SCPS Teacher Evaluation System

Overview

On March 24, 2011, the Governor signed legislation that significantly changed the evaluation process for Florida instructional personnel and school-based administrators. Most parts of Senate Bill 736 were implemented as of July 1, 2011. The Seminole Education Association, along with a committee of 32 teachers from across the district and including most grade levels and curricular areas, provided input into the establishment of the new SCPS evaluation system, which includes forms and procedures. As required by law, our new forms and procedures were submitted to the Florida Department of Education for annual review. Seminole County's proposed teacher evaluation system for 2011-12 received tentative approval from FDOE on June 24, 2011 and final approval on October 28, 2011.

SCPS and SEA will continue to work together on communication and implementation plans. The Teacher Evaluation Committee will also continue to meet throughout the 2011-12 school year.

In the course of its work, the Teacher Evaluation Committee selected the state-approved Marzano Causal Teaching Model as the basis for the new SCPS system. The district entered into a contract with Learning Sciences International (LSI) to utilize iObservation, a secure web-based solution for completing walkthroughs and observations in a digital format. This system facilitates faster feedback from administrators to teachers. iObservation also includes the Marzano Resource Library, an online collection of professional development resources for teachers and administrators. All SCPS teachers can access iObservation here. Professional development opportunities are being offered at the district, cluster, and school levels. Administrators will receive training to establish observation accuracy and reliability.

This page includes further resources to learn about this new legislation, review the current version of the evaluation forms for teachers and other instructional personnel, and submit questions about these procedures. SCPS will post responses to submitted questions in the FAQ area below. While your questions and input are anonymous, we ask that you please keep your comments constructive.


Document Library

MARZANO TEACHING MODEL--General Information

iObservation system  (Log-in required)
Marzano Learning Map (all 60 indicators--modified for use in SCPS)
2012-13 Marzano Learning Map--40 indicators that can be evaluated in 2012-13
SCPS Evaluation Brochure--includes 17 indicators to be evaluated in 2011-12
SCPS Announcement of the 17 indicators that will be evaluated in 2011-12 

MARZANO PROTOCOLS--Used by administrators during classroom observations

17 Protocols--includes evidence & scales for the 2011-12 indicators
17 Abbreviated Protocols--includes evidences only (no scales) for the 2011-12 indicators
All 60 Protocols--includes evidence & scales for all indicators

OTHER RESOURCES

Best of Resource Library--list of videos by evaluation indicator in iObservation
SCPS/Marzano Common Language--glossary

MARZANO DOMAIN 1 SELF-STUDY PD--Sign up for this self-paced course on PD registration system

Marzano Domain 1 Video Overview (PDF)
Marzano Domain 1 Work File (Word)

STUDENT LEARNING GROWTH EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS

Presentation--from teacher workshops held March, 2012
Questions & Answers--from teacher workshops held March, 2012
Overview of DOE FCAT Value-Added Model (September, 2011)

SCPS EVALUATION DOCUMENTS

SCPS Instructional Personnel Evaluation System--documentation submitted to FDOE
  Note: Evaluation forms in this file are paper representations. iObservation will be used for all observations/evaluations  beginning January, 2012

Updated 04/24/2012