Focus Training for Administrators
Description
The CESA 7 Focus system of training, certification, calibration, and recertification on the Danielson Framework for Teaching strengthens observer consistency, inter-rater reliability, and unbiased observable evidence collection. Calibration and the Recertification Assessment are designed to address the issue that scoring accuracy may fluctuate over time.
Director of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction
Stacie Opahle
Learning Services Administrative Assistant
Kristina Reignier
Primary Services
Providing professional development and facilitated planning opportunities to improve the education of all students by supporting guided, individualized, self-determined professional growth and development of educators, focusing on systems and cultures of feedback, evaluation and support that help educators continually improve.
Observing, coaching, and planning with teachers to assist them with co-planning, co-serving, and/or co-teaching
Primary Stakeholders
New administrators with teacher or principal evaluation responsibilities in Danielson model school districts:
Superintendents
Directors of Curriculum and Instruction
Directors of Pupil Services
Principals
Assistant Principals
Priorities
Standard 17 found in Wisconsin Administrative Code sec. PI 8.01,states that:
Each school district board shall establish specific criteria and a systematic procedure to measure the performance of licensed school personnel. The written evaluation shall be based on a board adopted position description, including job related activities, and shall include observation of the individual’s performance as part of the evaluation data. Evaluation of licensed school personnel shall occur during the first year of employment and at least every third year thereafter.
The school district board shall ensure that evaluations, including those for purposes of discipline, job retention, or promotion, shall be performed by persons who have the training, knowledge and skills necessary to evaluate professional school personnel. The school district board shall be responsible for the evaluation of the school district administrator under this subdivision
All evaluators must complete calibration every semester
All evaluators must complete certification training every four years
Address Loss of Learning
Support Recovery
Funding Sources
ESSER II and III Funds
more information
Contact Name: Stacie Opahle| Contact Title: Director of Curriculum, Assessment, & Instruction| Phone: 920-619-3005 | Email: sopahle@cesa7.org