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Understanding Classroom, Principal, and Non-Teaching Roles

Learn to distinguish Classroom Teachers, Principals, and Nonteaching Professional Employees in the education system with specific definitions and criteria. Find out who falls under each category and what their roles entail.

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Understanding Classroom, Principal, and Non-Teaching Roles

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  1. Act 82 The Three Buckets

  2. The Three Buckets #3 #1 #2 #1 Classroom Teachers #2 Principals #3 Nonteaching Professional Employees

  3. Definitions Classroom Teacher – “professional employe or temporary employe who provides direct instruction to students related to a specific subject or grade level” Principal – “a building principal, an assistant principal, a vice principal or a director of vocational education” Nonteaching Professional Employee – “an educational specialist or professional employe or temporary professional employe who provides services other than classroom instruction” Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/US/HTM/2012/0/0082..HTM

  4. Teaching vs. Nonteaching Professionals To be considered a teaching professional, you must be able to answer yes to the following two questions: 1) Are you working under your instructional certification? 2) Do you provide direct instruction to students? (i.e. Do you plan, teach, & assess the instruction?) If your answer yes to #1, but no to #2, you are a nonteaching professional.

  5. Educational SpecialistsCSPG #75-81 • Dental Hygienist • Elementary School Counselor • Home and School Visitor • Instructional Technology Specialist • Secondary School Counselor • School Nurse • School Psychologist

  6. Teachers with Unique Roles & Functions • Gifted Teachers • Special Education Teachers • ESL Teachers • Reading Specialists • Early Childhood & Early Intervention Teachers • Career Technology Education Teachers • Speech Language Pathologists • School Librarians

  7. Licensed Professionals • Not Under the Authority of PDE • Use of Nonteaching Instrument Will Be a Local Decision for the Following: • Occupational Therapist • Physical Therapist • Social Workers • Behavior Specialists

  8. #1 Classroom Teachers

  9. Elective Data/SLO = 35% for teachers with no PVAAS Data Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903

  10. #2 Principals

  11. 14-15 required, but TBD 14-15 SLOs optional 15-16 SLOs required • Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903

  12. #3 Nonteaching Professionals

  13. SPP Source: Educator Effectiveness Administrative Manual from http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/educator_effectiveness_project/20903

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