Merit Award Program

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Merit Award Program

• The School District of Lee County
• Merit Award Program Training
• November 2007

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MAP Program Contents

• MAP Overview
• Learning Gains Orientation
• Orientation to the Final Performance Assessment
• Evaluation Timeline

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Merit Award Program Overview
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Performance Pay FY08 and FY09

• What is MAP?
• Merit Award Program
• MAP replaces STAR
• All Instructional and School-based Administrative
  Personnel are eligible
• Provides for an assessment and merit award based
  on the performance of students

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MAP continues

• No application necessary
• Remain employed by September 1 the following year
• 5 award based on average teachers salary
• Cannot be based on experience or length of
  service or base salary
• Must be able to administer end of course exams
  based on SSS.

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MAP continues

• Based on performance of students assigned to
  teachers classroom (or sphere of influence).
• Based on learning gains, academic proficiency or
  both as measured by state-wide tests or
  district-determined instruments based on the
  Sunshine State Standards.
• 75 of MAP evaluation is based on learning gains.
• 25 of MAP evaluation is based on supervisors
  evaluation.

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Learning Gains Orientation
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Instructional Silos

• The goal of developing Instructional Silos is to
  place teachers in sub-groups of similar teaching
  assignments as equitably and as fairly as
  possible.
• For example, World History teachers will be
  grouped with other World History teachers and not
  with Language Arts teachers.

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Instructional Silos

• Due to the new district assessment process,
  teacher silos will be updated this year to
  reflect current teaching assignments and district
  assessment categories.
• School-Wide Silos will continue to be used for
  instructional personnel without students directly
  scheduled (Guidance Counselor, Media Spec, etc.)
• Semester 2 student schedules will be utilized
  when developing district instructional silos
• Silo development will include consideration of
  the teacher assignment within the district

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Instructional Silos cont.

• Instructional personnel will be divided into
  grade levels Elementary, Middle, High School
• Once divided into  grade levels, teachers will be
  sub-divided into instructional groups (silos)
  based on their primary teaching assignment
• Prior to the end of the 3rd quarter, Principals
  and teachers may meet to confirm and/or reconcile
  silo assignments
• We appreciate everyones effort in making this
  process work as well as possible.

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Learning Gains

• Plan Policies
• Learning gains will make up 75 of final score.
• FCAT scores will be used where applicable
  (grades/ subjects tested by FCAT)
• SAT-10 scores will be used where applicable
  (grades K-2)
• Courses/areas not related to FCAT/SAT-10 subjects
  or grade levels, will utilize District Pre/Post
  Tests

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Learning Gains

• Plan Policies (continued)
• Gains for teachers without students assigned will
  be based on school-wide FCAT scores.
• Students assigned to teachers at Survey 3 time
  (February) will be included.
• Only students enrolled in the same school in
  October and February will be included.
• Only students with both pre and post-test scores
  will be included.

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Learning Gains

• Gains Calculation
• Step 1 Achievement level of students on pre and
  post-test is determined.
• Step 2 Total points for each teacher are
  determined by placing student scores in a value
  table.

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Learning Gains

• Sample Value Table

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Learning Gains

• Gains Calculation
• Step 3 Teachers are ranked by value table points
  within their silo.
• Step 4 Ranking within silo is converted to 75
  points.

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SDLC Final Performance Assessment for MAP
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Performance Evaluation based on

• Ability to maintain appropriate discipline
  Learning Environment
• Knowledge of Subject Matter
• Assessment
• Ability to establish and maintain a positive
  collaborative relationship Role of Teacher
• Florida Educator Accomplished Practices

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Final Performance Assessment Overview

• Revised Teacher Assessment Instrument
• Each Performance Indicator has 5 levels
• Guidelines have been developed which will help
  administrators and teachers distinguish among the
  5 different performance levels
• 5 proficiency levels
• Outstanding
• High Performing
• Satisfactory
• Needs Improvement
• Unsatisfactory

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Web-based Resources supporting MAP

• Final Performance Assessment
• Guideline for the Final Performance Assessment
• MAP Plan
• MAP FAQs
• MAP presentation and video tutorials
• State Performance Pay Web-site
• http//www.leeschools.net/dept/hr/MAP08.htm

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Thank you for your attention

• For more information please contact
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