2011 impact press release

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For Immediate Release Contact: Fred Lewis

July 15, 2011 202.442.5919 (Desk)

DCPS Continues to Strengthen Workforce

School Staff Receive Results from IMPACT Evaluations; 663 Washington Teachers Union (WTU)

Members Eligible for Bonuses Up to $25,000; 413 Employees Receive Separation Notices Based

on Performance and Non-Compliance with Licensure Requirements

Today, the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) notified teachers and school staff of their

2010-2011 IMPACT evaluation results, congratulating 663 WTU Members who earned the top

rating of Highly Effective, and issuing separation notices to 309 other employees. The school

system also notified 104 employees that they will be separated for not complying with licensure

requirements.

DCPS Chancellor Kaya Henderson said todays actions are essential to improving the school

system. Great teachers are critical to our success, she said. We are delighted to be able to

shine a spotlight on our top performers, and we are thrilled by the improvements that so many

of our educators made this year. We also remain committed to moving out our lowest

performers in an effort to ensure that every child has access to an outstanding education.

Mayor Vincent C. Gray reiterated his support for Chancellor Henderson and the personnel

decisions announced today. Quality teachers are the key to a quality education, said Mayor

Gray, noting progress at the secondary level on the recently released results of the 2010-2011

DC CAS. If we are to provide a world-class public education to the residents of the District of

Columbia, we must have the most effective educators in the country.

Introduced at the start of the 2009-2010 school year, IMPACT evaluates teacher performance

based on measures of student achievement, instructional expertise, collaboration, and

professionalism. IMPACT assesses other school-based staff on criteria specific to their jobs.


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Each year, employees receive one of four IMPACT ratings: Highly Effective, Effective, Minimally

Effective, or Ineffective.

RECOGNIZING AND REWARDING THE BEST

663 WTU Members were rated Highly Effective and are eligible for performance

bonuses of up to $25,000.

290 WTU Members were rated Highly Effective for the second year in a row and are

eligible for base salary increases of up to $20,000 in addition to annual bonuses of up to

$25,000.

All WTU Members rated Highly Effective will be honored in September at the second-

annualA Standing Ovation for DC Teachers at The John F. Kennedy Center for the

Performing Arts, sponsored by the D.C. Public Education Fund.

PROVIDING SUPPORT

58% of WTU Members who were rated Minimally Effective last year and who decided to

remain in the school system improved to Effective or Highly Effective this year. Some of

the professional development efforts that contributed to their growth include:

o Frequent feedback provided through the IMPACT evaluation cycles;o More than 150 instructional coaches and mentor teachers; ando 45 master educators, who provided content-based feedback and guidance for

improvement.

Additional professional development efforts that will be available in 2011-2012 include:

o A $1 million video library highlighting the best practices of our top educators;o Brand new curricular resources to support our teachers with the

implementation of rigorous national standards; and

o A redesigned, more intensive coaching model.

MOVING OUT LOW PERFORMERS

DCPS has issued separation notices to 413 employees for the following reasons:

113 received Ineffective ratings;

175 received Minimally Effective ratings for the second year in a row;


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21 completed their extra year placements (as a result of their being excessed a yearago) and were unable to find permanent positions in the school system; and

104 failed to meet licensure requirements.

COMPARISON WITH 2009-2010 RESULTS

IMPACT Scores

2010 2011

WTU Non-WTU Total WTU Non-WTU Total

Highly Effective 663 836 1499 663 550 1213

Effective 2775 1311 4086 2765 1504 4269

Minimally Effective 566 161 727 528 222 750

Ineffective 75 60 135 65 48 113Ineligible for Score 116 27 143 95 143 238

TOTAL 4195 2395 6590 4116 2467 6583

Separations

2010 2011

WTU Non-WTU Total WTU Non-WTU Total

Ineffective 75 60 135 65 48 113

2x Minimally Effective N/A N/A N/A 141 34 175

Unplaced Extra Year N/A N/A N/A 21 N/A 21

Licensure 39 37 76 94 10 104

TOTAL 114 97 211 321 92 413

ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON SEPARATIONS

All employees receiving separation notices will have the option to resign (or retire, if eligible)

prior to the effective date of the separation. They will also have the opportunity to appeal their

separations according to the rules set forth in their collective bargaining agreements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT IMPACT

For a complete description of the IMPACT system, including guidebooks explaining the

evaluation process for all school staff, please visit www.dc.gov/DCPS/impact. A copy of DCPS

collective bargaining agreement with the WTU may be found at www.wtulocal6.org/Contract.


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