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Meeting Date:
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6/20/2023 - 5:00 PM
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Category:
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Adoption of Consent Agenda
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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Approval of CITE Specialized Service Providers (SSP) Rubric Revisions/Recommendations.
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End Statements:
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End Statement II Outstanding Educators and Staff Outstanding Educators and Staff
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Enclosure
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Attachment #1: Board of Education Presentation-Proposed SSP Rubrics (slide deck)
Attachment #2: Proposed CITE SSP Occupational Therapist Rubric
Attachment #3: Proposed CITE SSP Psychologist/Social Worker Rubric
Attachment #4: Proposed CITE SSP Speech Pathologist Rubric
Attachment #5: Proposed CITE SSP Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Orientation Mobility Specialist Rubric
Attachment #6: Proposed CITE SSP Child Find Assessment Professional Rubric
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Summary :
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Historical Background
In 2012, districts began implementing rules and regulations related to legislation (S.B. 10-191) that formulate the guidelines for teacher, Specialized Service Provider (SSP), and principal evaluations in the state of Colorado. Provisions are made within the legislation for districts to use their own unique evaluation tool provided it meets or exceeds the quality standards as described by the state of Colorado. Douglas County School District began using the CITE evaluation tool in 2011-2012 and the LEAD evaluation tool in 2012-13. The evaluation model and its rubrics are continuously reviewed for quality and revised as needed.
During the 2016-2017 school year, significant changes were made to the CITE Generalist rubric which included shifting to a growth model, removing prescriptive language and building accurate descriptions of the role of the Teacher and the Teaching. Additionally, an Educator rubric was developed alongside the Generalist in 2017-2018 to encompass the work of the district’s many other educators and SSPs. The revisions to the CITE rubrics in 2016-2017 were followed by revisions to the LEAD Rubric during the 2017-18 school year.
In October of 2019, over 1,000 licensed staff participated in a CITE Rubric Survey. The results of the survey indicated that our rubrics need to provide more clarity, be more aligned to the daily work of educators, and to have less redundancy (especially in Standard 4: Assessment). This feedback has helped to drive the work of each of the focus groups over the past 3 years. During the 2020-2021 school year, minor work was done to revise the CITE rubric collection to reflect the introduction of the Colorado Essential Skills as part of the 2020 Colorado Academic Standards. In July of 2021, CDE provided feedback that the DCSD CITE Generalist Rubric needed specific language aligned to literacy and mathematics practices for generalists, content area teachers and specials/electives teachers. During the 2021-2022, the CITE and LEAD Focus Groups revised the CITE Generalist, CITE Educator and LEAD rubrics, gaining approval for use for the 2022-2023 school year.
The 2019 CITE Rubric Survey revealed that our Special Services Providers (SSPs) do not believe that the Educator Rubric aligns with their daily work. As a result, the SSP Focus Group was convened at the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. This large group split into several focus groups that work simultaneously to write new SSP rubrics or revise an existing SSP rubric (i.e., CITE Child Find Assessment Professionals Rubric).
Process for revisions:
The work of rubric revision and development is accomplished through focus groups. The SSP Focus Groups worked on the rubrics listed above in virtual and in-person settings. Groups meet monthly under the direction of Dr. Deanne Kirby in accordance with guidelines developed to lead the work. The guidelines provide support for the focus groups in order to maintain the focus on growth and alignment to the standards set forth by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
Drafts of the work have been shared with professional colleagues in SSP roles, the CITE, and LEAD Focus Groups, the District Accountability Committee and various district leadership groups throughout the past two years to gather feedback and input. The final rubric drafts (see below) were presented to the District Accountability Committee on April 20, 2023. The DAC voted at the June 15, 2023 meeting to recommend that the DCSD Board of Education approve the rubrics for use beginning the 2023-2024 school year.
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Funding:
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Recommendation:
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That the Board of Education approve the five CITE SSP Rubric Revisions/Recommendations under adoption of Consent Agenda.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Matt Reynolds - System Performance Officer
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Signed By:
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Erin Kane - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Ray D Moved, Member Christy Williams seconded to approve the Original motion 'That the Board of Education approve the five CITE SSP Rubric Revisions/Recommendations under adoption of Consent Agenda.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Ray D | Yes | | Susan Meek | Yes | | Mike Peterson | Yes | | Becky Myers | Yes | | Kaylee Winegar | Yes | | Christy Williams | Yes | |
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