Over the past two school years, Segue’s
administration has participated in a number of RIDE trainings on the Educator
Evaluation system. Throughout this time, we have held regular meetings with our
faculty to keep them up-to-date in changes and requirements. In following
RIDE’s suggestions for timeline and elements, we have rolled out a very
transparent system that has given our team the structure to provide regular
feedback and engage in reflection. As administrators have grown comfortable
with the system, we have built capacity around the system by providing in-house
training for complementary evaluators. This year, in expanding to include
certified support staff and all other staff, we have brought the training to
staff outside of the faculty and developed a similar tool for evaluating non-certified
staff. We find tremendous value in having a similar evaluation tools for all
Segue staff.
What we found surprising about our involvement in Race to the
Top...
Segue’s implementation of the Educator
Evaluation system has been a huge success. This work has provided both formal
and informal opportunities for teachers to receive feedback on their
instruction and engage in reflection with administrators and their colleagues.
The response of the faculty as a whole has been extremely positive.
Race to the Top impacted our district by...
The
work done around educator evaluation has provided a structure for conversations
between teachers and administrators with a focus on growth. This has helped
provide a positive foundation for implementation. Evaluators
have used the data received from evaluations to make connections to other
initiatives like data use, formative assessment, and CCSS curriculum alignment. We
are very excited by the positive impact the educator evaluation system has had
on teacher practice, student achievement, and the school’s overall culture.
In the future, we plan to keep this going through...
We
plan to continue to build on the practices we’ve established this year by
developing a peer (non-evaluative) observation system with all teachers in the
building. We will also be creating a professional development plan for the
2014-2015 school year based on this year’s evaluation data and feedback.
Questions?
Contact
Angelo Garcia, Head of School, &
Melissa Lourenco, Director
of Academic Supports, at angelo.garcia@segueifl.org, melissa.lourenco@segueifl.org
or
at (401) 721-0964.