DOE staff has provided TA on redesigning compensation systems

1. Technical Assistance as Districts Revise Compensation Systems and District-level Administrator Evaluation Systems • DOE staff has provided TA on redesigning compensation systems • DOE continues to provide TA as requested by associations • Additional TA will be provided to districts upon request • Executed contract with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to provide optional technical assistance on district-level administrator evaluation systems per the MOU: “The LEA will utilize student performance data on statewide assessments as a significant factor in the annual evaluations of district-level staff with supervisory responsibilities over principals, curriculum, instruction, or any other position directly related to student learning.” • Documentation due March 31, 2014, to Crystal.Spikes@fldoe.org • Can be submitted with Project 9 deliverable on administrator accountability process

2. RTTT Assessments, Growth and Achievement USDOE RTTT student growth, achievement and assessment definitions • High-quality assessment means an assessment designed to measure a student’s knowledge, understanding of, and ability to apply, critical concepts through the use of a variety of item types and formats (e.g., open-ended responses, performance-based tasks). Such assessments should enable measurement of student achievement (as defined in this notice) and student growth (as defined in this notice); be of high technical quality (e.g., be valid, reliable, fair, and aligned to standards); incorporate technology where appropriate; include the assessment of students with disabilities and English language learners; and to the extent feasible, use universal design principles (as defined in section 3 of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 3002) in development and administration.

3. RTTT Assessments, Growth and Achievement USDOE RTTT student growth, achievement and assessment definitions (continued) • Student achievement means— (a) For tested grades and subjects: (1) a student’s score on the State’s assessments under the ESEA; and, as appropriate, (2) other measures of student learning, such as those described in paragraph (b) of this definition, provided they are rigorous and comparable across classrooms. (b) For non-tested grades and subjects: alternative measures of student learning and performance such as student scores on pre-tests and end-of-course tests; student performance on English language proficiency assessments; and other measures of student achievement that are rigorous and comparable across classrooms. • Student growth means the change in student achievement (as defined in this notice) for an individual student between two or more points in time. A State may also include other measures that are rigorous and comparable across classrooms.

4. RTTT Assessments, Growth and Achievement • To meet the standard for complete teacher evaluations for RTTT reporting purposes, the majority of the teacher’s student data must be based on measures as defined in the notice. • Florida’s goal is to have 80% of teachers in the state with evaluations that meet this standard. • Assessments chosen under s. 1008.22(6), F.S., are considered to meet the definitions in the RTTT notice.

5. Reminder for Personnel Evaluation Results Reporting Email to MIS Directors and Staff Database Contacts November 13, 2013: We have attached the 2012-13 Teacher Evaluation results for Classroom Teachers (EEO Line Numbers 21-33), Non-Classroom Instructional Personnel (EEO Line Numbers 34-43), and School Administrators as reported through Survey 5 as of November 12, 2013.  The data are unduplicated by District, SSN, and Instructional Category (e.g., Classroom vs. Non-Classroom).  In cases where duplicate records exist and one record shows an evaluation result in one of the five categories (C, D, E, F, and G) and one record shows an evaluation result of “not evaluated” (code of H), we kept the record with the evaluation result of C, D, E, F, or G.  Additionally we came across a very small number of cases where a different evaluation result was reported for the same individual by job code.  We have eliminated those records from the analysis and will be working with you to reconcile those cases.  Please review these reports and provide any additional information to the Department no later than November 22, 2013.  If you have any questions please contact Teresa Sancho at Teresa.sancho@fldoe.org.  If we do not receive a response from you by November 22, 2013 at 5:00 pm we will publish what is currently reported in the attached file.