Teacher Evaluation Handbook 2018-2019

Information specific to Algebra I, High School Biology and English 10 teachers: With the demise of the Algebra, Biology and English HSAs in 2014 and 2016, the language from USDE changed in the regulations to state the one of the SLOs must be “informed” by the state assessment. Upon advice from MSDE, this is interpreted that to mean that as long as one of the SLOs is targeted to a MDCCRS standard for Algebra 1 and English 10 and NGSS for Biology, then it is “informed” by the state assessment. For these three areas, the requirement to submit a “lagging” SLO based on actual HSA data ended with the 2014-2015 evaluation. Biology requirements have also followed suit as of 2016-2017. School Year Algebra I, English 10 and Biology SLOs Required (Minimum) What SLOs Are Used for my Evaluation This Year? 2016- 2017 and Forward 2 SLOs submitted with at least one informed by MDCCRS Biology – 2 SLOs submitted with at least one informed by NGSS. Two SLOs written and scored during the current year. SLO Quality Rubric An SLO Quality Rubric is provided on the next three pages. The rubric is designed to assist teachers improve the quality of their SLOs during the development process and to assist administrators during the SLO approval process. In some instances, circumstances beyond the control of the SLO developer may make it impossible to write a component to meet the highest quality standard. Final SLO approval is at the discretion of the principal; however, no SLO will be approved should one or more of its components fall into the Not Approvable range on the rubric.