SAFE-T NET

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SAFE-T NET Introduction
www.scteachers.org
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ADEPT is the acronym for . . .
A
ssisting,
D
eveloping, and
E
valuating
P
rofessional
T
eaching
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Which of the three ADEPT verbs is least like the
other two?
Assisting
Developing
Evaluating
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ADEPT Continuum
GBE
Formal Evaluation
Induction Mentoring
Teacher Preparation
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Teacher Preparation
Induction Mentoring
Formal Evaluation
GBE
Assisting Developing
Evaluating
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Formative (AD) Summative (E)
Goal
Focus
Perspective
Stakes
Frequency
Feedback
Improvement
Judgment
Process
Outcome
Specific
Holistic
Lower
Higher
Ongoing
Periodic
Descriptive
Rating
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• When the chef tastes the soup, thats
  ___________.
• When the customers taste the soup, thats
  ___________.

formative
summative
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In terms of the ADEPT processes,

• induction/mentoring and GBE (i.e., the assisting
  and developing processes) are _____________.
• formal evaluation (i.e., the evaluating
  process) is ______________.

formative
summative
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ADEPT Foundation
Performance Standards
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ADEPT Performance Standards

• The ADEPT Performance Standards are statements
  of what teachers should know and be able to do to
  be effective (that is, to positively influence
  student learning).

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Currently, there are ADEPT Performance Standards
for which four groups of educators?

• Classroom-based teachers
• Library media specialists
• School guidance counselors
• Speech-language therapists

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Who are classroom-based teachers?

• Teachers of core content subjects
• Teachers of related subjects (e.g., physical
  education, career and technology education)
• Teachers of special education

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Into what categories do we classify effective
teaching?
Domains
Performance Standards
Key Elements
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What are the four domains for classroom-based
teachers?

• Planning
• Instruction
• Environment
• Professionalism

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Which standards fall under the PLANNING domain?

• APS 1 Long-Range Planning
• APS 2 Short-Range Planning of Instruction
• APS 3 Planning Assessments and Using Data

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Which standards fall under the INSTRUCTION domain?

• APS 4 Establishing Maintaining High
  Expectations for Learners
• APS 5 Using Instructional Strategies to
  Facilitate Learning
• APS 6 Providing Content for Learners
• APS 7 Monitoring, Assessing, Enhancing
  Learning

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Which standards fall under the ENVIRONMENT domain?

• APS 8 Maintaining an Environment That Promotes
  Learning
• APS 9 Managing the Classroom

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Which standard falls under the PROFESSIONALISM
domain?

• APS 10 Fulfilling Professional Responsibilities

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Domains and APSs
Planning APS 1 APS 2 APS 3
Professionalism APS 10
Instruction APS 4 APS 5 APS 6 APS 7
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Environment APS 8 APS 9
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What is the purpose of the key elements?

• The key elements define the most important
  aspects or components of each ADEPT Performance
  Standard.

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Key Elements
The descriptions and examples that follow each
key element are not intended to be transformed
into ________________!
checklists
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How many key elements are there in all?

• Do the key element math
• APS 1 and APS 10 each contain 5 key elements.
• The other eight ADEPT performance standards each
  contain 3 key elements.

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In summary,

• effective teaching for classroom-based
  teachers is defined by
• 4 domains,
• 10 performance standards, and
• 34 key elements.

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Further. . .

• These domains, standards, and key elements
  apply to classroom-based teachers throughout
  their career continuumsfrom pre-professional
  preparation through full retirement from the
  teaching profession.

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Key Element Sort
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Homework
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SAFE-T
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SAFE-T is the acronym for
S
ummative
A
DEPT
F
ormal
E
valuation of
T
eachers
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Training Goal

• The goal of this SAFE-T Evaluator Training is
  to ensure that each of you becomes a
  ________SAFE-T evaluator.

trusted
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Who needs to be able to trust you?

• The teachers who are being evaluated
• Your school district
• Institutions of higher education (IHEs)
• The state
• Your colleagues in the profession

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What is SAFE-T trust?

• You are professionally competent and qualified to
  serve as an evaluator.
• You will follow the standardized procedures for
  implementing the SAFE-T process.
• You will complete all requirements in a
  responsible and timely manner.
• You will respect the teachers you evaluate as
  well as the other members of your team.

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What is SAFE-T trust?

• You will act with honesty and integrity.
• You will make your decisions in an unbiased and
  objective manner.
• You will maintain confidentiality.
• You will report any procedural violations or
  conflicts of interest.

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What does SAFE-T do?

• SAFE-T replaces the original ADEPT formal
  evaluation models for classroom-based teachers
  (e.g., TEAM, STEP, FEAT, TEP).

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What makes SAFE-T a formal evaluation?

• SAFE-T involves standardized procedures and
  criteria.

What makes SAFE-T summative?
SAFE-T results are highly consequential.
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SAFE-T results are used to make

• state-level decisions (e.g. certificate
  advancement sanctions against certificates)
• district-level decisions (e.g., continuation of
  employment contract level eligibility), and
• decisions about the effectiveness of teacher
  preparation (e.g., IHEs, PACE)

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Additionally,

• SAFE-T results become a permanent part of each
  teachers professional performance record (i.e.,
  the teachers ___________ ___________).

ADEPT
history
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How is evaluation defined?

• Evaluation refers to the process of making
  informed judgments based on
• the criteria (i.e., the domains, performance
  standards, and key elements) and
• the evidence of teacher performance.

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Evaluation

• All evaluation processes rely on behavior
  sampling.
• SAFE-T samples the teacher behaviors that are
  believed to be the most likely to yield valid
  judgments of teacher effectiveness.

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SAFE-T Keys

• SAFE-T parallels the American system of
  justice.
• So, if, in the judicial system, the defendant is
  innocent until proven guilty, then
• in SAFE-T, the teacher is competent unless
  _________________.

proven otherwise
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SAFE-T Keys

• Evaluators are to take a _________ view of
  teachers before they engage in an analytical
  review of the teaching performance.

holistic
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Helpful Advice

• Make your
• SAFE-T Guide
• your new best friend!

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What are the stages of the SAFE-T process?

• Stage I Preparation
• Stage II Collection of evidence
• Stage III Deliberation
• Stage IV Judgments

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SAFE-T Stage I ___________Reminders
Find it in your SAFE-T Manual. . . .
Preparation
classroom-based teachers only

• SAFE-T is for_________________________.
• When SAFE-T is used for certificate/contract
  advancement purposes,
• teachers must be evaluated only in an area or
  areas in which they are certified at the time of
  the evaluation, and
• teachers must be employed at least half-time (FTE
  gt 0.5)

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SAFE-T Stage I ___________
Find it in your SAFE-T Manual. . . .
Preparation

• Step 1
• The district establishes its annual evaluation
  timeline.

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What is the minimum number of days for SAFE-T?

• SAFE-T must cover a minimum of 90 student
  attendance days over the course of a single
  academic year.

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What are the requirements for evaluation periods?

• SAFE-T must consist of two evaluation periods
  (also referred to as evaluation cycles) that are
  roughly equal in length (i.e., approximately 45
  working days each).

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What is the timeline for each evaluation period?

• The entire preliminary (i.e., first) evaluation
  period must occur during the first semester of
  the school year.
• At least a portion of the final (i.e., second)
  evaluation period must occur during the second
  semester of the school year.

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When does SAFE-T begin and end?

• The preliminary evaluation period begins on or
  after the date the teacher orientation is held.
• The final evaluation period ends on the date that
  all final evaluation conferences must be
  completed, but must end before the date contracts
  must be issued.

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SAFE-T Stage I Preparation

• Step 2
• An ADEPT evaluation team is appointed for each
  teacher who is scheduled to undergo SAFE-T.

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What are the evaluation team membership
requirements?

• Each team must consist of a minimum of two
  trained and appropriately qualified evaluators.
• One of the members must be designated to serve as
  the team chair.

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What are the evaluation team membership criteria?

• A minimum of three evaluators is required for
  teachers undergoing highly consequential formal
  evaluations.

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What is a highly consequential evaluation?

• A highly consequential evaluation applies to
  any annual-contract teacher who
• has failed annual-formal 1 and is now undergoing
  annual-formal 2
• or
• is returning to teaching following an
  ADEPT-related certificate suspension.

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SAFE-T Stage I ___________
Preparation

• Step 3
• Each teacher receives a comprehensive orientation
  to the SAFE-T process.

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SAFE-TQuestions andTake-Aways
(So far. . . )