Vermont’s Core Teaching & Leadership Standards

13-member, teacher majority, policy-making board appointed by the Governor

What is the VSBPE?

The Board’s purpose is to oversee the training, licensing and professional standards of teachers and administrators. Specifically, the Board has been empowered by the Legislature of the State of Vermont to:

Establish standards, to promote quality and effectiveness across the educator career continuum

Approve educator preparation programs and alternate routes that meet the standards

Oversee and monitor the application and licensing process

Develop a code of professional ethics and act as advisors regarding its interpretation

Adopt regulations and policies (Act 214)

What does the VSBPE do?

How are the standards related?

Professional Learning Standards

Teacher & Leader Evaluation Guidelines

Core Leadership Standards

Core Teaching Standards

Common Core State Standards

• for school leaders, curriculum directors, professional learning providers

• for school & district leaders

• for school & district leaders

• for teachers

• for students

Introduction to the Core Teaching Standards

The VSBPE last adopted teaching standards in 1992. They were based on INTASC standards for NEW teachers.

How can the Core standards support educators today?

They provide a new vision for effective practice to empower student learning.

• Personalized Learning for Diverse Learners

• A Stronger Focus on Application of Knowledge and Skills

• Improved Assessment Literacy

• A Collaborative Professional Culture

• New Leadership Roles for Teachers and Administrators

New Emphasis of the Standards

Categories of the Core Teaching Standards

The Learner and Learning

Content Knowledge

& SkillsInstructional

PracticeProfessional

Responsibility

Next Steps

Implementation Plan

Year 1: Introduction to InTASC

• Communication with field

• Meet with stakeholders

• Consider implications of InTASC for mentoring and induction & evaluation

• Begin Rules revisions

• Develop proposed revisions to licensure & relicensure

Year 2: Revisions

• Revise relicensure process for educators

• Revise relicensure process for administrators

• Revise the Level I Licensure Portfolio

• Revise ROPA requirements

• Introduce new requirements to field

• Revise Communication Plan

• Review InTASC Learning Progressions

Year 3: Partial Implementation

• Educate stakeholders on revisions

• Provide technical assistance

• Implement communication plan

• All educators renewing in 2014 must use new standards

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Winter > Summer 2012 Fall 2012 > Summer 2013 Fall 2013 > Summer 2014 Fall 2014 > Summer 2015

Introduction to the Core Leadership Standards

The VSBPE last adopted leadership standards in 1998.

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BROAD ISLCC Standard & Function, as adopted

Performance Standards, from CCSSO

Knowledge Standards, from Educational Leadership Constituents Council ELCC

Feedback from experts in the field

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Few school and district leaders can

be expected to demonstrate expertise in

meeting all of theknowledge and

performance indicators.

Distributed Leadership

Core Leadership Knowledge &

Skills

Superintendent

Principal

Director of Special

Education

Supervisor

Asst Director for

Adult Ed

Career and Technical

Center Director

Directorof

Curriculum

Next Steps

Implementation Plan

Year 1: Introduction to InTASC

• Communication with field

• Meet with stakeholders

• Consider implications of InTASC for mentoring and induction & evaluation

• Begin Rules revisions

• Develop proposed revisions to licensure & relicensure

Year 2: Revisions

• Revise relicensure process for educators

• Revise relicensure process for administrators

• Revise the Level I Licensure Portfolio

• Revise ROPA requirements

• Introduce new requirements to field

• Revise Communication Plan

• Review InTASC Learning Progressions

Year 3: Partial Implementation

• Educate stakeholders on revisions

• Provide technical assistance

• Implement communication plan

• All educators renewing in 2014 must use new standards

You Are

Here

Winter > Summer 2012 Fall 2012 > Summer 2013 Fall 2013 > Summer 2014 Fall 2014 > Summer 2015