Region One ESC Center for Leadership Excellence Sandra

Region One ESC Center for Leadership Excellence Sandra Mc. Conaughy Director

Objectives – Evaluation System Reminders – Student Growth Measure – Requirements for Evaluators – Challenges and Solutions – Center for Leadership Excellence – Questions?

Mind-Set Change THE GOAL OF T-TESS/T-PESS/SLO’S IS NOT TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK, BUT TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT A TEACHER’S/PRINCIPAL’S ABILITY TO REFLECT UPON AND STRENGTHEN THEIR OWN PERFORMANCE.

T-TESS/T-PESS/SLO’s Are the tools to achieve: • Increased Student Growth/Achievement • Teacher Effectiveness • Administrator Effectiveness • Improved Culture • Increased Collaboration

Reminders • Timelines – Orientation, Pre/Post Conferences, End of Year Conference, etc. • Please make sure everyone is certified • Late hires/second semester • Transparency – Provide timelines, orientation, expectations, etc.

Orientation - Teachers All new teachers and teachers new to T-TESS need a ½ or full day orientation. Required face to face. • Are you going to include experience teachers who previously had a T-TESS orientation? (policy) • How will you ensure late hires have orientation and have Goal Setting and Professional Development Plan (GSPD) submitted to appraiser plus a conference conducted.

Orientation - Administrators All new administrators and administrators new to T-PESS need a ½ or full day orientation. Required face to face. • Are you going to include experience administrators who previously had a T-PESS orientation? (policy) • How will you ensure late hires have orientation and have Goal Setting and Professional Development Plan (GSPD) submitted to appraiser plus a conference conducted.

Requirements for Evaluators T-TESS-Job Requirements • Attend 3 day training • Re-Certify on-line each year in June (For 3 years then every 3 years) • AEL, ILD or ILT to ILD certificate T-PESS? • Job description includes evaluation or appraise. Not just observe (+ 2 nd appraisers) • Board Approved Certificate available from Teach for Texas Portal System T-PESS-Job Requirements • Attend 2 day training • Job description includes evaluation or appraise. Not just observe • Do we need to modify Rubric for APs? Certificate available from Region 13 website

Administrator Job Requirements May want to include in administrative job requirements. • AEL, ILD, or ILT to ILD • T-TESS • T-PESS May want to send notice to all employees in your district of new requirements for administrative positions.

T-TESS Appraisal Timeline

TPESS Evaluation Process

Student Growth Measures Refinement Year 2016 -17 Roll-out 2017 -18 4 choices/combinations: • Student Learning Objectives; • Student Portfolios; • Pre and Post-Test results on district-level assessments; or • Value-added data based on student state assessment results. Proposed-Pilot for one more year. All districts required to pilot. Superintendent will need to request a waiver.

Challenges and Solutions Challenges • Questioning • Inter-rater Reliability • Scripting Solutions • Standing Agenda Item all year long • Messaging/Expectations • Refresher trainings • Coaching/feedback training (If you still have a problem w/proficiency, then the message is not being grasped. )

Enhancing Leadership Capacity Institutes • • ILP³ (Alternative Principal Certification Program) Personalized Training for District Leadership Academies Collaborative Leaders – Aspiring Leaders – New Principal – Distinguished Principal • Big Name Speakers • Para Educator Conference – February 10, 2017 workshop #52106 • Conference for Administrative Professionals – April 21, 2017 workshop #52109

Questions?

How can we assist your district/schools? Sandra Mc. Conaughy smcconaughy@esc 1. net 956 -984 -6038