Certified Evaluation Plan Training ModuleProducts of Practice, Student Voice Surveys

December 2014

Products of PracticeTeachers may provide additional

evidence to support assessment of professional practice.

Quality valued over quantity.Evidence should provide specific

information about teacher practice & should relate directly to domains of the Framework for Teaching.

DCPS Certified Evaluation Plan, Page 9

Potential Sources of EvidenceStudent work products

Curriculum units, lesson plans

Self-reflections

Other?DCPS Certified Evaluation Plan,

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Organizing EvidenceUpload artifacts into CIITS

Other electronic means (Word, Excel, PDF documents, audio/video files)

Print copies

Other?

Student Voice Survey BasicsDCPS to administer in March 2015,

using the IC student portal (approximately 20 minutes to complete).

Each school has a “Building Coordinator”.

All students in Grades 3-12 will participate.

SVS Basics, continuedCertified teachers of these

students will receive student feedback from ONE class (at least 10 and target is 20+).

Parents may choose for child to “opt out” of survey.

Results are expected 4 weeks after spring window closes.

SVS—Question StructureOrganized around seven

elements of teaching practice◦Support◦Transparency◦Understanding◦Discipline◦Engagement◦Nurturing◦Trust

SVS—Types of QuestionsFocuses on statements such as, “My

teacher explains difficult things clearly.”

Students will select one of five

possible responses which range from strongly agree to strongly disagree.

Grade 3-5 questions

Grade 6-12 questions

SVS—Additional Background InfoWho will administer the surveys? Teachers will administer the survey to

students in their class/section.

How will the data from the Student Voice Survey be used? Teachers will use data to inform

instruction and classroom practice. Teachers and building administrators will

use data to determine potential areas for professional learning and teacher support.

SVS—DCPS Evaluation Connections Results from both formative and

summative years will be used to inform Professional Practice in the summative year. 

The use of the Student Voice Survey results to inform Professional Practice will be based on a trend over time of at least two years, and it should reflect a pattern in the results.

DCPS Certified Evaluation Plan, Page 10