Partners With A Purpose
District and teachers union create an evaluation system that nurtures professional growth
By Learning Forward
Categories: Educator evaluation, System leadershipDecember 2014
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About iHEAT
The goal of Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Incentives for Highly Effective Administrators and Teachers (iHEAT) Initiative is to increase teacher and administrator effectiveness and, consequently, student achievement through incentives and professional learning. Key objectives are to:
- Improve the quality of the Instructional Performance Evaluation and Growth System (IPEGS) observation and feedback process to improve instructional performance and student outcomes;
- Recognize and reward highly effective teachers and school leaders;
- Provide relevant and timely job-embedded support and professional learning to teachers and administrators to improve their performance to the highly effective level; and
- Provide relevant and timely job-embedded support and professional learning for teachers performing below effective levels to improve their performance to effective levels and meet the performance requirement for reappointment set forth in Florida statute.
Source: Miami-Dade County Public Schools Professional Development & Evaluation, https://prodev.dadeschools.net/iH13.asp.
For More Information
Learn more about Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Instructional Performance Evaluation and Growth System (IPEGS) at https://ipegs.dadeschools.net.
Learn more about Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ Incentives for Highly Effective Administrators and Teachers (iHEAT) program at https://prodev.dadeschools.net/iH13.asp.
References
Marzano, R.J. (2012). The two purposes of teacher evaluation. Educational Leadership, 70(3), 14-19.
Learning Forward is the only professional association devoted exclusively to those who work in educator professional development. We help our members plan, implement, and measure high-quality professional learning so they can achieve success with their systems, schools, and students.
Categories: Educator evaluation, System leadership
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