NCAE SBE Review NCAE Need tools for the new common exams or MSLs? Go to this resource on the NC DPI web page; that will soon be found on the new NCAE web page!
The SBE approved a one year waiver for the 25% of the final EOC grade on Math, Biology and English II. The Student Survey Pilot Program demonstrated a connection between teachers impact on students. See explanation on page 3.
The North Carolina Educator Evaluation System is a GROWTH Model. The following items were clarified by State Board of Education members at the December 2012 meeting. Information that NCAE has been sharing with members since the Race to Top grant called for the additional standards for teachers and administrators.
Approved the College Readiness baseline score for ACT: 18.2. Approved the College Enrollment Performance Measure: 70% will enter a post secondary school within 16 months of high school graduation.
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Connecting the Dots of Teacher Effectiveness
Things to know!
The SBE is requesting a USDOE wavier for MSLs. The MSL request is for the data to be used this year only for formative data for teachers to assess how they are covering the curriculum. The MSLs data would then be used for standard 6 in 2013-14.
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North Carolina’s evaluation process for educators is a Balanced approach! The NCEES was not created to get rid of teachers but to help grow better teachers. The teacher evaluation process has six standards; all standards being EQUAL! SBE Chairman Harrison stated, “Standards 1—5 are more powerful than Standard 6 alone.” Teachers are empowered during this process as they can provide evidence of what goes on in their classroom beyond an observation, as an administrator may not know everything a teacher does for their school community. For Standard 6 to be valid there must be THREE (3) years of rolling data for an effectiveness rating. The first year of data that will COUNT for standard 6 is data received October 2013. 2012-13 is year one for all teachers—teachers will not have an overall effectiveness rating until they have three years of data to populate standard 6. NC is using multi-measures; multiple data, multiple years, multiple assessments and other measures to ensure a teacher’s performance.; not one test on one day. NC is not using an Index model like a few other states where teachers must earn points to move along a salary schedule or to earn career status or renew a contract. All teachers should now have access to their own EVAAS login code to review their own data or school data in connection to EOC/G assessments. This has been provided via the e/mail account used for the McREL online tool. There should be training on how to use the EVAAS portal for all educators. Teachers are to validate their own class rosters using their EVAAS login. Students not in one’s class or not being taught by you at all should be removed from the class roster. A student can only be taught 100% of the time. So yes, there could be students who have more than one teacher, so the teacher fills in the data on how much time during the week. Communication is key for success in anything. Communication regarding this process has not been consistent across the state. The SBE shared their appreciation to NCAE, for working with NC DPI staff to support teachers in this process and to provide professional development training.
NCAE SBE Review 2012