NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

GUIDANCE ON NEW YORK STATE'S ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW

FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS TO IMPLEMENT EDUCATION LAW ?3012-d AND THE

COMMISSIONER'S REGULATIONS

UPDATED: April 17, 2018 1

Purpose of the Guidance

The purpose of this guidance is to answer questions that educators, administrators, and community stakeholders may have about Education Law ?3012-d and Subpart 30-3 of the Commissioner's regulations for the 2015-16 school year and beyond. Revised Teacher and Principal Evaluation Law On April 13, 2015, the Assembly and Senate passed the New York State Budget for 2015-16 and signed into law a revised annual professional performance review system for teachers and principals as Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015, which created Education Law ?3012-d. Section 3012-d of the Education Law can be found by visiting the New York State Legislature website, selecting "Laws" then "Laws of New York" from the top menu bar, entering "3012-d" in the search box, and clicking on the second link, "Education Law ? 3012-D." The regulations that implement Education Law ?3012-d can be found on EngageNY. Additional information, tools, and resources related to Education Law ?3012-d can also be found on EngageNY. The New York State Education Department will provide additional or updated guidance as necessary on its website.

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Guidance Contents

PURPOSE OF THE GUIDANCE ..............................................................................................................................2

A. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................5

BACKGROUND ...........................................................................................................................................................5 EDUCATION LAW ?3012-D ........................................................................................................................................5 SUMMARY OF REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................................14

B. EDUCATORS COVERED BY THE LAW ........................................................................................................27

C. ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW (APPR) PLAN AND APPROVAL PROCESS32

PLAN APPROVAL PROCESS ......................................................................................................................................32 APPR DATA SUBMISSION AND CERTIFICATION.......................................................................................................42 CERTIFYING INSTRUCTION TIME..............................................................................................................................46

D. STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY .....................................................................................................51

STATE-PROVIDED GROWTH MEASURES ..................................................................................................................52 State-Provided Growth Measures: Principals ...................................................................................................59

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLOS) ...............................................................................................................67 Elements of an SLO............................................................................................................................................72 Student Population.......................................................................................................................................................... 72 Baseline and Evidence .................................................................................................................................................... 73 Interval of Instruction ..................................................................................................................................................... 74 Learning Content ............................................................................................................................................................ 74 Target Setting.................................................................................................................................................................. 75 SLO Rules for Specific Educators: What Assessments Must be Used as Evidence? ..........................................76 Elementary School and Common Branch Teachers ........................................................................................................ 78 High School and Teachers of Regents Subjects .............................................................................................................. 79 Special Education Teachers ............................................................................................................................................ 84

SCORING AND WEIGHTS ..........................................................................................................................................86 State-Provided Growth Scores ...........................................................................................................................88 Student Learning Objectives ..............................................................................................................................92

E. OPTIONAL STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY ...............................................................................96

F. ASSESSMENTS FOR USE IN STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY...............................................101

G. SCORING AND SECURITY OF ASSESSMENTS ........................................................................................105

H. TEACHER OBSERVATIONS AND PRINCIPAL SCHOOL VISITS CATEGORY .................................109

OBSERVATIONS .....................................................................................................................................................109 RUBRICS ................................................................................................................................................................113 SCORING AND WEIGHTING ....................................................................................................................................118

I. SCORING AND RATING OF EVALUATIONS..............................................................................................119

OVERALL HEDI RATINGS .....................................................................................................................................119 TIMING FOR EVALUATIONS....................................................................................................................................120 RATING IMPLICATIONS ..........................................................................................................................................121 TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL IMPROVEMENTS PLANS ................................................................................................122 PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS (PPDPS) AND IMPROVEMENT PLANS (TIPS AND PIPS)............123 PROHIBITION AGAINST STUDENTS BEING INSTRUCTED BY TWO CONSECUTIVE INEFFECTIVE TEACHERS .............125 TERMINATING PROBATIONARY TEACHERS AND/OR PRINCIPALS ...........................................................................126

J. EVALUATORS, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION .................................................................................127

TEACHER EVALUATIONS COMPLETED BY PRINCIPALS WITH DEVELOPING OR INEFFECTIVE RATINGS ..................130

K. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ........................................................................................................................130

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L. MODEL APPEALS PROCEDURE ..................................................................................................................137 M. DATA MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................................................................139

DATA SUBMISSION ................................................................................................................................................159 STATEMENT OF CERTIFICATION FORM QUESTIONS ...............................................................................................165 N. PROHIBITED ELEMENTS..............................................................................................................................166 O. CHARTER SCHOOLS ......................................................................................................................................167 P. APPR PRIVACY LAW (CHAPTER 68 OF THE LAWS OF 2012) ..............................................................167

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A. Introduction

Background

On May 28, 2010, the Governor signed Chapter 103 of the Laws of 2010, which added a new Education Law ?3012-c, establishing a comprehensive evaluation system for classroom teachers and building principals. The 2010 law required each classroom teacher and building principal to receive an annual professional performance review (APPR) resulting in a single composite effectiveness score and a rating of "highly effective," "effective," "developing," or "ineffective." The composite score was determined as follows:

? 20% is based on student growth on State assessments or other comparable measures of student growth (increased to 25% upon implementation of a value-added growth model);

? 20% is based on locally-selected measures of student achievement that are determined to be rigorous and comparable across classrooms as defined by the Commissioner (decreased to 15% upon implementation of value-added growth model);

? The remaining 60% is based on other measures of teacher/principal effectiveness consistent with standards prescribed by the Commissioner in regulation.

At its May 2011 meeting, the Board of Regents adopted emergency regulations to implement the new evaluation system established in the 2010 law.

On March 27, 2012, the Governor signed Chapter 21 of the Laws of 2012, making significant changes to enhance the 2010 evaluation law, including requiring the submission of APPR plans to the Commissioner for approval. Subpart 30-2 of the Rules of the Board of Regents was amended in March 2012 to conform to the new law.

In 2013, the Governor signed Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2013 to, among other things, require that all APPR plans continue in effect until a successor collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") is reached and the plan is approved by the Commissioner. The evaluation law was also revised to provide the Commissioner with authority to impose an APPR plan on the New York City School District through arbitration.

In 2014, the Legislature made additional changes to the evaluation law to expedite material changes to reduce testing, to prohibit the administration of traditional standardized assessments in grades kindergarten through second, and to limit the amount of instructional time spent on testing and test preparation.

Education Law ?3012-d

On April 13, 2015, the Governor signed Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2015 to add a new Education Law ?3012-d to establish a new evaluation system for classroom teachers and building principals. The new law requires teachers and principals to be evaluated based on two categories: the Student Performance Category and the Observation/School Visit Category, each of which are

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