Getting Started
I.
2. What the collaborative process will look like ¢ Decide how you reach agreements ¢ What to do when you agreements are not met ¢ Decide how you maintain balance between parties
3. Sharing of responsibilities ¢ Determine what roles will need to be filled (facilitator,
note-taker, public scribe, time-keeper, “temperaturereader,” group norms sentinel, etc.) and record each roles job description
4. How minutes are taken and shared with entire district 5. How entire district is allowed to contribute to the work of the team (increases buy-in) 6. End game goals and outcomes ¢ Define the purpose of the Teacher Evaluation and
Support System.
¢ Make sure goals are stated in measurable terms
which are explicitly, well-defined, and easily under stood by all stakeholder groups.
¢ Make sure the Teacher Evaluation and Support Sys-
tem goals are aligned to meet the requirements of state policy and research-based best practices.
¢ Determine resources necessary to complete Teacher
Evaluation and Support System design process
¢ See “Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Plan”
notes below
7. *Timeline for getting system design completed by July 1, 2013* ¢ Build in communication/feedback loops with entire
district into timeline
8. Define stakeholder groups 9. Beginning Collaborative Decisions ¢ Collaborate on a group definition of effective teaching ¢ Come to consensus on a common vocabulary ¢ Come to consensus on a common understanding of
the InTASC Standards
* Asterisks represent legal requirements 15