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Tuesday, 31 January 2017 15:09
Fremont High CTE recruitment at Walquist Jr High.
CTE teachers and students attend the jr highs to promote CTE course at the high school level. This help the 9th grade student in deciding which courses to choose for high school that meet their interest in a career pathway.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2017 15:01
ProStart I (11-12)
The ProStart® I is a program of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation that introduces students to career opportunities in the restaurant and foodservice industry and provides them with foundational skills in culinary arts and restaurant management that will jump-start their post-secondary experience, in college and/or careers. In Utah, FCCLA may complement this course.
Ms. Morgan’s Pro Start class at Bonneville are having a “SOUPER BOWL”. Students are learning the art of making soups.
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Tuesday, 31 January 2017 14:59
Our female Robotics team!
Our female Robotics team involved in “Project Lead the Way” (WSD Engineering Pathway),at The Weber Innovation Center. They are now qualified and registered for the state tournament on March 4th in Farmington. These girls have done an excellent job!
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Friday, 27 January 2017 07:57
Updated Timeline For Educator Evaluations
| Evaluation System | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 |
| USOE PEER Advisory Committee | District evaluation plans approved in May |
Districts send updated report on to USOE in May for approval | Districts pilot local evaluation systems and provide updates in spring of 2015 | USOE begins accountability audits in selected districts |
| Observation Tools Teaching and Leadership | Year 1 observation measurement tools pilot in 16 districts |
Year 2 observation tools pilot in 38 user group districts (teaching and leadership); other districts piloting observation tools based on UETS and UELS |
Full implementation of observation tools aligned with UETS and UELS Pilot electronic platforms selected by districts |
Full district implementation of professional performance component Electronic platforms in place |
| Student Growth |
Student Growth Workgroup SAGE adopted USOE begins to develop |
USOE conducts pilot study of SLOs in volunteer districts SAGE Year 1 test data USOE continues to develop statewide example SLOs (Early Childhood, PE, Health, K-3 Science) |
Statewide pilot of SLOs Statewide pilot of SGPs SAGE Year 2 implementation year Districts begin SLO development plan using example SLOs and USOE SLO Toolkit |
Full district implementation of student growth component: SGPs for tested subjects and grades and SLOs for non-tested subjects and grades |
| Surveys for Stakeholder Input | Year 1 pilot of survey questions (Utah Education Policy Center) (teachers, parents, students) |
Year 2 Pilot of survey items (Utah Education Policy Center) USOE creates rubric for scoring educator response to survey feedback for effectiveness |
Districts decide survey(s) to use and then pilot in local schools | Full district implementation of stakeholder Input component |
| Weighting of Evaluation Components | USOE works with consultants to formulate study of determining weights of three components | USOE pilots statewide to determine weights of three components using district data | Utah State Board evaluates the component weights selected to determine final weighting | |
| Rater-reliability and Calibration | Online resources created and distributed to districts to ensure rater-reliability of teaching and leadership observations | USOE rater-reliability certification process with master-coded exemplars in place and professional development provided in districts |
USOE reliability certification pilot conducted in districts Observer certification required |
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| Professional Development | Professional development (PD) for districts piloting observation tools for teaching and leadership |
USOE and districts provide PD for instructional effectiveness using UETS PD on Leadership and role of administrator in improving teacher performance |
USOE and districts continue PD on following:
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USOE and districts continue PD as needed |
**2016-2017 school year includes performance pay for principals as outlined in SB101-2014 | USOE:March 25,2014
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