I work in Massachusetts. The resources I share here and elsewhere on the wiki are not the responsibility of my employer. Here are links to the new educator evaluation guidelines from our Department of Elementary and Secondary Education:
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/
http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/model/
The state-level example forms for the various steps of the process are included in the School-Level Planning and Implementation Guide [doc], which can make it easier to enter and share the information with colleagues and administrators. The five components of the evaluation cycle are
A discussion of how educators will be evaluated for impact on student learning can be found in Part VII of the Mass. DESE model evaluation documentation: http://www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/model/PartVII.pdf. From Page 30 of the .pdf (25 of 39 within the document):
Our district will be implementing the BaselineEdge product from Longleaf Solutions:
http://longleafsolutions.com/blog/2012/10/our-evaluation-solution/
Robin Cicchetti of Concord-Carlisle High School has prepared training for the EDCO Collaborative on the Massachusetts evaluation system as it applies to school librarians. Among the many useful offerings on her PD LibGuide is the following timeline table, also found in www.doe.mass.edu/edeval/model/PartVI_AppxC.docx (suggested teacher contract language).
Activity | Completed By |
Evaluator meets with educator to assist in self-assessment & goal setting process
|
October 1 |
Evaluator meets with educators in teams or individually to establish Educator Plans |
October 15 |
Evaluator completes Educator Plans |
November 1 |
Evaluator completes first announced observation of each educator |
November 15 |
Evaluator completes unannounced observation(s) |
Any time during the evaluation cycle (no limit) |
Educator submits evidence on parent outreach, professional growth, progress on * or two weeks before Formative Assessment Report date established by evaluator |
Friday after December
|
Evaluator completes mid-cycle Formative Assessment Report |
February 1 |
Evaluator holds Formative Assessment Meetings if requested by either evaluator |
February 15 |
Educator submits evidence on parent outreach, professional growth, progress on |
Friday after April school vacation week |
Evaluator completes Summative Evaluation Report |
May 15 |
Evaluator meets with educators whose overall Summative Evaluation ratings are |
June 1 |
Evaluator meets with educators whose ratings are proficient or exemplary at request of evaluator or educator |
June 10 |
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