Career Ladder Informational Meeting Fall 2006

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Career Ladder Informational MeetingFall 2006
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What are the Goals of the Career Ladder Program?

• Enhance efforts aimed at fostering
• Improved Student Achievement
• Support District and State-wide Education
  Goals/Initiatives
• Provide an incentive to help Attract Retain a
  High-Quality Certificated Staff

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What is Career Ladder?

• A program that rewards excellent educators for
  the work they do over and above what is required
  and expected.
• A variable match program established in 1985 by
  the Department of Elementary and Secondary
  Education.
• For the 2006-2007 School Year, approximately 339
  School Districts participate in some form of a
  Career Ladder Program.

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What is Career Ladder?

• A program with three stages and an increased
  financial incentive at each stage
• Stage 1 1,500 for a minimum of 60 hours,
• 30 of them Direct Student contact,
• and at least 2 responsibilities
• Stage 2 3,000 for a minimum of 90 hours,
• 45 of them Direct Student Contact,
• and at least 3 responsibilities
• Stage 3 5,000 for a minimum of 120 hours,
• 60 of them Direct Student Contact,
• and at least 4 responsibilities

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Who Is Eligible to Participate?

• Educators who meet specific criteria at each
  stage (state minimum requirements, districts can
  adopt higher standards)
• Stage 1
• 5 years experience in MO public school
• Appropriate certification
• A full-time Classroom Teacher, Librarian,
  Counselor, Speech Pathologist
• Most recent summative evaluation indicates meets
  expectations on each criteria
• Prepare a Career Development Plan
• Must have 30 hours of Professional Development
  from the previous year

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Who Is Eligible to Participate?

• Stage 2
• Two years successful completion of Stage 1 Career
  Ladder
• Appropriate Certification
• A full-time Teacher, Library Media Specialist,
  Counselor, Speech Pathologist
• Must perform at meets expectations level or
  above on most recent summative evaluation, must
  exceed expectation on 2 criteria between 5 and
  12 on the PBTE
• Prepare a Career Development Plan

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Who Is Eligible to Participate?

• Stage 3
• Two years successful completion of Stage 1 Career
  Ladder and three years successful completion of
  Stage 2 Career Ladder
• Appropriate certification
• A full-time Teacher, Library Media Specialist,
  Counselor, Speech Pathologist
• Must perform at meets expectations level on
  most recent summative evaluation, must exceed
  expectation on 3 of the criteria, 2 of them
  between 5 and 12 on the PBTE
• Must earn a Masters Degree or 30 graduate hours
  before the Tuesday after Labor Day of the current
  Career Ladder year
• Prepare a Career Development Plan

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How Would Career Ladder benefit ME?

• Financial Incentive for Completing
  Responsibilities/Activities
• Personal Satisfaction of Knowing the Positive
  Impact you may have on Student Achievement
• Counting Activities/Responsibilities that may be
  taking place prior to implementation of the
  program

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How will Career Ladder benefit Students and the
District?

• Great Potential to Improve Student Achievement
• Students will have opportunities to be involved
  in many different activities
• Extends learning into the time before or after
  school
• Provide incentives to attract and retain quality
  teachers

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What Types of Activities/Responsibilities are
Acceptable?

• Activities that take place outside contracted
  time that are directly related to or tied to one
  of the following
• District Comprehensive School Improvement Plan
• Curriculum Development Plan
• District Professional Development Plan
• Missouri School Improvement Program
• Instructional Improvement
• Include Student Contact Hours
• Board of Education Goals

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What Types of Activities/Responsibilities are
Acceptable?

• Examples of acceptable activities
• Student Tutoring occurring before or after
  contracted time
• Parent Education Programs or Informational Nights
  for parents
• Student Contact Hours that have potential to
  Improve Student Achievement (Science Olympiad,
  Math Contest, Tutoring, etc.)
• Professional Development that occurs outside of
  contracted time
• Curriculum Work

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What Types of Activities/Responsibilities are
NOT Acceptable?

• NOT an Inclusive List
• Fundraising
• Painting a Classroom
• School Beautification Projects
• IEP Meetings
• Writing lesson plans
• Open Gym
• Church activities
• Attending Board of Education Meetings

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How Would I Sign Up?

• If this would become an approved program for the
  district
• Submit an application to the Career Ladder
  Committee by April 1st of the preceding school
  year

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What Should I Do Now?

• Complete the survey to be distributed at
  conclusion of presentation
• Return the completed survey to your Building
  Representative on the District Career Ladder
  Committee no later than Thursday, November 16th,
  2006 the sooner the better (Amount of Interest
  will be key)
• Ask questions to clarify information about the
  Career Ladder Program
• Find Out More detail at http//www.pleasanthill
  schools.com Teaching and Learning Career
  Ladder Plan
• http//www.pleasanthillschools.com/Career20Ladder
  .htm

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Who Serves on the Career Ladder Committee?

• Teri Vaughn Primary School
• Suzanne Rexroad Elementary School
• Janis Yokley Intermediate School
• Dana Scott Middle School
• Robyn Bricker High School
• John Stahl Elementary School
• Becky Gallagher Intermediate School

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When Will There Be A Decision?

• The Career Ladder Committee will compile all
  completed surveys to gauge overall interest,
  calculate estimated costs, etc. and submit a
  recommendation to Central Office (hopefully by
  December 20th, 2006)
• Central Office will determine whether to present
  the program for approval to the Board of
  Education. hopefully no later than February
  2007.
• Complete and Return those Career Ladder Survey
  Forms!

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Final Comments

• Thanks for Coming
• Thanks for Your Attention and Time
• Please do not hesitate to contact me or any
  member of the Career Ladder Committee if you have
  any questions or comments.
• lluttrell_at_pleasanthillschools.com