In many districts, educator perception of evaluations ranges from the familiar ineffective “dog and pony show” to a pill to be swallowed. For many administrators, the extensive time needed for educator evaluations and associated paperwork can feel simply overwhelming. With ESP, your school or district can transform educator growth and evaluation from an unwelcome burden to an authentic learning opportunity for all involved.
ESP enables district and building leadership teams to develop educator goal and expectation forms, classroom observation tools, summative evaluations, and professional development aligned with district specific evaluation requirements, including systems based upon Marzano, Danielson, or Kim Marshall methods. Because ESP is simple to use, all growth and evaluation tools and processes can be co-created with leaders and educators, cultivating investment, shared responsibility and authenticity. Once co-created, classroom observation tools can be leveraged for educator self-assessment, and/or formal evaluation. Aggregated classroom observation information can be shared with staff, and leadership to build collective purpose and inform targeted professional development and strategic planning.
For schools looking to invest in the process of peer observation related to any new programs, or best practices, ESP makes creating a new form simple, using drag and drop item types such as drop down fields, multiple choice matrix fields and rating scales, the content of which can be tailored to align with the existing growth and evaluation criteria. Observation tools can be easily copied and modified to save time.
Observation data and artifacts collected in ESP can be electronically shared among educators immediately, enabling quick feedback and exchange of ideas. ESP provides a continuous record of reflection and dialogue between colleagues or supervisors and supervisees. This encourages the transparency, ease of communication, and immediacy that nurtures risk taking, growth, and positive instructional change.
Elements in ESP such as clarifying hover text in rubrics, and short how-to videos enhance usability, accuracy and calibration of observation data. This helps build trust and confidence in the overall system. Artifacts and files can be attached within ESP, allowing educators to easily share evidence of their best practices and learning.
To support administrator use, integrated educator rosters make tracking observations more seamless. Three year educator recertification applications are as simple as downloading and sending needed materials that are tied to a given educator.
To encourage timely and accurate work flow, completion of forms can be monitored and reminders sent. Automatically populated and connected forms within the system save time and encourage efficiency. Individuals can be assigned to complete or given permissions to view specific sections to support confidentiality and data safety.
ESP can also support the integration of professional development tracking connected to educator evaluations. This allows schools and districts to directly connect staff goals to professional development, monitor and record professional development hours, credits, and related artifacts, and track funds allocated to educator learning opportunities.
ESP is designed with educators, not technologists in mind. Videos and how-to documentation, in-person and virtual training are included with your ESP purchase. Initial training is provided by Demonstrated Success coaches who have sensitively and skillfully trained educators in data systems for over two decades. After initial training, ESP is straightforward enough for school teams to autonomously accomplish their goals at their own pace. However, the DS team always remains an email or phone call away for as-needed support.
To learn how ESP can help your school or district, contact Marissa Hooper, ESP Product Manager: Marissa.Hooper@DemonstratedSuccess.com
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