner

Tiered System Roll Out Plan

SY 2011-12 SY 2012-13 SY 2013-14

Teacher Evaluation Process X

Teacher Evaluation System (with rewards/consequences)

X

Building Administrator Evaluation Process

X

Building Administrator Evaluation System (with rewards/consequences)

X

Support Staff and District Administrator Evaluation System

X

Overview of core elements of the RI Teacher Evaluation Model (current iteration)

• Evaluation and development go hand in hand. The Rhode Island Model’s (RI Model) evaluation process enables individualized development for teachers that is aligned to student learning goals and tied directly to evaluation results.

• Self-directed growth and development is a critical component of professionalism. To this end, the evaluation process will be designed to enable regular self-reflection and opportunities for educators to drive development conversations.

• Evaluation and observation are related but separate things. While all teachers will be evaluated on an annual basis, the frequency of required observations to inform evaluation ratings will vary based on the specific circumstances of each individual teacher.

• The system is built around a clear framework of expectations for both teacher performance and student performance. These expectations are focused on evidence-based assessments of student learning, professional practice (including content knowledge), and professional responsibilities.

• The evaluation cycle will be embedded in regular, substantive conferences between the teacher and his/her evaluator that act as the cornerstone of the evaluation process. These conferences should provide a forum for meaningful feedback about performance, regular development discussions, and review of student data.

Primary components to assess teacher performance

Component Description

Student Learning Outcomes

Student Learning will be measured in two ways:1. Student growth as indicated by a growth model, where appropriate data is available; and2. Student mastery of rigorous academic goals and standards, based upon a variety of summative assessments and measured through a goal attainment process.

Professional Practice

The extent to which a teacher executes a set of core competencies (including content), through observations of teacher and student actions and document reviews. Professional practice competencies will be clearly mapped on a performance rubric by performance level.

Professional Responsibilities

The extent to which a teacher exhibits non-skill and knowledge based actions and attitudes that reflect a clearly defined set of professional responsibilities.

Final rating scale

Individual ratings for each of the three components will be combined to produce a final rating based on the following 4-point scale:

Ineffective Minimally Effective Effective Highly

Effective

Student learning rating

Professional practice rating

Professional responsibilities

rating

+

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Final evaluation

rating

RI Model Benchmarks

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Working Group Charges

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Working Group Group Charge – To be delivered October 2010

Impact on Student Learning Devise the process (methods, tools, and mix of assessments) used to evaluate individual teachers’ impact on student learning

Evaluation Process Devise the set of rules and procedures under which educators will be evaluated, including assessment methods; frequency and timeline for observation, feedback, and development; and evaluation tools

Professional Practice (Teachers and Administrators)

Define the competencies of professional practice and the indicators used to measure each competency, and establish a rubric that delineates performance standards at each level

Professional Responsibilities Define the competencies of professional responsibility and the indicators used to measure each competency, and establish a rubric that delineates performance standards at each level

Professional Development and Support

Devise the process, mechanisms and content for providing development support at all performance levels

Multiple Measures for Student Learning

Evidence used to assess teachers

Teacher Group

Student Learning Outcomes

Professional Practice

Professional ResponsibilitiesGrowth

ModelGoal

Attainment

School- or Group-wide

Measure

Teachers who teach tested grades and subjects where the growth model can be applied (e.g., 5th grade general education)

X X X X X

Teachers who teach grades and subjects where the growth model cannot be applied (e.g., 11th grade English, middle school art, etc.)

X X X X

Teacher Professional Practice• Current draft of the teacher professional practice framework includes

a set of domains (e.g., Knowledge of Students & Classroom Culture, Planning & Preparation, Classroom Instruction, etc) and a set of teacher competencies under each domain

• Competencies measure teacher behaviors that can be assessed through observation or document/artifact review

• Competencies are primarily based on a detailed review and discussion of RI Professional Teaching Standards; also included discussion of draft INTASC Standards, and a variety of external examples, including Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching, and DC Public Schools’ Teaching and Learning Framework.

Administrator Professional Practice

• Current draft of the administrator professional practice framework uses the RI Educational Leadership Standards (RIELS) as the basis. RIELS will provide the framework so that rubric can be built from a single, aligned set of leadership standards

• Reviewed and compared other examples of leadership standards to make final determination that the rubric should be built off of RIELS

• Agreement on general design principles for the rubric:• RIELS Domain Standards 1-4 will provide the large evaluation areas• Within each domain, administrators will be rated on the articulated

competencies• Under each competency, the RIELS’ indicators will inform the

performance descriptors that describe what performance for each competency looks like at each performance level

• Rubric will also provide sources of evidence to be used to make assessments of administrator performance for each competency

Professional Responsibilities• Current draft of the teacher professional responsibilities

framework includes a set of domains and a set of competencies under each domain

• The competencies measure non-skill based behaviors that apply to all educators and can be assessed through observation of daily interactions, actions over time, and input from colleagues and other appropriate sources.

• Competencies based off of a detailed review and discussion of RI Professional Teaching Standards, RI Educational Leadership Standards, RI Code of Professional Responsibility, and a variety of external examples.

Support and Development

• Current draft of the teacher support and development program includes state-wide expectations for all teachers to:

• Engage in self-assessment of their performance• Create an annual, individualized development

plan

• Evaluation and development are directly linked, with evaluation results used to inform targeted development needs

The Rhode Island Model

• High Quality Design

• Intensive Training

• ISPs to build capacity

• Validity Studies

• State-wide Participation in Development

• Continuous Model Refinement

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Small Group Discussion and Feedback

• Break into small groups

• Use the Working Group Chart and the Comment Sheet

• Discuss each group’s charge and guiding principles

• Consider strengths, concerns and questions

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Thank You!

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