Act 82 The Three Buckets
Act 82The Three Buckets
The Three Buckets
#1 #2 #3
#1 Classroom Teachers#2 Principals#3 Nonteaching Professional Employees
DefinitionsClassroom Teacher – “professional employe or temporary employe who provides direct instruction to students related to a specific subject or grade level”
Principal – “a building principal, an assistant principal, a vice principal or a director of vocational education”
Nonteaching Professional Employee – “an educational specialist or professional employe or temporary professional employe who provides services other than classroom instruction”
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2012/0/0082..HTM
Teaching vs. Nonteaching Professionals
To be considered a teaching professional, you must be able to answer yes to the following two questions:
1) Are you working under your instructional certification?2) Do you provide direct instruction to students? (i.e. Do you plan, teach, & assess the instruction?)
If your answer yes to #1, but no to #2, you are a nonteaching professional.
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Educational Specialists
CSPG #75-81
•Dental Hygienist •Elementary School Counselor •Home and School Visitor• Instructional Technology Specialist•Secondary School Counselor•School Nurse•School Psychologist
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Teachers with Unique Roles &
Functions• Gifted Teachers• Special Education Teachers• ESL Teachers• Reading Specialists• Early Childhood & Early Intervention
Teachers• Career Technology Education Teachers• Speech Language Pathologists• School Librarians
Licensed Professionals
• Not Under the Authority of PDE
• Use of Nonteaching Instrument Will Be a Local Decision for the Following:
• Occupational Therapist• Physical Therapist• Social Workers• Behavior Specialists
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Classroom Teachers
#1
Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903
Elective Data/SLO = 35% for teachers with no PVAAS Data
Principals
#2
Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903
14-15 required, but TBD
14-15 SLOs optional15-16 SLOs required
Nonteaching Professionals
#3
Anticipated to be 20% SPP
Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903