Beginning to Professional Teaching Standards: One State's Evolution

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Beginning to Professional Teaching Standards One
State's Evolution

• Eileen Ferrance, The Education Alliance at Brown
  University
• Barrie Grossi, Rhode Island Department of
  Education
• Kristin Reedy, Northeast Regional Resource Center
• Irv Richardson, TBA Consulting Group
• Lynne Ryan, Providence College

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Active Stakeholder and Educational Association
Participation in Rhode Island Reform Efforts

• Teacher associations
• Administrator associations
• Practicing educators
• Higher education faculty
• State department personnel

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Overview

• 1994 - Beginning Teacher Standards (BTS)
• 1997 - Revised Program Approval Standards
• 2002 Standards for Mentoring Programs
• 2005 Revised Recertification based on
  Professional Teaching Standards
• 2004/2005 Revisions to BTS to create
  professional teaching standards

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Rhode Island Beginning Teacher Standards (BTS)
1994-1995

• Committee of Rhode Island teachers,
  administrators, and teacher educators drafted a
  set of teaching standards based on INTASC Core
  Principles
• Committee shared standards with representative of
  various educational associations for feedback
• 1995 RIDE shared and validated standards through
  a survey sent to 1400 Rhode Island educators.

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Rhode Island Beginning Teacher Standards

• Eleven standards and 51 performance indicators
  based on the INTASC Core Principles
• Standards used by teacher preparation programs
  for pre-service preparation

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With Beginning Teachers Standards Established

• RIDE began collaboration with teacher preparation
  program personnel around program approval
  standards for teacher preparation programs

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Rhode Island Program Approval Standards - 1997

• Developed by a team of teachers and teacher
  educators
• Four broad standards with associated indicators
• Increased focus on performance of program and of
  prospective teachers
• Include some critical input and process measures

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State Licensure Based on Beginning Teacher
Standards

• Pre-service candidates are recommended for
  certification by demonstrating competence in the
  Rhode Island Teacher Standards and competence on
  assessments of content knowledge.

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Mentoring and Induction Programs for Beginning
Teachers

• Standards for Mentoring Programs adopted 2002
• All school districts required to have mentoring
  programs for beginning teachers
• Based on Rhode Island BTS and Rhode Island
  Mentoring Program Standards
• Rhode Island Dept of Education Teacher Quality
  Fellows
• Visit districts for on-site consultation
• Provide technical assistance
• Provide training to mentors

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Individualized Professional Development Plans
(I-Plans) 2005

• Educators seeking renewal of their certificates
  must complete professional development plans that
  are
• Goal-driven
• Based on self-study
• Tied to professional and district/school
  initiatives
• Linked to teaching standards

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Individualized Professional Development Plans
(I-Plans)

• Educators write individualized professional
  development plans (I-Plans)
• I-Plans are submitted to panel of educators
  trained in reviewing I-Plans. Plans are accepted
  or returned for modifications
• Educators annual make an electronic submission of
  goal-related professional development and receive
  feedback progress toward I-Plan completion
• Educators submit final verification and
  documentation of professional development
  activities and a professional analysis of their
  I-Plan

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Review of BTS to create Rhode Island Professional
Teaching Standards(2004 2005)

• Two broad-based workgroups
• 2004 examine INTASC standards for students with
  disabilities supported by CTQ/NERRC
• 2005 examine BTS to include recent developments
  in education and work of the first group

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Areas changed

• Focused on preparing teachers to address students
  with disabilities and ELL
• Collaboration
• Assessment of student work

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CTQ Involvement

• Participant in national forums
• CEC and CTQ
• CTQ case study state
• Recipient of CTQ grant to convene stakeholders to
  review Beginning Teacher Standards

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Current Status Next Steps

• Draft of revised standards completed
• Ready to seek additional input and feedback from
  constituents
• Professional Teaching Standards will be submitted
  for adoption
• Professional Teaching Standards will be used for
  pre-service, licensure, and ongoing professional
  development