Issue link: https://digital.copcomm.com/i/48993
Component 5 not legally defensible In response to member concerns, we continue to work for a solution for this year and the long-term. As ACTION! was going to press, President Jenner was arranging county meetings with local teacher presidents to con- tinue strategizing. Keep telling your story T he more you tell your story of how Component 5 will not measure your contribution to student growth, the more we can work together to make Component 5 a fair indicator of teacher effec- tiveness. Please continue to tell your story to Governor Markell and members of the General Assembly, especially those who serve on the House and Senate Education Committees. For a complete list of those mem- bers and their contact information, go to . We've developed our own DPASII sessions from DSEA staff and leaders to be helpful, even eye-opening. If you'd like to bring a session to your build- ing, please contact your Association Representative. In the meantime, make sure to M check out our Urban Legends page, devoted to setting the record straight on DPASII-Revised for this interim year. It's at embers of several local associations have found the DPASII information Comparison of DPAS II Summative Ratings for the Interim Year "Pattern of Ineffective Teaching" begins in highlighted cells Total # of Satisfactory component ratings in (1-4) Component 5 Summative Rating 2011-2012 as Adopted 1/2010 Improvement plans for components 1-5 4/4 Exceeds 4/4 Satisfactory 4/4 Unsatisfactory 3/4 3/4 3/4 2/4 1/4 1/4 1/4 0/4 Exceeds Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Exceeds 2/4 Satisfactory 2/4 Unsatisfactory Exceeds Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Exceeds 0/4 Satisfactory 0/4 Unsatisfactory Highly Effective Effective Needs Improvement Highly Effective Effective Needs Improvement Effective Effective Ineffective Needs Improvement Needs Improvement Ineffective Needs Improvement Needs Improvement Ineffective Interim Summative Rating 2011-2012 as DOE proposed 7/2011 Improvement plans for Components 1-4 Highly Effective Effective Effective Interim Summative Rating 2011-2012 as proposed following 9/1/2011 meeting Agreed to 9/2/2011 Improvement plans for components 1-4 Highly Effective Effective Needs Improvement Needs Improvement Highly Effective Needs Improvement Effective Needs Improvement Needs Improvement Ineffective Effective Ineffective Effective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Ineffective Needs Improvement Needs Improvement Ineffective Needs Improvement Needs Improvement Ineffective • Column 1 – Number of satisfactory components (Components 1-4) • Column 2 – Rating for Component 5 • Column 3 – Overall summative ratings based upon columns 1 and 2 as determined in the Delaware Administrative Code, 1/2010. The highlighted cells indicate the beginning of a pattern of ineffective teaching. Improvement plans are in effect for Components 1-5. • Column 4 - Overall summative ratings based upon columns 1 and 2 as proposed by DOE in July/2011. These summative ratings would be in effect for school year 2011-2012. Component 5 ratings would be calculated, but would only count for those eligible for incentives. The highlighted cells indicate the beginning of a pattern of ineffective teaching. Improvement plans are in effect for Components 1-4 only. • Column 5 – Overall summative ratings based upon columns 1 and 2 as agreed upon by DOE and DSEA on 9/2/2011. These summative ratings will be in effect for school year 2011-2012. Component 5 ratings will be calculated and will count for all teachers/specialists; however, for those receiving 4/4 unsatisfactory, 3/4 unsatisfactory, or 2/4 unsatisfactory, it will not begin a pattern of ineffective teaching.. Only the highlighted cells indicate the beginning of a pattern of ineffective teaching. Improvement plans are in effect for Components 1-4 only. Note that those cells reflecting a pattern of ineffective teaching have been significantly reduced. Kindergarten and Pre-K Teachers: DoE has applied for a Race to the Top Grant that, if approved, will affect you. T www.dsea.org he Dept. of Education has submitted a grant request for $49 million dealing with improving Delaware's early child- hood program. Though laudable in purpose, it will put an enor- mous strain on Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers. It includes these initiatives: a new statewide kindergarten entry assessment; the identification of "Readiness Teams"; and incen- tives for recruitment and reten- tion of early childhood providers and teachers. Nov/Dec 2011 DSEA ACTION! 13 www.dsea.org/Political Action/JFC.html#education Accountability/UrbanLegends.html. www.dsea.org/