Career Ladder Pilot Plan

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Career Ladder Pilot Plan
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Career Ladder Goals

• The goal of career ladder is to improve our
  students academic growth. This year there will
  be a pilot plan, as well as the traditional plan.
  

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Career Ladder Requirements

• Career Ladder is comprised of four areas
• Years of Experience
• Career Ladder Evaluation
• HLIR hours
• Student Achievement Plan

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Why the Pilot?

• To more readily show the impact Career Ladder has
  on increasing student achievement.
• The way that Arizona has chosen to measure
  student achievement is through AIMS.
• To demonstrate increased student achievement.
• To decrease paperwork (Two plans reduced to AIMS
  data Cover Sheet.)

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New

• Level III
• Step 1
• Traditional
• Pilot
• Step 2
• Traditional
• Pilot

• Level IV
• Step 1
• Traditional
• Pilot
• Step 2
• Traditional
• Pilot

The Pilot plan will have the same requirements
for HLIR hours, evaluation instrument, and years
of experience.
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Pilot Plan

• The Pilot Plan is not available for CSO or Level
  II participants.
• It is only an option for teachers who are
  maintaining Level III or Level IV for 2006-2007.

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Traditional PlanStudent Achievement

• Complete Pre-Assessment Plan
• Complete Post-Assessment Plan

Plan requires teachers to use an assessment to
show growth in students. Teachers analyze the
data and write a summative of the findings for
both the pre-assessment and the post-assessment.
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Pilot PlanStudent Achievement

• Submit two copies to Career Ladder Office
• The AIMS data for your class or section for
  Reading, Writing, or Math.
• The Pilot Plan Cover Sheet (with your principals
  signature)
• At end of year, submit a roster of students in
  class or section who took the actual AIMS test.

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Pilot Plan

• Evaluator will be coming in at least five times
  looking for effective and consistent use of
  instructional strategies.
• Evaluation will reflect if instructional
  strategies were observed.

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Addendum Requirements

• Traditional
• HLIR hours
• Years of experience
• Evaluation
• Student Achievement PlanPre and Post
• Plans

• Pilot
• HLIR hours
• Years of experience
• Evaluation
• AIMS Data Cover
• Sheet Spring Roster

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Pilot Plan - Bonus Addendum

• A Bonus Addendum will only be available for
  teachers participating in the Pilot Plan.
• You will be paid this in September after the
  qualifying year. (September 07 if you do the
  pilot this year.)

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Pilot Plan Bonus Addendum

The Bonus Addendum is 1000 --if the number of
students who increase their performance
indicator is greater than the number of students
who decrease their performance
indicator. OR The Bonus Addendum is 2000 --if
the number of students whose performance
indicator is Meets or Exceeds increases
and there is no increase in the number of
students in Falls Far Below OR   --if all
students maintain Exceeding performance
indicator  OR --if all students performance
indicators are already at Meets and
Exceeds, at least one student must move to
Exceeds and all others maintain Meets and
Exceeds.
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Grade level Beginning data source End data
sourceGrades 4-8 Previous grades AIMS
AIMS Grade 10 Grade 8 AIMS High
school AIMS
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FAQS

• What is the monetary difference between the
  Pilot Plan and the Traditional Plan?
• Answer
• The Career Ladder addendum is the same for
• both the Pilot Plan and the Traditional Plan,
• depending on your level.
• The Pilot Plan makes one eligible for
• additional money with the Bonus Addendum.

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FAQS

• Do I have to do the Pilot Plan if I am a
• Level III or Level IV?
• Answer
• No, it is your choice. If you want to do
• the Traditional Student Achievement
• Plan, you can.

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FAQs

• My grade level doesnt use AIMS am
• I eligible to participate in the Pilot?
• Answer No.
• A pilot plan means limited participation.
• Furthermore, the Pilot Plan requires an
• assessment from an outside source.

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FAQS

• I am a special area teacher (elementary music,
• PE, Media). Can I participate in the Pilot?
• Answer
• Yes, if you teach a class of 4th, 5th, and/or 6th
• Graders of 20 or more students. The data you
  will use will be AIMS Reading, Writing, or Math.
  
• AIMS belongs to everyone. ?

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FAQS

• I have an inclusion class can I participate?
• Answer
• Yes, as long as you teach Grades 4-8 or 10, and
• have 20 or more students.
• The goal is to get all students to improve.
• Students with IEPs can and should achieve.

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FAQS

• I teach Honors and CATS. Can I participate?
• Answer
• Yes, as long as you teach Grades 4-8 or
• 10, and teach at least 20 students.

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FAQS

• I only teach classes that are one
• semester long. Can I participate in the
• Pilot?
• Answer
• Yes. You will use the students in the first
• semester class.

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FAQS

• How many students do I have to have in a class
  to participate in the pilot?
• Answer 20
• Exceptions can be made by the director.

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FAQS

• Where am I going to get the AIMS
• data?
• Answer
• The district will provide the AIMS Data to
• you.

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FAQS

• What if a student comes in my class in
• November?
• Answer
• Any student who has an AIMS score from
• the previous year and who enters your
• class before the end of Semester One will be
• included in your data.

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FAQS

• I was a reader of plans last year can I
• still be a reader?
• Answer
• Yes, but you will need to do a plan this
• yeareither the Traditional or Pilot plan.
• You may read plans for HLIR hours.

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Pilot Plan- Important Dates

• June 14th AIMS data released
• July 27th-Aug 4th Meetings to go over Pilot Plan
• Aug 4thLast day to notify Career Ladder office
  that you are participating in the Pilot.
• September 1st Cover sheet and AIMS data due
• End of year (May 07) Class roster from STI of
  students in your class