Educator Effectiveness Changes

On Thursday, May 2, 2013, the State Board of Education passed policy changes to the Educator Effectiveness policy. Here are the changes that are in effect for the 2012-2013 school year:

Standard VI (Teachers):
For the 2012-13 school year, Standard Six will only be based on a teacher's individual value-added score. There will no longer be a 70% teacher-level and 30% school-level value-added mix. Through the administration of End-of-Grade, End-of-Course, Career and Technical Education Post-Assessments, and Common Exams, about 65 – 70% of North Carolina's teachers will have an individual value-added score. For the remaining teachers (for example, K-3, the Arts), the school-wide growth value-added score will determine their Standard Six ratings; however, the data will not count as "year one" of the three-year average for them. Their first year of data will be when they have data on the growth of their own students in their content area.

Standard XIII (Principal/Assistant Principals):
In the 2011-12 school year, principals and assistant principals received Standard Eight ratings based on school-wide growth scores that included the results from End-of-Grade and End-of-Course exams. For the 2012-13 school year, Standard Eight ratings will be based on school-wide growth scores that include the End-of-Grade, End-of-Course, Career and Technical Education Post-Assessments, and Common Exams. This change makes the Standard Eight rating more reflective of the growth across the entire school.

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Notes from Understanding Standards VI & VIII

I recently viewed an archived W ebinar called "Understanding Standards VI & VIII", which will be incorporated in every teacher's and administrator's evaluation, respectively.  I wanted to share my notes, which I provided via Twitter:

NC will use the Educator Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) for standards 6/8.


Growth will be determined comparing "predicted scores" and student performance. (Opinion: Predicted scores will now weigh heavily)

The three Principal Rating Categories for Standard 8: Does not meet expected growth, Meets expect growth, Exceeds expect growth.


For principals, Standard 8 is called "Academic Achievement leadership".


For teachers, Standard 6 is called "Contribute to Academic Success" and has the same three rating categories. 


Standard 6 for teachers will consist 70% of teacher score & 30% of school score.


Three years of data must take place before a teacher or principal receives a "Status" for Standard 6/8.


Principals "status" will be "In Need of Improvement" if any Standard 1-7 rating is lower than proficient AND/OR Does Not Meet ExpGr.


Principals "status" will be "Effective" if Standards 1-7 rating is proficient or higher AND Meets/Exceeds Expected Growth.


Principals "status" will be "Highly Effective" if Standards 1-7 rating is accomplished or higher AND Exceeds Expected Growth.


Teachers "status" will be "In Need of Improvement" if any of Standard 1-7 is below proficient AND/OR Does Not Meets Expected Growth.


Teachers "status" will be "Effective" if Standards 1-5 is Proficient or higher AND Meets Expected Growth on Standard 6.


Teachers "status" will be "Highly Effective" if Standards 1-5 are Accomplished or higher AND Exceeds Expected Growth.


For the 2011-2012 school year, Standard Six rating for teachers in non-tested grades/subjects will be based on school-wide growth.



Hopefully these notes are helpful to all teachers and administrators in North Carolina.  There is much more information regarding Standards VI and VIII, so I strongly suggest pursuing the information available for your district.


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