Career Ladder Informational Meeting Fall 2006

1. Career Ladder Informational MeetingFall 2006

3. What are the Goals of the Career Ladder Program? • Enhance efforts aimed at fostering Improved Student Achievement • Support District and State-wide Education Goals/Initiatives • Provide an incentive to help Attract & Retain a High-Quality Certificated Staff

4. What is Career Ladder? • A program that rewards excellent educators for the work they do over and above what is required and expected. • A variable match program established in 1985 by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. • For the 2006-2007 School Year, approximately 339 School Districts participate in some form of a Career Ladder Program.

5. What is Career Ladder? • A program with three stages and an increased financial incentive at each stage: • Stage 1 $1,500 for a minimum of 60 hours, 30 of them Direct Student contact, and at least 2 responsibilities • Stage 2 $3,000 for a minimum of 90 hours, 45 of them Direct Student Contact, and at least 3 responsibilities • Stage 3 $5,000 for a minimum of 120 hours, 60 of them Direct Student Contact, and at least 4 responsibilities

6. Who Is Eligible to Participate? • Educators who meet specific criteria at each stage (state minimum requirements, districts can adopt higher standards): • Stage 1 • 5 years experience in MO public school • Appropriate certification • A full-time Classroom Teacher, Librarian, Counselor, Speech Pathologist • Most recent summative evaluation indicates “meets expectations” on each criteria • Prepare a Career Development Plan • Must have 30 hours of Professional Development from the previous year

7. Who Is Eligible to Participate? • Stage 2 • Two years successful completion of Stage 1 Career Ladder • Appropriate Certification • A full-time Teacher, Library Media Specialist, Counselor, Speech Pathologist • Must perform at “meets expectations” level or above on most recent summative evaluation, must ‘exceed’ expectation on 2 criteria between #5 and #12 on the PBTE • Prepare a Career Development Plan

8. Who Is Eligible to Participate? • Stage 3 • Two years successful completion of Stage 1 Career Ladder and three years successful completion of Stage 2 Career Ladder • Appropriate certification • A full-time Teacher, Library Media Specialist, Counselor, Speech Pathologist • Must perform at “meets expectations” level on most recent summative evaluation, must “exceed expectation” on 3 of the criteria, 2 of them between #5 and #12 on the PBTE • Must earn a Master’s Degree or 30 graduate hours before the Tuesday after Labor Day of the current Career Ladder year • Prepare a Career Development Plan

9. How Would Career Ladder benefit ME? • Financial Incentive for Completing Responsibilities/Activities • Personal Satisfaction of Knowing the Positive Impact you may have on Student Achievement • Counting Activities/Responsibilities that may be taking place prior to implementation of the program

10. How will Career Ladder benefit Students and the District? • Great Potential to Improve Student Achievement • Students will have opportunities to be involved in many different activities • Extends learning into the time before or after school • Provide incentives to attract and retain quality teachers

11. What Types of Activities/Responsibilities are Acceptable? • Activities that take place outside contracted time that are directly related to or tied to one of the following: • District Comprehensive School Improvement Plan • Curriculum Development Plan • District Professional Development Plan • Missouri School Improvement Program • Instructional Improvement • Include Student Contact Hours • Board of Education Goals

12. What Types of Activities/Responsibilities are Acceptable? • Examples of acceptable activities: • Student Tutoring occurring before or after contracted time • Parent Education Programs or Informational Nights for parents • Student Contact Hours that have potential to Improve Student Achievement (Science Olympiad, Math Contest, Tutoring, etc.) • Professional Development that occurs outside of contracted time • Curriculum Work

13. What Types of Activities/Responsibilities are NOT Acceptable? NOT an Inclusive List • Fundraising • Painting a Classroom • School Beautification Projects • IEP Meetings • Writing lesson plans • Open Gym • Church activities • Attending Board of Education Meetings

14. How Would I Sign Up? • If this would become an approved program for the district: • Submit an application to the Career Ladder Committee by April 1st of the preceding school year

15. What Should I Do Now? • Complete the survey to be distributed at conclusion of presentation • Return the completed survey to your Building Representative on the District Career Ladder Committee no later than Thursday, November 16th, 2006 – the sooner the better (Amount of Interest will be ‘key’) • Ask questions to clarify information about the Career Ladder Program • Find Out More detail at: http://www.pleasanthillschools.com – Teaching and Learning; Career Ladder Plan • http://www.pleasanthillschools.com/Career%20Ladder.htm

16. Who Serves on the Career Ladder Committee? • Teri Vaughn Primary School • Suzanne Rexroad Elementary School • Janis Yokley Intermediate School • Dana Scott Middle School • Robyn Bricker High School • John Stahl Elementary School • Becky Gallagher Intermediate School

17. When Will There Be A Decision? • The Career Ladder Committee will compile all completed surveys to gauge overall interest, calculate estimated costs, etc. and submit a recommendation to Central Office (hopefully by December 20th, 2006) • Central Office will determine whether to present the program for approval to the Board of Education. – hopefully no later than February 2007. • Complete and Return those Career Ladder Survey Forms!

18. Final Comments • Thanks for Coming • Thanks for Your Attention and Time • Please do not hesitate to contact me or any member of the Career Ladder Committee if you have any questions or comments. • lluttrell@pleasanthillschools.com