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SAFE-TSAFE-TJudgmentsJudgments

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What are the stages of What are the stages of SAFE-T?SAFE-T? Stage I: Preparation Stage II: Collection of evidence Stage III: ___________________ Stage IV: ___________________

DeliberationJudgments

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SAFE-T Evaluator RolesSAFE-T Evaluator Roles

Detective (i.e. a collector of evidence)

Judge (i.e., a decision-maker about the evidence)

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The Role of DetectiveThe Role of Detective

As a collector of evidence, the evaluator is responsible for gathering evidence that is as objective as possible.

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The Role of JudgeThe Role of Judge

As a judge, the evaluator is responsible for making informed professional judgments.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWhat is an “informed What is an “informed professional professional judgment?”judgment?”

“Informed” means that the judgment is based on factual evidence.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWhat is an “informed What is an “informed professional professional judgment?”judgment?”“Professional” means that the judgment

is made by a trained expert in the field,

is consistent with ethical guidelines, is made on a case-by-case basis,

and is maximally free from bias.

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Where is the evidence Where is the evidence located?located?

All evidence is contained in the dossier.

The dossier is maintained by the chair of the evaluation team.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWhat’s in the What’s in the dossier?dossier? At this point, the dossier should contain

the following completed documents:TT1: teacher’s LRP and reflectionsTT2: teacher’s UWS and reflectionsET1s: evaluators’ observation recordsTT3s: teacher’s reflection on each

observed lessonET2: professional review completed by

the principalTT4: teacher’s self-assessment

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The Judgment ProcessThe Judgment Process

At the end of each evaluation period, the team chair must ensure that each member of the evaluation team has access to the entire contents of the dossier.

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The Judgment ProcessThe Judgment Process

Each evaluator independently reviews all of the evidence in the dossier.

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The Judgment ProcessThe Judgment Process

Each evaluator analyzes the evidence and completes a working copy of a SAFE-T Summary (ET3) to reflect his or her own independent judgments.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWhat is ET3?What is ET3?

ET3 is the SAFE-T Summary template.

ET3 is the only required template.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWhat is ET3?What is ET3?

ET3 is not a form of evidence. ET3 is used to describe the judgments that are based on the evidence.

In addition to the judgments, ET3 includes the rationales for the judgments.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TET3: Levels of ET3: Levels of JudgmentsJudgments

1. Judgment for each key element (34)

2. Judgment for each domain (4)

3. An overall judgment (1)

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The Judgment ProcessThe Judgment Process

Following completion of the independent reviews, all members of the evaluation team must participate in a consensus meeting.

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The Consensus MeetingThe Consensus Meeting

Each evaluator must bring his or her working copy of the SAFE-T Summary (ET3) that he or she has prepared independently.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TConsensus Consensus MeetingMeeting

At the consensus meeting, the evaluators

1. present their independent reviews,

2. arrive at consensus regarding each judgment (i.e., met or not met),

3. provide a rationale for each judgment, and

4. complete a consensus-based ET3 (SAFE-T Summary) that will serve as the evaluation report.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TConsensus ProcessConsensus Process

1. Quick polling for each key element. The chair tallies each individual evaluator’s judgment for each key element.

2. Reach consensus on the judgment (met or not met) for each key element.

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3. Write a detailed rationale for each key element judged not met.

4. Write a brief summary rationale for each key element judged met.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TET3 Writing ET3 Writing RubricRubric

be sufficiently unique in order to avoid double jeopardy;

present a clear summary of substantive evidence; and

be sufficiently detailed.

The rationale must. . .

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SAFE-TSAFE-TET3 Writing ET3 Writing RubricRubric

be based on valid evidence; and

be based on the preponderance of evidence.

The judgment must. . .

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rationale?rationale?

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5. determine the domain ratings by calculating the number of key elements judged as met in each domain.

After consensus has been reached for the key element judgments and rationales,

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Domain RatingsDomain Ratings

Domain# of Key Elements

Needed to Pass

Planning

Instruction

Environment

Professionalism

10 or 11

11 or 12

5 or 6

4 or 5

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In simpler terms,In simpler terms,

A teacher can miss one key element and still “pass” a domain. If a teacher misses two or more key elements in a particular domain, he or she “fails” the domain.

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6. determine the overall rating.

After the domain ratings have been calculated,

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To pass SAFE-T, a teacher must pass all four domains at the time of the final evaluation.

Key elements that are not met automatically become areas for improvement.

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7. If this is the preliminary evaluation period, determine the need for another LRP, UWS, and/or self-assessment.

8. Reach consensus on the teacher’s Professional Growth & Development Plan.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TPutting it all Putting it all

togethertogether

Judgment Judgment ==

Making Making Sense of Sense of

the the EvidenceEvidence

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWritten Written ReportsReports

A consensus-based ET3 must be completed after each evaluation period. This document serves as the official report.

At the conclusion of each consensus meeting, the independently prepared working copies of the evaluators’ ET3s are destroyed.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWritten reportsWritten reports

The Preliminary Evaluation ET3 serves as a sort of progress report to the teacher.

The findings reported on the Final Evaluation ET3 serve as the teacher’s official ADEPT results for the year. Districts must report these results to the SCDE.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TTeacher Teacher ConferencesConferencesAt least one evaluation team

member must meet in person with the teacher following each consensus meeting but prior to the end of each evaluation cycle.

The purpose of the conference is to provide the teacher with an explanation and a written copy of the consensus-based ET3.

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The teacher must sign and date the consensus-based ET3 at the conclusion of the meeting to indicate that he or she has reviewed the information contained on the consensus-based ET3.

The teacher must receive a copy of the consensus-based ET3.

Teacher Teacher ConferencesConferences

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SAFE-TSAFE-TWhat is ET4?What is ET4?

ET4 is the SAFE-T Log.

ET4 is not a form of evidence.

ET4 is an optional template that evaluators may use to plan and document the completion of each step of the evaluation process.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TSAFE-T RecordsSAFE-T Records

Each teacher’s dossier (including preliminary and final evaluation evidence) must be maintained at least until the teacher’s deadline for filing an appeal has expired.

The consensus-based SAFE-T Summary (ET3) must be maintained indefinitely as part of the teacher’s personnel record.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TResponsibilities of the Responsibilities of the Team ChairTeam ChairMaintain the dossier.Ensure that copies of all correspondences

are included in the dossier.If any required teacher evidence is

missing from the dossier, note the reason and include copies of reminders to the teacher.

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SAFE-TSAFE-TResponsibilities of the Responsibilities of the Team ChairTeam ChairOrganize and disseminate the entire

contents of the dossier to each evaluator.

Schedule and facilitate the consensus meeting.

Schedule the teacher conference and ensure that it is conducted appropriately.

Submit all required documentation to the district office

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SAFE-T ExercisesSAFE-T Exercises

Let’s get Let’s get moving!moving!

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HomeworkHomework

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SAFE-TSAFE-TSAFE-T ExamSAFE-T Exam

attend all SAFE-T NET sessions in their entirety;

contribute to all session activities; and

successfully complete all assignments.

In order to be given access to the SAFE-T Exam, you must

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SAFE-TSAFE-TSAFE-T CertificationSAFE-T Certification

successfully complete the SAFE-T exam.

In order to become a certified SAFE-T evaluator, you must

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