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Delaware Performance Appraisal System II for Administrators. Webinar for the National Association of State Boards of Education June 29, 2011. DPAS II for Administrators. Statewide evaluation system For all licensed and certified administrators who oversee instruction
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Delaware Performance Appraisal System II for Administrators Webinar for the National Association of State Boards of Education June 29, 2011
DPAS II for Administrators • Statewide evaluation system • For all licensed and certified administrators who oversee instruction • Driven by the Delaware Administrative Standards, which align with the Interstate School Leaders’ Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards • Has been in place since 2007-2008 school year
Policy Supports • State Law – 14 DE Code, Chapter 12, • § 1270. The Delaware Performance Appraisal System II. • (a) An educator must receive at least 1 Delaware Performance Appraisal System II (DPAS II) evaluation annually. For purposes of this subchapter only, the term "educator" shall also include specialists who practice in Delaware public schools, whether or not they are licensed and certified by the Department. The evaluation must be consistent with the Delaware Professional Teaching Standards and the Delaware Administrators' Standards, and must otherwise be in accordance with the criteria and requirements of this section.
Policy Supports • State Regulation – 14 DE Reg. §108A • DPAS II for Administrators piloted 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 school years • Partial implementation 2007-2008 school year (6 districts & 3 charter schools) • Statewide implementation 2008-2009 school year (19 districts and 17 charter schools at that time) • Regulation revised in January 2010 for changes to2011-2012 implementation
Policy Supports • Regulation outlines procedures for • Appraisal cycles • Use of DPAS II Guide • Appraisal criteria • Summative ratings • Patterns of ineffective administrative performance • Development of Improvement Plans • Challenge process • Evaluator credentialing • Annual evaluation of DPAS II
Delaware Administrator Standards • Adopted in 1998 • Revised in 2002 – adopted ISSLC standards • Currently under revision to reflect 2010 revision of ISSLC standards
Delaware DPAS II for Administrators Framework • Five Components • Component 1: Vision and Goals • ISSLC Standard 1 • Component 2: Culture of Learning • ISSLC Standard 2 • Component 3: Management • ISSLC Standard 3 • Component 4: Professional Responsibilities • ISSLC Standards 4, 5, & 6 • Includes survey feedback component • Component 5: Student Improvement • Delaware-specific component
Component 5 Specifics – Previous measures • Old: use school or district goals from state school improvement process to set individual goals for student improvement • Student Improvement (student growth) not defined in regulation • May choose specific student groups or all students in school • Evidence could be achievement or other data • Evidence typically measured spring to spring
Component 5 Specifics – effective 2011-2012 • New: Administrator's students collectively demonstrate appropriate levels of Student Growth as benchmarked against standards to be set by the Secretary based on input from stakeholder groups. • "Student Growth" defined as achievement data between two points in time • Multiple measures • All students must be included in at least one measure • May also include cohort measures • Evidence must be from state-approved measures • Evidence of student growth from fall to spring
Summative Evaluation Ratings beginning 2011-2012 • Each component is rated satisfactory or unsatisfactory • Four overall ratings • Highly Effective • Satisfactory in 4 of 5 Components + high rates of student growth • Effective • Satisfactory in at least 3 Components + satisfactory student growth • Needs Improvement • Satisfactory in 1 or two Components + satisfactory student growth OR • Satisfactory in 3 or 4 Components but not satisfactory student growth • Ineffective • Satisfactory in 0, 10, or 2 Components and not satisfactory student growth
Continuous Improvement • Annual external evaluation – required in regulation • Subsequent changes to Guide require input from • Delaware Association of School Administrators • Delaware State Education Association
Contact Information • For more information on the DPAS II for Administrators please see • http://www.doe.k12.de.us/csa/dpasii/default.shtml • Or contact • Dr. Amelia Hodges, Associate Secretary for College and Workforce Readiness, Delaware Department of Education • ahodges@doe.k12.de.us • Or • Dr. Wayne Barton, Director for Teacher and Administrator Quality Development, Delaware Department of Education • wbarton@doe.k12.de.us