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Criterion 5: Improving Instruction: Monitoring, assisting, and evaluating effective instruction and assessment practices

5.1 Monitors instruction and assessment practices

PROFICIENT / EXAMPLES as proficient / DISTINGUISHED
Develops and uses observable systems and routines for regularly monitoring instruction and assessment
Evidence: / For example:
Conducting regular classroom observations and evaluations consistent with contractual obligations. Utilizing classroom walkthroughs. Providing support for new teachers in the form of mentoring or professional development. Working with specific teachers on improvement plans. Collecting lessons and assessments for analysis. Provide samples of the methodology for monitoring classroom visits, observations, and evaluations. / Is proficient AND consistently demonstrates leadership in the practice of monitoring effective instruction and assessment practices
Evidence:
Uses data consistently to provide staff meaningful, personal feedback that is effective for improving instruction and assessment practices
Evidence: / For example:
Peer-collected classroom data, reflective analysis of student work through teacher collaboration, creating and recognizing quality rubrics for formative assessment and grading, using assessment results to improve instruction, student and parent surveys, instruction and assessment practices expected of teachers, ILT, Dept. teams, all staff, grade level teams, etc. Tie evidence directly to the group of teachers identified. Evidence shows that principal has provided the relevant feedback that has resulted in improved instruction and assessment practices. / develops exemplary systems and routines for effective observation of staff
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shares systems and routines with colleagues and stakeholders
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regularly monitors, reflects on and develops or adjusts systems as needed to improve assessment practices
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5.2 Assists staff in developing required student growth plan and identifying valid, reliable sources of evidence of effectiveness

PROFICIENT / EXAMPLES as proficient / DISTINGUISHED
Meets with faculty members regularly to develop, review and modify student growth plans (individual or group plans)
Evidence: / For example:
Regularly update a school data portfolio and have it available to staff, students, parents so many people know what measures you use to track growth and improvement. Utilize available outside resources, such as CEE, to develop a list of strengths/positive trends as well as a list of concerns/troubling trends from the data.
Calendar of meetings with staff re-student growth plans. / Is proficient AND consistently demonstrates leadership in the practice of developing comprehensive student growth plans
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Assists identification of performance indicators to benchmark progress
Evidence: / For example:
Develop a list of strengths/positive trends as well as a list of concerns/troubling trends from the data. Prioritize the lists. Discuss the expected outcomes. What decisions were made regarding strengths and needs? Set a plan in place to achieve expected outcomes. Present a list of performance indicators that are used to identify the benchmarks. / Regularly meets with faculty members to reflect on student growth plans and progress
Evidence:
Research-based planning and performance-linked goal setting strategies are used, allowing timely feedback to make mid-course corrections and improve teacher practice
Evidence:
/ For example:
Learning targets. SMART Goals. Understanding formative assessment. Identifying selected growth measures based on intended use, communication, training, and support. Research used in decision making. On-going monitoring of performance, regular examination of student performance on assignment and assessment to inform instruction. Instruction and assessment alignment to common core state standards. . How is specific data shared? Using this data, what students’ needs were identified? How was growth monitored, adjusted, and demonstrated. Monitoring templates. Walk-through templates. Collected information is then used to improve teacher practice. Has there been an improvement in teacher practice?

5.3 Assists staff in implementing effective instruction and assessment practices

PROFICIENT / EXAMPLES as proficient / DISTINGUISHED
Facilitates and supports staff in the implementation of effective instruction and assessment practices
Evidence: / For example:
Staff can articulate and be observed demonstrating instructional priorities and best practices used in your school and their alignment with district expectations. Collectively monitor student achievement through plc’s and Ilt’s. / Is proficient AND serves as a driving force to build capacity for staff to initiate and implement improved instruction and assessment practices
Evidence:
Has deep and thorough knowledge and understanding of best practices in instruction and assessment
Evidence: / For example:
Principal trainings, conferences, books, research, reflection, coaching, and evaluation. / Encourages staff to conduct action research
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Devotes time and effort to the improvement of instruction and assessment
Evidence: / For example:
Plans for professional development that address collective responsibility, time and support, use of data, importance of collaboration, intensive classroom-based support, and access to external expertise. Adopt common standards for professional development. Create a new school year and daily school schedules that provide substantive time to support ongoing
school-based professional development for implementation. Create a master implementation plan that stages professional development, new standards, and assessments. Establish teacher advisory committees. Provide teachers appropriate resources. Establish professional development academies.
/ Seeks ways to extend influence of knowledge and contribute to the application of effective instruction and assessment practices
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Assists staff to use the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learning
Evidence: / For example: Collect data related to the goals and objectives of the technology plan. Formative evaluation and assessment will provide ongoing and intermittent feedback. Establish benchmarks, such as implementation dates, confidence rates, and usage rates. Perception and satisfaction survey from students, parents and teachers. Promote the integration of technology in the classroom by identifying student learning styles. Serve on the technology committee.

5.4 Evaluates staff in effective instruction and assessment practices

PROFICIENT / EXAMPLES as proficient / DISTINGUISHED
Evaluates staff reliably and validly
Evidence: / For example:
Utilizing the pre-conference, post conference, observation, summary, and student growth goals in dialogue with teachers to guide and improve instructional practice.
Providing support for new teachers in the form of mentoring or professional development. Working with specific teachers on improvement plans. Informal and formal observation data. / Is proficient AND consistently demonstrates leadership in the practice of thoroughly, reliably and validly evaluating staff in such a way that continuous improvement in instruction and assessment becomes the professional standard
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Provides data evidence to support claims
Evidence: / For example:
Gather evidence from the tool(s) used in the example above. / Provides detailed, formative assessment with exemplary feedback that leads to improvement
Evidence:
Recommendations are effective and lead to consistently improved instruction and assessment practices
Evidence: / For example:
Teachers who were previously assessed with low performance ratings are demonstrating improvement in their practice. Danielson framework and TPEP websites support resources. / Builds capacity in staff to accurately and validly assess self and others, promoting a culture of continual improvement due to ongoing evaluation of effective instruction and assessment practices
Evidence:
Demonstrating knowledge of student diversity (culture, ability, etc.) and its meaning in instruction and assessment
Evidence: / For example:
Professional development for teachers that emphasize culturally responsive classroom instruction. Specific subgroups identified with whole classrooms looking at student growth.

5.5 Provides evidence of student growth of selected teachers

PROFICIENT / EXAMPLES as proficient / DISTINGUISHED
Multiple measures of student achievement of selected teachers show measurable academic growth
Evidence: / Multiple measures of student achievement of selected teachers show significant academic growth
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1/25/2015