Hazlet Township Public Schools 2012-2013Hazlet Township Public Schools 2012-2013

Presenters

• Dr. Bernard F. Bragen, Jr. Superintendent

• Dr. David A. Roman Assistant Superintendent

• Mrs. Heather Schwarz Director of Curriculum,

Instruction and Testing

• Mr. Harry Camwell HTEA President

Today’s Agenda

Our District’s MissionMiddle States EvaluationExcellent Educators for New Jersey

(EE4NJ)Professional DevelopmentHazlet Township Education

Association

Welcome New Staff

Dr. Bernard F. Bragen, Jr.Superintendent of Schools

Mission

Educating our students…to achieve their maximum potential. Vision

In the pursuit of excellence, the Hazlet Township Public School District, through a rigorous academic program with high expectations, will provide students with opportunities that lead them to become responsible, independent-thinking, global citizens. The school community will implement this vision through ongoing and honest self-reflection with a commitment to continuous improvement. The Hazlet Township Public School District vision is one where:

Students are actively engaged in developing twenty-first century skills. Communication among our community of learners is open and engaging. Rigor, relevance, and relationships are the cornerstone of our daily practice. Data-informed decision-making guides our path to continuous improvement. Challenging programs and relevant learning opportunities are provided for our

community of learners. Active collaboration occurs with partners in Pre K-16 institutions, businesses, and

community organizations on a local, regional, national, and global level. Staff members are committed towards achieving high expectations for

themselves and our students and model the skills needed to inspire students to maximize their achievement.

Goals

Academic Excellence Highly Effective Professional Staff Effective Communication with All Stakeholders

Core Beliefs

Environment impacts learning. High expectations promote high achievement. Communities benefit when people act responsibly and respectfully. Education is a partnership among students, families, educators and the

community. Commitment of resources to public education provides long-term benefits

to society. Continuous improvement is achieved by promoting and managing change

effectively. All students are capable of ongoing educational growth and behavioral

improvement. Professional development that is personalized is a core tenet for creating highly

effective staff.

Middle States Accreditation: Excellence by Design

1. By the time students have experienced our full educational program and services, what should our students know and how should they be able to use what they know? What content, skills, and work habits should be the priorities for learning? What attitudes, qualities or characteristics should our students demonstrate?

2. How well should our students perform the desired outcomes, and what does excellent performance look like?

3. How will we measure and evaluate our students’ performance in multiple ways?

4. How well do our students currently perform? What is the actual quality of their work?

5. What must we do to grow and improve our students’ performance?

Overview of theOverview of theMiddle States ProcessMiddle States Process

Gather information

about District

Evaluate information

Develop Plan forGrowth

Overview of the Overview of the Middle States ProcessMiddle States Process

Information used for Evaluation:

Surveys: Staff, Parents and Students

Assessment Data

District Information Policies and Procedures Facilities Curricula

Overview of the Overview of the Middle States ProcessMiddle States Process

Evaluation Criteria:

Twelve Middle States Standards

State/Federal Assessment Benchmarks

Foundational Documents Mission, Vision and Goals Core Beliefs Profile of the Graduate

Overview of the Overview of the Middle States ProcessMiddle States Process

Plan for Growth:

Use evaluative criteria to generate a plan for growth

Creation of 3-5 District Goals

Action Plans Two for Student Achievement Two for Organizational Capacity

Student AchievementStudent AchievementGoalsGoals

Goal #1: To improve the student achievement of underperforming subgroups

Goal #2: To increase enrollment in advanced academic courses to maximize overall student achievement.

OrganizationalOrganizationalGoalsGoals

Goal #1: To maintain and create environments that support optimal student development and performance

Goal #2: To provide engaging and emerging educational technologies to create a 21st Century learning environment to assist student in achieving academic excellence

Middle States-Next Steps

Review and refinement of Goals by building-level staff

Completion of Action Plans for each goal

Community Meeting on October 1, 2012

Implementation of Action Plans/Goals

Onsite visitation Spring of 2013

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

—Andrew Carnegie

Dr. David A. RomanAssistant Superintendent of Schools

Mrs. Heather SchwarzDirector of Curriculum, Instruction

and Testing

EE4NJ - Excellent Educators for New Jersey

Educator Evaluation System Implementation

EE4NJ - Excellent Educators for New Jersey

Educator Evaluation System Implementation

• New Jersey does not have an evaluation system that adequately measures educator effectiveness, and the state only gives districts vague guidance

• Moving forward, New Jersey strives to create fair, credible, and rigorous evaluations to differentiate performance

Understanding the Need for EE4NJ

• The purpose/intent of EE4NJ is to increase achievement for all students by ensuring that every New Jersey student has access to a highly effective teacher

• Our goal is to help all teachers regardless of their experience, continuously improve their practice by measuring teaching performance and student achievement growth

• Our objective is to establish common language between all stakeholders surrounding the language and terminology used to describe educator evaluation system

Understanding the Need for EE4NJ

According to the NJ Department of Education (2012), “Effective educators are the most important in-school factor for student success, but we currently lack a robust statewide evaluation system that adequately measures effectiveness. Teachers and principals need timely, meaningful feedback to improve their practice, and students deserve educators who are highly effective and continuously improve. A high-quality evaluation system will enable districts to identify each educator’s professional development needs and support his/her growth.”

Understanding the Need for EE4NJ

• On-going professional development will be provided to thoroughly train teachers and administrators in the Teaching Practice Observation Instrument Framework

• Develop links between the results of the evaluation and professional development opportunities

Professional Development

District Goals & Achievement Indicators

Goal 1: Academic Excellence– Students are actively engaged in

developing 21st century skills.– Rigor, relevance and relationships are the

cornerstone of our daily practice.– An interactive learning community,

encompassing all stakeholders, is built and sustained.

Professional Development

District Goals & Achievement Indicators

Goal 2: Highly Effective Professional Staff– Data-informed decision-making guides our

path to continuous improvement.– Challenging programs and relevant

learning opportunities are provided for our community of learners.

– Staff members are committed towards achieving high expectations for themselves and the students.

Professional Development

District Goals & Achievement Indicators

Goal 3: Effective Communication with All Stakeholders– Communication among our community of

learners is open and engaging.– Active collaboration occurs with partners in

Pre-K – 16 institutions, businesses and community organizations on a local, regional, national and global level.

– Staff members utilize technology resources to foster ongoing communication between all components of the school community.

Professional Development

• Building Level Articulations of EE4NJ

• District and Building Level Involvement of EE4NJ

• Supporting The Development of EE4NJ

Closing Remarks EE4NJ - Moving

Forward

• 2012-2013 will serve as a preparation and capacity-building year for EE4NJ

• *The new teacher evaluation system (EE4NJ) will not be implemented in all districts until 2013-2014

Closing Remarks EE4NJ - Moving

Forward

Dr. Bernard F. Bragen, Jr.Superintendent of Schools