rhode island model educator performance and support system training

Rhode Island ModelEducator Performance and Support System Training

2EPSS Training Summer 2013

Introductions

Please introduce yourself to your tablemates.

At your seat you will find an entrance slip. Please complete the entrance slip. We will do our best to answer each question before we leave today.

Entrance Slip

What EPSS question do you want answered today?


Norms and Expectations

• Equity of voice• Active listening • Safety to share different perspectives• Confidentiality• Respectful use of technology• Parking Lot• Others?

Norms Expectations

ResourcesRIDE website: http://www.ride.ri.gov/ Evaluation email: [email protected]

• We expect that you will leave here today with a better understanding of EPSS and the ‘new look’ of the reporting forms.

• We expect that you will leave here with the necessary skills and tools to bring this training back to your district.

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Training Overview

Recommended Participants: Principals and other building administrators, other staff assisting in evaluation processContent Overview: The purpose of these sessions is to prepare school leaders to how use the EPSS to manage and monitor the evaluation process at the school level. The session will include hands-on practice in the system. Each session will cover the following topics: Using the EPSS to evaluate teachers and support professionals (will

highlight key system improvements for SY 2013-14) Evaluation component organization Teacher-initiated forms: completion, submission and approval Evaluator-initiated forms: completion, submission and approval

Uploading and managing evaluation artifacts Reporting at the building level Working with your District Configuration Administrator to update your

evaluation caseload Working with your SSO Administrator to add or remove staff Setting up EPSS trainings in the EPSS sandbox


Training Tools

We have given you the linkto the training site along willlog in and password information.

In mid-August youwill have your own set of usernames and passwords to the training site.

https://ridemaptest.ride.ri.gov/default.aspx


Overview of Your Evaluation Dashboard

Check your ownEvaluation Type!


Overview of Your Caseload Dashboard


Same Forms…..New Look…. Better Functionality


Beginning of the Year Conference Form


Professional Growth Plan


Introducing Zero-Instance Components

Zero Instance Components are forms such as• Self assessment• Additional PGG- Professional Growth Goals • Additional SLOS- First two will populate into the evaluation profile• SOO-Student Outcome Objectives if deemed appropriate.• Additional observations if needed• Performance Improvement Plans PIPPrincipal will have access to Zero Instance Components through the Config. Admin tab. How to add zero instance forms:• Config. Admin tab• User Components link • User –type in teacher name shows all of the components assigned to that

teacher. • Change the number using the arrow keys to add a form. Click and this will

automatically add the form to the teacher’s profile.


Let’s Add a PGG!

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Student Learning Objectives

**New Procedure for SLO approval**


The Scratch Pad

Using the Scratch Pad

• Accessing the scratch pad• Time/Date Stamp• Filters • Reset• Save• Delete • Press enter to save• Save scratch pad notes offline

Filtering Option…. By form…By User….Or All….


Classroom Observation Form


Mid-Year Year Conference Form


Year-End Scoring Forms


Professional Foundations Form


Student Learning Objectives Scoring Form


Final Effectiveness Rating Report/ End of the Year Conference


Performance Improvement Plan –Zero Instance Form


Student Outcome Objective-Zero Instance Form

Support ProfessionalOnline Training Modules and Guidebooks available on the RIDE website.


Teacher Self-Assessment- Zero Instance Form


Uploading Artifacts


Uploading Artifacts to EPSS


* As an evaluator you may view any artifact, but you may only delete artifacts that you have uploaded. Your teachers may only delete artifacts they have uploaded.

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Uploaded and aligned artifacts can be seen in theartifact files page and in any form in which they have been aligned.


EPSS Support

EPSS Help DeskGuidesSearchable DatabaseHelp Tickets


Running Reports

• Overview of what reports can be run and why.


Running Reports in EPSS


Caseload Detail View


Rubric Explorer Reports


Choosewhat part of the rubric you wish to examine.

Check the box next to Include In-Progress so all observations whether finalized or not will be included.


When you run this report change the start date and end date to last school year.

From the UsersTab you can choose for which teachers or teacher you want to run the report .


Hoverover each component score to see who on your caseload received that score.



You can also view/print in PDF or Excel Worksheet Format.



Now you can compare observation one scores with observation two scores.

This is GREAT for planning PD!



Trend Explorer Reports


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Final Evaluation Data Summary Report


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Teacher names would be here.

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