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Washington State Teacher and Principal Evaluation
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Session Norms
Be present Participate actively:
Ask questions Share connections Listen
Work together as a community Invite and welcome contributions of every
member
Outcomes Reconnect and share progress, ideas, resources Examine the polarities we manage in our work
with TPEP Understand newly developed rules and guidelines
around evaluation and implications for districts Identify decisions that need to be made by the
district in order to implement the new evaluation system
Begin to design and flesh out a district process for teacher evaluation
Update Communication Plan
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TPEP Core Principles1. The critical importance of teacher and leadership quality2. The professional nature of teaching and leading a school 3. The complex relationship between the system for
teacher and principal evaluation and district systems and negotiations
4. The belief in professional learning as an underpinning of the new evaluation system
5. The understanding that the career continuum must be addressed in the new evaluation system
6. The system must determine the balance of “inputs or acts” and “outputs or results”
Polarity Management Dilemma or tension among two values Requires management rather than problem
solving Either/or perspective replaced by both/and Both values in service of a higher purpose Both values are good and necessary Challenge is to manage the right balance
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Example
High Student Achievement
Low Student Achievement
and EvaluationProfessionalGrowth
• Benefits of Professional Growth
• Benefits of Evaluation
• Consequences of focusing too much on growth
• Consequences for focusing too much on evaluation
Take a moment to reflect on the current system in your district. Is there a balance of professional growth and evaluation?
What factors contribute to your current reality?
What might you need in order to reach your optimal state?
Team Discussion
Close Reading Jigsaw Groups of 4 are most ideal Suggested heterogeneous group composition
Teacher Principal/AP Central Office Staff Union Partner
Number off 1-4 Teams > 4, assign two people to 3 and 4 As you read, highlight assigned topic
1. practices already in place in your district2. practices that are different than current
practice3. practices that are required by law 4. practices that are not required by law but
support teacher growth Whip – Each person shares what they learned
(up to 3 minutes per person) Whip – Each person identifies one implication for
the work moving forward. Record on chart paper. Continue whip until all implications are
exhausted
Student Growth Examine the three student growth criteria Identify implications and decisions Brainstorm possible assessments What evidence/artifacts would be necessary in
order to rate these portions of the rubric?