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Title: SAFET Evidence


1
SAFE-T Evidence
2
What are the stages of SAFE-T?
  • Stage I Preparation
  • Stage II Collection of evidence
  • Stage III Deliberation
  • Stage IV Judgments

3
SAFE-T Stage II Collection of Evidence
  • Six types of evidence are collected
  • Long-range plan and teacher reflections
  • Unit work sample and teacher reflections
  • Classroom observation records
  • Teacher reflections on observed lessons
  • Professional performance review(s)
  • Professional self-assessment

4
SAFE-T Stage II Collection of Evidence
  • The evidence is compiled as follows
  • All evidence is placed in a dossier. A dossier is
    an organized collection of data, somewhat like a
    portfolio.
  • The dossier is maintained by the team chair.

5
What is meant by evidence?
  • In the legal world, evidence is represented by
    the facts of the case.
  • In the world of teacher evaluation, evidence
    is represented by descriptions of what was
    actually said or done. Therefore, evidence is
    information that is relatively free from value
    judgments.

6
What is the relationship between evidence
judgment?
  • Evidence is more objective judgment is more
    subjective.
  • In sound, defensible evaluation, judgment is
    based on evidence. When judgment is based on
    evidence, we refer to it as informed judgment.

7
Why are teacher reflections included as evidence?
  • Sound, defensible teacher evaluation requires
    evidence not only of what teachers say and do,
    but the reasoning behind their behavior.
  • Reflections allow teachers to explain the WHY
    behind the WHAT and HOW.

8
What is a template?
  • A template is a standardized guide for
    recording evidence.

9
How many templates does SAFE-T contain?
  • There are seven templates.
  • Four of the templates are to be completed by the
    teacher who is being evaluated. These are
    referred to as the teacher templates (TT1TT4).

10
How many templates are used in SAFE-T?
  • There are seven templates.
  • Three of the templates are to be completed by the
    evaluators. These are referred to as the
    evaluator templates (ET1ET3).

11
Must we use the SAFE-T templates?
  • Although only ET3, the SAFE-T Summary, is
    required, the use of all templates is highly
    recommended. If, however, the district already
    uses forms for recording evidence relative to one
    or more of the APSs, teachers and/or evaluators
    certainly may use those forms.

12
What happens to the completed templates?
  • All of the completed templates are placed in a
    dossier, which is maintained by the chair of the
    evaluation team.

13
What is TT1?
  • TT1 is the template that the teacher is to use to
    provide evidence related to long-range planning.
  • The five key elements associated with APS 1 form
    the basis for TT1 and are the criteria by which
    the long-range plan (LRP) is evaluated.

14
What is a long-range plan?
  • A long-range plan is a blueprint for teaching an
    entire course and is similar to a course
    syllabus.
  • A course is defined as a specified subject taught
    to a specified group (class) of students during a
    specified time frame (usually a semester or
    year).

15
How many LRPs are required?
  • For SAFE-T, the teacher is required to develop
    and submit an LRP for one course (i.e., to
    complete one TT1) per evaluation period.

16
Which course must the teacher select for the LRP
(TT1) in SAFE-T?
  • During the preliminary evaluation period,
    teachers at the early childhood and elementary
    (through grade 3) levels must develop an LRP in
    ELA if the teacher is required to be
    content-competent in ELA for his or her current
    teaching assignment.

17
Which course must the teacher select for the LRP
(TT1) in SAFE-T?
  • In all other cases, the evaluation team is
    responsible for making this determination.
  • The evaluation team must select and/or approve
    the course in writing.

18
Is another LRP (TT1) required during the final
evaluation period?
  • If all APS 1 key elements are met at the end of
    the preliminary evaluation period, the evaluation
    team has the option of waiving the LRP (TT1)
    requirement for the final evaluation period.

19
Is another LRP (TT1) required during the final
evaluation period?
  • If any of the APS 1 key elements are not met at
    the end of the preliminary evaluation period, the
    teacher must develop and submit another LRP (TT1)
    in a course that is selected and/or approved by
    the evaluation team.

20
What is TT2?
  • TT2 is the template that the teacher is to use to
    provide evidence related to Short-Range Planning
    (APS 2) and Planning Assessments and Using Data
    (APS3).
  • This evidence is presented in the form of a unit
    work sample (UWS).

21
What is a unit?
  • An instructional unit is a set of integrated
    lessons designed to accomplish learning
    objectives related to a curricular theme, a
    particular area of knowledge, or a general skill
    or process.

22
What is a unit?
  • Typically, an instructional unit requires two or
    more weeks to complete. If a particular unit
    requires less than two weeks to complete, then
    more than one unit must be selected.

23
How is the UWS unit selected?
  • The teacher is to select the unit(s) for the UWS
    from the LRP that was submitted for evaluation.
  • The unit must be completed in its entirety during
    the evaluation period.
  • The UWS may not be based on the first unit in the
    instructional sequence.

24
What is the purpose of a UWS?
  • A unit work sample requires the teacher to
    examine the impact of instruction on student
    achievement, making adjustments as needed to
    improve student learning.
  • The criteria for the unit work sample are drawn
    from the six key elements of APSs 2 and 3.

25
Is another UWS (TT2) required during the final
evaluation period?
  • If all six key elements of APSs 2 and 3 are met
    at the end of the preliminary evaluation period,
    the evaluation team has the option of waiving the
    UWS (TT2) requirement for the final evaluation
    period.

26
Is another UWS (TT2) required during the final
evaluation period?
  • If any of the six key elements of APSs 2 and 3
    are not met at the end of the preliminary
    evaluation period, the teacher must develop and
    submit another UWS (TT2) during the final
    evaluation period.

27
What is ET1?
  • ET1, the Classroom Observation Record, is the
    template that evaluators use to record evidence
    relative to APSs 4 9.
  • The structure of ET1 is intended to help
    evaluators focus their observations on the
    appropriate key elements and organize their notes
    and records accordingly.

28
When do evaluators complete ET1s?
  • Evaluators must complete an ET1 following each
    integral classroom observation.

29
What is an integral classroom observation?
  • Each integral, or complete, classroom
    observation
  • must be unannounced
  • must last a minimum of 45 minutes and
  • must yield evidence relative to all key elements
    of APSs 4-9.

30
How often are integral observations conducted?
  • Each evaluation team member who is required to
    observe the teacher (i.e., a minimum of two
    evaluators) must conduct at least one integral
    classroom observation during each evaluation
    cycle.

31
Are walk through observations permitted?
  • Information gathered during a walk-through
    observation may be included as evidence in SAFE-T
    only for one or more of the following three
    purposes
  • to determine the need for additional integral
    classroom observations,

32
Are walk through observations permitted?
  • Information gathered during a walk-through
    observation may be included as evidence in SAFE-T
    only for one or more of the following three
    purposes
  • to determine the need for a subsequent LRP and/or
    UWS and/or

33
Are walk through observations permitted?
  • Information gathered during a walk-through
    observation may be included as evidence in SAFE-T
    only for one or more of the following three
    purposes
  • to follow up on a specific instructional weakness
    that was identified during a previous integral
    observation.

34
What is TT3?
  • TT3 is the template that the teacher is to use to
    reflect on the lesson following each integral
    classroom observation.
  • Each reflection must include comments on
    objectives, teaching strategies, content
    appropriateness, assessment, feedback to
    students, and implications for subsequent
    instruction.

35
What is TT3?
  • The teacher must submit a written reflection
    (TT3) within seven calendar days following each
    integral classroom observation.

36
What is ET2?
  • ET2 is the template that the principal (or
    designee) is to complete near the end of each
    evaluation period.
  • ET2 provides information about the principals
    perception of the teachers performance relative
    to the first four key elements of APS 10.

37
What is TT4?
  • TT4 is the template that the teacher is to use as
    a guide to completing a professional
    self-assessment.
  • In the self-assessment, the teacher is asked to
    focus on his or her professional strengths,
    professional challenges, impact on students, and
    plans for professional development.

38
What is TT4?
  • The teacher is to complete and submit TT4 near
    the end of the preliminary evaluation period in
    order to provide evidence relative to APS 10.E.

39
Is another TT4 required during the final
evaluation period?
  • If APS 10.E is met at the end of the preliminary
    evaluation period, the evaluation team has the
    option of waiving the professional
    self-assessment (TT4) requirement for the final
    evaluation period.

40
Is another TT4 required during the final
evaluation period?
  • If APS 10.E is not met at the end of the
    preliminary evaluation period, the teacher must
    complete another professional self-assessment
    (TT4) requirement during the final evaluation
    period.

41
Whats in the dossier?
  • At this point, the dossier should contain the
    following completed documents
  • TT1 teachers LRP and reflections
  • TT2 teachers UWS and reflections
  • ET1s evaluators observation records
  • TT3s teachers reflection on each observed
    lesson
  • ET2 professional review completed by the
    principal
  • TT4 teachers self-assessment

42
What about ET3?
  • ET3 is the template that evaluators complete to
    link the evidence to the judgments.
    Consequently, ET3 is the focus of discussion
    during a subsequent training segment.
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