council of great city schools, october 28, 2011 dr. david lussier austin independent school district...
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Council of Great City Schools, October 28, 2011
Dr. David LussierAustin Independent School District 1
Redesigning the Teacher Appraisal System in Austin ISD
Context of AISD• 87,000 students• 64 % Economically Disadvantaged• 30 % English Language Learners• 124 schools (including special campuses)• 6,100 teachers
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Context of Appraisal in AISD• Using statewide PDAS evaluation system
1 out of 5 teachers receives a perfect evaluation0 out of 8 Domains tied to teacher-level student
performance• In the past, approximately one-third of teachers
evaluated each year because of waivers• General agreement that the PDAS system was not
tied to district definition of best practice and not directly tied to improvement efforts
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Key Areas of Interest in Redesign
• Develop an AISD definition of high-quality practice
• Provide more comprehensive feedback to teachers about their practice
• Measure student growth using multiple measures (including value-added)
• Measure performance at the individual, team, and campus levels
• Consider peer review4Austin ISD CGCS 2011 www.austinisd.org, (512) 414-1700
Redesign Process• Teacher Incentive Fund served as a catalyst• Design team
Met throughout SY 2010-2011Team comprised of teachers, administrators, and
teacher’s association president• Reviewed plans throughout the nation• Draft plan posted for public comment• School Board approval• Identified three schools to pilot in SY 2011-
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Key Considerations• Measuring performance in non-tested
subjects/grade levels• Timing of state accountability/VAM reports• Appropriate scale of rollout• Managing communications • Workload of principals• Technology solution for data collection• Use in termination decisions• Inter-rater reliability / training
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AISD Pilot Evaluation
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Next Steps/Challenges
• Linking evaluation results to targeted professional development
• The use of student perception surveys (i.e., Tripod)
• Future of peer observation• Separating measures for improvement vs.
measures for accountability?
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Contact Information
Dr. David LussierExecutive Director, Educator Quality
Visit the AISD Evalution Website: http://archive.austinisd.org/inside/initiatives/compensation/evaluation
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