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Presentation to the Unity School Board
Unity, New HampshireFebruary 21, 2012
Jorgelina Abbate-Vaughn, Ph.D.http://www.jorgelinaabbate-vaughn.org
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Work of the Task Force: to expand and strengthen
SB 196: school boards shall have a teacher performance evaluation policy
Read more at http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2011/SB0196.html
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Learners and learningContent knowledge
Instructional practiceProfessional responsibility
Dispositions
New Hampshire Task Force on Effective Teaching, Phase I Report, October 2011:
http://www.education.nh.gov/teaching/documents/phase1report.p
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Propriety standards: ensure a legal and ethical evaluation with due process for teacher;
Utility standards: guide evaluations to be informative, timely, and influential;
Feasibility standards: systems are easy to implement, efficient, adequately funded, and viable;
Accuracy standards: determine if the evaluation has produced sound information
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It needs to include improved opportunities for student learning as a key objective;
It has to be linked to previous or ongoing professional development;
It needs to be understood as a cyclical portion of professional development;
It has to be comprehensive of targeted development in areas where professional teachers might need assistance.
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Capacity building Group solutions More synergy in instruction Integrated or systemic strategies
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PPA PLUS, with specialty questions under Standard B.2.c. (Content knowledge) tailored to level and/or subject. Available at http://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/schools/lsoe/pdf/PracSpring11/pracFall11/Full_Prac_K-12.pdf
SEDL Summary of teacher evaluation tools in various states: http://secc.sedl.org/orc/rr/secc_rr_00052.pdf
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Teacher effectiveness and its inevitable companion teacher evaluation (to assess such effectiveness) are highly politicized areas.
Caution must be exercised. Various perspectives need to be taken into consideration.