Evaluation Instrument: Proposed Policy

On Thursday the N.C. State Board of Education approved the adoption of the School Executive: Principal Evaluation Instrument.  A full copy of the instrument can be found at www.ncpapa.org/

 

Proposed implementation policies, regarding the new evaluation instrument, were discussed Wednesday during the Twenty-First Century Professionals committee of the SBE. 

 

Proposed policies would require principals, effective with the 2008-2009 school year, to be evaluated annually using the new instrument and partake in a mid-year review with the superintendent or the individual responsible for the evaluation.  Principals will take the lead in conducting the evaluation process through the use of self-assessment, reflections and by gathering input form the various stakeholders with an interest in the leadership in the school.  The input and evidence gathered by the principal in not intended to become part of a portfolio.  Rather, it should provide a basis for self-assessment, goal-setting, professional development, and demonstration of performance on specific standards.

 

Discussed policy also states that all school executives and the individuals responsible for their evaluations must complete approved state training on the rubric and evaluation process.  Principals should continue to sign up for the 2-day summer training session at:  http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/profdev/conferences/executivetraining/ 

 

The Committee is currently reviewing processes to transmit summative data from the school executive evaluation instrument to DPI.  The N.C. Principals & Assistant Principals Association and the N.C. Association of School Administrators have made committee members aware of concerns regarding this reporting requirement.  The concerns include confidentiality of records, funding, and inequitable treatment of employee evaluations if only principal evaluations must be reported.  The Committee will further discuss potential methods to transmit the data and will report back in December of 2008. 

 

NCPAPA and NCASA will continue to review the proposed policies and address our concerns.

Testing and Accountability Report: SBE Discussion Today!

The draft report Framework for Change: The Next Generation of Assessment and Accountability that was authored by a working group of the State Board and DPI staff for discussion today by the full Board. The draft report contains actions the State Board is directing DPI to implement relative to the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability. It is expected that formal action will take place in June. You are encouraged to listen to the State Board media stream that is available. Discussion will begin at 1:00 pm.Media Stream link:

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/sbe_meetings/08sbemedia.html

2008-2009 SBE Budget Priorities

The N.C. State Board of Education’s budget priorities were presented to the Joint Education Appropriations committee on Tuesday.  The full 2008 request totals $385.7 million, which is a 5 percent of the current year’s budget.  A full list of priorities can be found at:  http://www.ncpapa.org

 

The focus of the Board’s priorities include, supporting a salary increase for teachers and school personnel and to extend learning for students through More at Four, Learn and Earn and Learn and Earn Online, and the Graduation Project.

 

The Board’s top priorities include:

·        Teacher Mentors-

o       Fund 1 full time mentor for every 15 newly hired teacher sin their 1^st through 3^rd year of teaching and for every 15 new instructional support personnel in their 1^st and 2^nd year.

o       $37,795,000

·        Connectivity-

o       Fully fund the needed target of $25 million.  Funded 12 million in FY 2007-08.

o       $12,000,000

·        21^st Century Classrooms-

o       Would equip 50 percent of middle school classrooms with digital white board, data projectors, computers, document cameras, and support personnel.

o       $59,823,504

·        Comprehensive Support for Districts and Schools-

o       Personnel/assessment cost to implement comprehensive support to all school districts.  Adds 47 positions with 9 being re-purposed.  Include funding for the 15.8 federal positions to be re-purposed to this initiative because the federal funding has been eliminated or significantly reduced.

o       $8,074,501

·        Children with Disabilities-

o       To reach funding at 230 percent of regular ADM funding, it will require an additional $100+ million.

o       $40,000,000

·        Academically and Intellectually Gifted-

o       Increases funding factor by 20 percent.

o       $12,796,372

·        DSSF-

o       Reduce allotment ratios by two and continue hold harmless to 16 original districts.

o       $86,231,773

·        Child Nutrition-

o       Cover the higher cost of operations due to implementing nutritional standards and salary/other cost increases.

o       $20,000,000