APPR+Revision+Sept.2009

Annual Professional Performance Review Revisions: 2009-10

The Professional Development Plan Committee (PDP) completed its work on the revisions this past summer. This year, after two years of work and a year-long pilot by over 35 teachers, the revisions will be implemented throughout the district. The following documents will be helpful to help teachers and administrators begin the process.

Key to APPR Revisions: [[file:APPRIndicatorsFinal.pdf]]
The PDP took the indicators from our current document, updated them to reflect district work and expectations. They were reorganized around four major "domains" of practice composed of a small number of "Power Standards" in each.

Active Participation Student Work Critical Thinking || Content Knowledge Preparation Assessment || Positive Attitudes/ Classroom Environment Clear Expecatons Differentiated Instruction High Expectations || Parent Communication Professional Collaboration Continuous Learning ||
 * Category || Instructional Delivery || Instructional Planning || Student Management || Teacher Professionalism ||
 * Power Standards || Delivery of Instruction

The specific indicators were tiered based on readiness and one's professional growth. This document serves as a basis for establishing expectations for professional practice as well as a means for personal reflection and identifying targets for individual growth plans.

APPR Process
All teachers will engage in a yearly cycle of planning for growth, implementing growth plans and reflection and evaluation. Your administrator will inform you of the start and end dates of your annual cycle. Some may choose to work September to September. Others may choose to stagger the cycle start and end times throughtout the year.

All tenured teachers will work through all four categories during a four-year cycle. Your administrator will determine when you work in the category of instructional delivery- the year all teachers will engage in the formal observation process. These teachers will determine which year they will work in the other three categories as long as they work through all four in the cycle.

Non- tenured teachers and those on Improvement plans will work in a September to June cycle. Non-tenured teachers will focus on all four categories. Those on Improvement Plans will focus on those areas identified in the actual planning document.

Getting Started: Determine Which Category You Will Be Working In
- Your principal will let you know when your annual cycle will begin: normally September, November, February, or April. - Your principal will let you know when you will work in the category of Instructional Delivery. In this year, you will participate in the formal observation/ clinical supervision model. - If you are not starting in Instructional Delivery, you would select one of the other three domains to focus upon based on your own reflections and needs.

Once the category and cycle dates are determined, each teacher will be asked to:
==== //**1. Beginning of Cycle: Complete a personal plan for professional growth.**// Each plan will identify at least one power standard to focus upon from the category being worked on this year. The plan will also consider possible evidence of growth, a simple action plan and any resources or support to achieve the plan. Teachers can click view a and download the Word Version here--.====

====If this is your year to be formally observed- you will select a power standard from the "Instructional Delivery" domain to focus upon. If not, you will select one of the other three domains and identify a power standard from that domain.====

2. If you are in your "Observation Year," participate in a formal classroom observation.
In our revision, all teachers must participate in a formal classroom observation a minimum of once in a four year cycle. If this is your "on year" in our current process, you will be formally observed by your administration with a pre-conference, observation and post-conference.


 * __//Remember- your administrator has the right to observe your classroom. He or she can request a formal observation in any year.//__**

3. Collect Products and Evidence for your targeted domain.
Consult the page to identify the suggested products that you could collect for your targeted "category." You are welcome to collect other products or evidence that you feel would help demonstrate your professional growth.

4. Participate in your APPR Conference.
Your administrator will soon let you know the scheduled week for your APPR conference. This will help you in planning and preparing. The conference will become the basis of a written narrative by your administrator which will be returned to you within one month of your conference.

5. Write a one-two page narrative.
Two weeks after your APPR conference, compose and submit a one-two page narrative summarizing your growth activities and the progress you've made during the year.