Certified Evaluation Orientation

Principal Professional Growth Principal Professional Growth & Effectiveness System& Effectiveness System

LaRue County SchoolsJuly 28, 2014

Complete Plan posted on District Website

PPGES is for Principals & Assistant Principals

Assistant Principals will inherit some parts of PPGES from Principals.

Orientation Orientation by the end of the first 30 calendar

days of employment Staff must sign and date certifying completion

of Orientation.

Multiple Measures

PrincipalsPrincipals Self-Reflection Professional Growth Plan Working Conditions Goal

(2 yr) Student Growth Goal

State Contribution Local Contribution

Site Visit (2) 360 Survey (Val Ed) Other Products of

Practice Letters & Memos

Assistant PrincipalsAssistant Principals Self-Reflection Professional Growth Plan Working Conditions Goal

(2 yr)—inherited Student Growth Goal

State Contribution--inherited Local Contribution--inherited

No Site Visit No 360 Survey Other Products of Practice Letters & Memos

Self-Reflection & Professional Growth Plans—pg. 41

Self-Reflection Developed and

approved by September 30

Completed in CIITS

Professional Growth Plan Developed and approved

by September 30 Reviewed by summative

conference Must align with school or

district improvement plans (CSIP or CDIP)

Completed in CIITS

Working Conditions Goal—pg. 42

Principals are responsible for setting a two-year Working Conditions Growth Goal based on the most recent TELL Kentucky Survey (administered in the spring of odd years)Developed & approved collaboratively with Supt/designee by September 30Entered in CIITSBy April 1 of off years, principal will give a supplemental survey to staff to gather data on progress towards the goal (electronic or paper-pencil)

WORKING CONDITIONS GOAL RUBRICExemplary At least 10% more than the goalAccomplished Within ± 10% of the goalDeveloping From the baseline set for the goal to -10% of the goalIneffective Below the baseline

Student Growth Goal—pg. 44-45State Contribution

Based on ASSIST- required goals for CSIP Trajectory in SRC May narrow focus

Goal for next September Lags 1 Year Developed & approved

with Supt/designee By Sept 30 (or 2 wks after

embargo SRC release) Includes action plan and

criteria for success rating

Local Contribution

Based on school need May or may not be related to

State Contribution Goal Goal for current school year

in time for May 1 summative Developed & approved with

Supt/designee by Sept 30 (or 2 wks after

embargo SRC release) Includes action plan

One of the two must be tied to Gap. Both inherited by Asst. Principals.

STUDENT GROWTH GOAL RATINGHigh More than 10% above GoalExpected + or – 10%Low More than 10% below goal

(Any score below baseline)

Site Visits—pg. 41 & 360 Survey—pg. 42

Site Visits

1 per semester Post-Conference

within 5 working days, but may be electronic

Review principal performance standards

360 Survey

Val Ed Administered once in non-

TELL year (min.) KDE will set approved

windows for administration

Completed by teachers, principal, and supervisor(s)

Assistant Principals will not participate in Site Visits or 360 Survey.

Other Products of Practice—pg. 43 Program Review evidence team-developed curriculum

units lesson plans communication logs timely, targeted feedback from

mini or informal observations student data records student work student formative and/or

summative course evaluations/feedback

minutes from PLCs

teacher reflections and/or self-reflections

teacher interviews teacher committee or team

contributions parent engagement

activities/surveys records of student and/or

teacher attendance video lessons engagement in professional

organizations action research

To be made available to the Supt/designee in a timely manner upon request.

Letters & Memos—pg. 44

In addition to district-adopted evaluation forms, letters and memos may be used to document both outstanding performance and performance which needs improvement.

Correspondence dated and signed by both parties with a copy provided to Evaluatee

Conference highly recommended, but not required

Mid-Year Review

A mid-year review will be completed to provide feedback on progress

Adjustments to action plans may be made as a result of the mid-year review

Summative Evaluation

Deadline: May 1 All formative sources of data will be

completed prior to the summative conference Summative evaluation will be completed in

CIITS, then printed/signed/filed in the personnel file housed at central office

Professional Practice Rating—pg. 46

Professional Practice Decision Rules—pg. 47

Student Growth Goal Rating—pg. 48 (Local Only for 14-15)

Both the state and local goal will be given a numerical weighting.

LOW = 1 ; EXPECTED = 2 ; HIGH = 3 Combined goal rating will be a simple average of the two

goals. 3 Year Trend will be used for overall rating when available

by averaging and using the rating scale to the right.

RATING AVERAGE SCORELow 1.00 -- 1.49Expected 1.50 -- 2.49High 2.50 -- 3.00

Overall Performance Category—pg. 48

Corrective Action Plan—pg. 49 A Corrective Action Plan shall be developed to assist a

certified staff member who has failed to meet a district standard OR when an immediate change is required in practice or behavior.

Steps in Corrective Action Administrator initiates the Corrective Action Plan process Administrator and teacher collaborate to develop the CAP Administrator and teacher develop timeline Administrator and teacher develop appraisal method for CAP Administrator evaluates improvement of performance at target date

Entered in CIITS PGP section and clearly noted in the text that it’s a CAP

Appeal Procedure for Summative Evaluation—pg. 52-54, 58

1. Evaluatee must submit Appeal Form (pg. 58) to the chairperson of the Appeal Panel within 5 working days of receipt of the evaluation.

2. The Appeal Panel will meet to consider evidence and make a recommendation decision. Upholding all parts of the original evaluation. Voiding the original evaluation or parts of it. Ordering a new evaluation by a second certified

employee who shall be a trained evaluator.

Appeal Procedure for Summative Evaluation—pg. 52-54, 58 (Cont.)

3. The Appeal Panel will make a recommendation to the Superintendent within 15 working days from the date of the filing of the Appeal.

4. All parties will be notified of the recommendation with a letter citing evidence to support the decision.

Other Evaluation Notes Supports for each multiple measure are available on the

KDE-PGES website The Educator Development Suite (EDS) is where PGES

materials will be entered in CIITS Support for PGES implementation in CIITS is available in

CIITS including quick-reference cards and archived webcasts for tasks

Observation windows, timelines and other requirements may be adjusted by the supervisor in special circumstances where the evaluatee has been absent due to extenuating circumstances or is a late hire. Must be approved by Supt/designee and evaluatee notified within 5 working days of return to work. (Pg 10)