Special Education and Teacher Evaluations

Janelle Smith Dr. Peter VeronaO Director of

Special ServicesO Byron CUSD

#226O jsmith@byron226.or

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O Byron High School PrincipalO Byron CUSD

#226O pverona@byron226.

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Getting to know you . . .

O What plan is your district currently using?

O How many years has it been in place?

O What is left to do?

O What are your districts biggest road blocks or obstacles?

Byron School District #226Unit District

One Elementary School (677 Students)1 Principal, 1 Asst. Principal

One Middle School (379 Students)1 Principal, 1 Asst. Principal

One High School (493 Students)1 Principal, 1 Asst. Principal

Byron #226 Evaluation PlanO Purpose of Evaluation Plan

O Performance ExpectationsO Growth and Development

O Mutual respect and trustO Teachers and professionals will take

responsibility for their growth and development

O Environments that facilitate learning O Reflection and analysis

Byron #226 Evaluation PlanO Goals of the Evaluation Plan

O Improve quality of instruction and performance to enhance all student learning

O Provide training and support for staff both veteran and new

O Create and promote positive attitudes toward the value of evaluations and professional growth

O Collect reliable and varied data for making employment decisions

Components of the Summative Evaluation and Timeline

O Notification – Notified in writing within three weeks of the start of school

O Pre-Observation Conference – Scheduled at a mutually convenient time for staff and evaluator

O Observations – Informal (10-15 minutes) vs. Formal (45 minutes except where class periods are shorter)

O Post-Observation Conference – Within 10 days of each required observation

O Summative Evaluation Report – Within 10 days of the final observation

Non-Tenured CycleO Will Occur Yearly - Years One and

TwoO Participate in the induction academy

(Mentor Program)O Includes a minimum of three (3)

observations, two (formal) of which must be a 45 minute minimum. The other observation (informal) has a 15 minute minimum.

Non-Tenured CycleO Will Occur Yearly - Years Three and

FourO Portfolio that shows completion of a

professional growthO Includes a minimum of three (3)

observations, two (formal) of which must be a 45 minute minimum. The other observation (informal) has a 15 minute minimum.

Tenured CycleO Occurs on a Two Year Cycle

O One Evaluation at least every two years – Includes a minimum of two (2) observations, one of which must be a 45 minute (Formal) minimum . The other observation has a 15 minute (Informal) minimum.

O Portfolio O Personal Professional Goal (SMART goal)O Self-Directed Professional Growth (3 Options)

O District of School InitiativesO Classroom Based Inquiry or Masters DegreeO Doctorate/National Board Certification

Informal ObservationsO Require no scheduling or pre-conferenceO Not subject to a minimum time requirementO No forms are required on the part of the

teacherO Evaluator must provide the teacher an

opportunity to have an in person discussion following the observation

O Comments from the informal must be formalized using the Teacher Observation Form in order to be used in the Summative Report

Formal ObservationsO Must include a pre-conference and a post conference O Teachers required to fill out a planning conference form

and a reflective conference formO All formals will take place three weeks after school has

started and four weeks before the end of schoolO Formals cannot be within 10 school days of each other

unless the teacher waives this limitationO Exact date of observation will be mutually agreed uponO Reflective (post) conference must take place within 10

days after the observationO All classroom observations for purposes of evaluation

shall be conducted openly with full knowledge of the teacher.

Specialist's Rubrics O TeacherO Therapy (Occupational Therapist,

Speech and Language Pathologists, Physical Therapist)

O School Psychologists O School Social WorkersO School CounselorsO School NursesO Medial Specialists (School Librarians)

Your Turn . . .

What are your biggest road

blocks or obstacles??

Resources and LinksO Helpful Documents

O Teacher Evaluation Timeline provided by Lee/Ogle ROE – provided

O District Decision Making Guide – provided

O Byron CUSD #226 Evaluation PlanO http://

www.isbe.net/PEAC/default.htmO ISBE Non-Regulatory Guidance on

PERA & SB 7