DD) *Teacher: An Educator employed in a position requiring a certificate or license as described in 603 CMR 7.04(3)(a, b, and d) and in the area of vocational education as provided in 603 CMR 4.00. Teachers may include, for example, classroom teachers, librarians, guidance counselors, or school nurses. EE) *Trends in student learning: At least three years of data from the district-determined measures, arrived at through consultation with and input from the Association, and state assessments used in determining the Educator’s rating on impact on student learning as high, moderate or low. 3) Evidence Used In Evaluation The following categories of evidence shall be used in evaluating each Educator: A) Multiple measures of student learning, growth, and achievement, which shall include: i) Measures of student progress on classroom assessments that are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks or other relevant frameworks and are comparable within grades or subjects in a school; ii) At least two district-determined measures, arrived at through consultation with and input from the Association, of student learning related to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks or the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Education Frameworks or other relevant frameworks that are comparable across grades and/or subjects These measures may include: portfolios, approved commercial assessments and district-developed pre and post unit and course assessments, and capstone projects. One such measure shall be the MCAS Student Growth Percentile (SGP) or Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment gain scores, if applicable, in which case at least three years of data is required. iii) Measures of student progress and/or achievement toward student learning goals set between the Educator and Evaluator for the school year or some other period of time established in the Educator Plan. iv) For Educators whose primary role is not as a classroom teacher, the appropriate measures of the Educator’s contribution to student learning, growth, and achievement set by the district. The measures set by the district should be based on the Educator’s role and responsibility. B) Judgments based on observations and artifacts of practice including: i) Unannounced observations of practice of at least ten (10) minutes in duration. ii) Announced observation(s) for non-PTS Educators in their first year of practice in a school, Educators on Improvement Plans, and as determined by the Evaluator. iii) Examination of Educator work products. iv) Examination of student work samples.
DD) *Teacher: An Educator employed in a position requiring a certificate or license as described in 603 CMR 7.04(3)(a, b, and d) and in the area of vocational education as provided in 603 CMR 4.00. Teachers may include, for example, classroom teachers, librarians, guidance counselors, or school nurses. EE) *Trends in student learning: At least three years of data from the district-determined measures, arrived at through consultation with and input from the Association, and state assessments used in determining the Educator’s rating on impact on student learning as high, moderate or low. 3) Evidence Used In Evaluation The following categories of evidence shall be used in evaluating each Educator: A) Multiple measures of student learning, growth, and achievement, which shall include: i) Measures of student progress on classroom assessments that are aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks or other relevant frameworks and are comparable within grades or subjects in a school; ii) At least two district-determined measures, arrived at through consultation with and input from the Association, of student learning related to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks or the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Education Frameworks or other relevant frameworks that are comparable across grades and/or subjects These measures may include: portfolios, approved commercial assessments and district-developed pre and post unit and course assessments, and capstone projects. One such measure shall be the MCAS Student Growth Percentile (SGP) or Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment gain scores, if applicable, in which case at least three years of data is required. iii) Measures of student progress and/or achievement toward student learning goals set between the Educator and Evaluator for the school year or some other period of time established in the Educator Plan. iv) For Educators whose primary role is not as a classroom teacher, the appropriate measures of the Educator’s contribution to student learning, growth, and achievement set by the district. The measures set by the district should be based on the Educator’s role and responsibility. B) Judgments based on observations and artifacts of practice including: i) Unannounced observations of practice of at least ten (10) minutes in duration. ii) Announced observation(s) for non-PTS Educators in their first year of practice in a school, Educators on Improvement Plans, and as determined by the Evaluator. iii) Examination of Educator work products. iv) Examination of student work samples.
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