Marzano Teacher Evaluation

Welcome Florida school district teacher evaluation redevelopment team members!

As a service to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), Learning Sciences International (LSI) will provide technical assistance for all Florida school districts around redeveloping your Teacher Evaluation System. Every district will receive both Tools and services paid for by the FLDOE over a four-year period

Technical assistance for this year will include:

• The approved state model for teacher evaluation developed by Dr. Robert Marzano that embodies contemporary research and practice
• Approved classroom observation instrument aligned to FEAPs
• Approved evaluation forms aligned to FEAPs
• Teacher Evaluation Academy: Contemporary Research and Practice. 3-day Academies at 12 locations throughout FL for LEA Teacher Evaluation Redevelopment Teams
• Series of 4 Regional Facilitated Teacher Evaluation Team meetings at 15 locations
• Technical assistance website for asking questions and engaging in collaboration with teacher evaluation team members from other districts
• Stakeholder focus group toolkit, training webinar, and co-facilitation of focus group sessions with 31 LEAs (district and consortia)

Research References

• Research base and validation studies on the Marzano Evaluation Model- PDF
• Dr. Marzano's Meta-Analytic Synthesis of Studies on Instructional Strategies- PDF
• Contemporary References adapted from Dr. Marzano's Supervising the Art and Science of Teaching- PDF

RTTT Goals for Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems

Rigorous, transparent and fair evaluation systems that differentiate effectiveness with data on student growth and include timely and constructive feedback

The Florida implementation will include:

• Adopting the contemporary research base for effective practices
• Employing expertise to operationalize a statewide model evaluation system that districts may adopt and technical assistance to help align district-developed systems to FEAPs, MOU/RTTT and statute

Technical Assistance Approach

School districts have a historic opportunity to redevelop their teacher evaluation systems to create aligned, rigorous and fair processes that support teacher growth and development. It is critical that early decisions incorporate contemporary research and deep alignment to FEAPs so that teacher evaluation systems will be able to work in concert with professional development systems and student achievement data.

Technical assistance from now to the first submission deadline of June 1, 2011 will focus on the approach of providing grounding in the contemporary research and the state’s model through the regional Teacher Evaluation Academies and then more specific guidance and support for districts through the four regional facilitation sessions.

Regardless of the framework your district selects, whether the state’s model or a framework of your choosing, technical assistance will be provided to help align to FEAPs, the MOU requirements, RTTT requirements and statute.