WEBINAR FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE BOARDS OF EDUCATION

JUNE 29, 2011

Delaware Performance Appraisal System II for Administrators

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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Delaware Administrator Standards

Adopted in 1998

Revised in 2002 – adopted ISSLC standards

Currently under revision to reflect 2010 revision of ISSLC standards

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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

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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

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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

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Summative Evaluation Ratings beginning 2011-2012

Each component is rated satisfactory or unsatisfactoryFour 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

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Continuous Improvement

Annual external evaluation – required in regulation

Subsequent changes to Guide require input from Delaware Association of School Administrators Delaware State Education Association

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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

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