Madison Middle School

By barsotti_p 　https://blogs.4j.lane.edu/madisonstaff/2022/10/14/october-14-2022/

Dear Monarchs,

Well, we’re now one-sixth through the school year already. Can you believe it?!? 

Here are this week’s updates.

MADISON INFORMATION            

• Friday PD – This Friday, we’re working on getting Jordon Gentzkow to show us more about accessibility features on the student macbooks. Gina will also be briefly previewing some sample TalentEd goals that teachers may choose to use, if they’d like.
• Spirit Week next week – Please see next week’s calendar, below, for spirit week theme-days and start chatting kids up about making it a fun week!

DISTRICT INFORMATION                   

• Talent Ed Tasks and Goals:   The next step in our evaluation process is to choose goals for ourselves, this year. I am working on some optional sample goals for teachers to use related to our school wide goals of academics and SEL. I’ll share those out via email, this week, and review them briefly at our PD time on Friday. In the meantime, all staff need to complete their self-reflection (classified staff) or self-assessment (certified staff) in Talent Ed. A huge thank-you to everyone who has already gotten those in!
  • Evaluation Cycles:
    • Classified staff: All classified staff complete a self-reflection in Talent Ed (due by 10/31) and then receive an evaluation from us by the end of the year. Licensed staff who direct your work are asked for input on areas of your job performance I may not have opportunities to see, however the final evaluation is done by me.
    • All Licensed Staff: All licensed teachers must complete a self assessment (due 9/30), a goals development form (due 10/31), and an end-of-cycle goals reflection (due 5/31). 
      • Probationary Teachers & “Contract Year 1” Teachers: You receive a summative evaluation this year. A summative evaluation includes a self-assessment (due 9/30), a Goals Development Form (due 10/31), 2 informal observations, a formal observation (includes a lesson plan with a pre-conference, observation, and a post conference), and a summative evaluation with a conference. I’ve already emailed all probationary and summative year teachers with a link to a doc to sign up for an informal observation.
      • “Contract Year 2” Teachers: You have a self-assessment (due 9/30), a Goals Development Form (due 10/31), 1 informal observation, and a goals reflection (due 6/1). I’ll send out an email in November for contract year 2 teachers to sign up for an informal observation during December.
            
• Professional Development Calendar: Linked here is the 2022-23 Professional Development Calendar for certified staff. This lays out all the district-led PD for teachers this school year.

Looking Ahead:

Have a wonderful week!

Peter and Gina