External evaluation NMVA 2016 SELFEVALUATION AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION

External evaluation NMVA, 2016

SELF-EVALUATION AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION RATIO

HARMONY BETWEEN SELF-EVALUATION AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION • Unified system of indicators. • The same positive approach. • Evaluation and improvement of school’s quality.

EVALUATION LANDMARKS • It is neither the quality control nor search for the guilty. • Individuals are not criticised. • Personnel is not punished. • People are not humiliated.

THE CRITERION FOR EXTERNAL EVALUATION SUCCESS Has it helped the school to improve the services provided to these pupils?

External Evaluation System in Lithuania GOAL – to promote the improvement of schools for the better quality of (self-) development and better achievements of students. • • • 7 year cycle; 5 evaluation levels (from N to 4); 3 -5 days; 75% of time lesson observation; All teachers are observed at least twice by different evaluators; • Feedback for teachers straight after the lesson; • Report contains all 5 areas and conclusions – strengths and areas for improvement; • School and its founder become responsible for respective performance improvement.

EXTERNAL EVALUATORS • Non-staff people (teachers trust teacher-evaluator more than officials); • ½ - headmasters and deputy headmasters; • ¼ teachers; • ¼ - specialists of municipal educational departments and national institutions; • In total – 231 accredited external evaluators at the moment.

Professional dialogue IN SCHOOL • +3 -2. • Team leader with school headmaster. • Meetings with teachers, students, parents and other stakeholders. • +10 -5.

Strengths and points for improvement

Regression model Values Personal development expectations Personnel management Instruction of parents Achievem ents Progress Learning Quality Teaching approach and techniques Teacherstudent dialogue

Professional dialogue OUTSIDE SCHOOL • To share practice and knowledge with colleagues in school and at municipality level; • Distributed leadership – proactive in new projects, involve other stakeholders; • ¼ of evaluators climbed the career ladder;

20 Lithuanian schools share successful experience • The teachers write about their success formulas • There are 2 DVD disks with fragments of effective lessons and 2 lists with tasks for teachers (Vilnius, 2008)

Folders of filmed lessons 1. Lithuanian language. (The main focus is on the assessment of students) 2. Religion and art. (The main focus is on the interdisciplinary links) 3. Faith. (The main focus is how the teacher fulfils the plan of the lesson) 4. ICT. (The main focus is on students activities individualization) 5. English language. (The main focus is on the collaboration while learning) Every folder has DVD disk with filmed lesson, plan of lesson, list with tasks for teacher. (Vilnius, 2009)

BENEFITS OF EVALUATION • Lessons, which are one of the key aspects in schools operations, become more topical and gain an improved structure. • Evaluation data is used to prepare school improvement plans. • External evaluation helps build self-evaluation skills needed to identify topical problems to be tackled by the school. • Positive changes in professional development programs. • Good practice. • Evaluation conclusions form the basis for the planed use of the EU structural funds. • Provides insights for respective changes in the curriculum. • External evaluation and self-evaluation data is used for scientific research.

SUCCESSES & CHALLANGES * Influences the whole comprehensive education; * Changes the culture – from control towards professional dialogue; *The main value – trust. * Still threatening; * Time-consuming; * Intense; * Expensive.