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Capturing Video Prompts Reflection
Sarah Brown Wessling, a high school teacher says, “Do you cringe watching yourself on video? Is that really what I sound like?! Herein lies the power and necessity of learning from a video. Without...
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2014 School Employee Evaluation Survey is Now Open
This year’s School Employee Evaluation Survey is now open. The data collection is mandated by federal and state reporting requirements and will close November 3rd. The survey collects evaluation data...
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School Employee Evaluation Survey Reminder
The 2014-15 School Employee Evaluation Survey closes November 3rd. The data collection is mandated by federal and state reporting requirements. The survey collects evaluation data for teachers,...
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Now Available – Updated Rater Agreement Document for 2014-15
An updated version of the rater agreement document (PDF) is now available for the 2014–15 school year. Rater agreement is defined as: The extent to which the scores between the raters have consistency...
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TPEP Best Practices Colloquia
Registration is now open for both TPEP Best Practices Colloquia on February 11th in Seatac and April 15th in Spokane. This all-day event will be an opportunity for district teams to share ideas and...
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OSPI is recruiting additional Feedback Specialists
OSPI ia recruiting school leaders to become OSPI-authorized trainers for CEL 5D+, Marzano, or Danielson Instructional Frameworks. Selected educators will participate in five days of training with one...
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UPDATED: Comprehensive & Focused Evaluation Diagrams
When OSPI revised the summative scoring diagrams for Comprehensive and Focused evaluations last summer, an error was made on the Focused chart. There is no “student growth inquiry” connected to a...
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TPEP Best Practices Colloquium
CSTP is hosting TPEP Best Practices Colloquium and now inviting district TPEP teams to register for and attend the eastside meeting. The Colloquium is a full-day event and will feature either...
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Updated TPEP Module
The Creating Coherence Professional Development Module has been updated to go beyond just CCSS to include College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS). The revised module is available at...
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Marzano Leadership Framework – Stage 1 Training
Attention, Marzano Leadership Framework districts! All evaluators of principals and assistant principals are required by RCW 28A.405.120 to have training in evaluation procedures. Stage 1 (two day...
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2015-16 TPEP Training Dates
Th 2015-2016 TPEP Training dates are now posted. You can find a sortable list at http://tpep-wa.org/trainingpd/find-a-training/. You are also able to download a printable PDF version from that same...
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Additional Teacher Training Funding
The TPEP Steering Committee has directed OSPI to reallocate remaining Teacher Training Funding to districts that can document need, an approved TPEP Teacher Training plan, and capacity to spend by June...
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2013-14 School Employee Evaluation (SEES) Data Available
The 2013-14 SEES data has been released and can be found at the bottom of the Reports, Studies, and Presentations page of the TPEP website. IMPORTANT: READ THE FOLLOWING RELEASE NOTES PRIOR TO...
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Criterion 8 Resources Available
OPSI in partnership with the Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession have developed several resources for Criterion 8. These resources include an FAQ, case studies, a sample reflection cycle,...
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Teacher Training Funding for 2015-16
Funds for the TPEP Teacher Training Funds were renewed during the 2015 legislative session. The amount per district will be similar to that of the 2014-15 year with minor adjustments due to an increase...
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State-Supported Evaluator Training Report 2014-15
Last Friday, August 7th, all district superintendents received via email, the 2014-15 edition of the annual report regarding their district’s principal attendance at state-supported evaluator training....
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Schedule a Session with a Learning-focused Supervision Specialist
In Washington State the focus of supervision has shifted from a contractual obligation to an opportunity for growth. Standards-driven, data-base conversations are a key factor in this effort. The...
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2014 School Employee Evaluation Survey is Now Open
This year’s School Employee Evaluation Survey is now open. The data collection is mandated by federal and state reporting requirements and will close November 3rd. The survey collects evaluation data...
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2014-15 SEES Data – Action Requred
Per RCW 28A.150.230(2), all districts must submit educator performance data. Data for the 2014-15 school year, is due to OSPI by November 13, 2015. Data is submitted through OSPI’s Education Data...
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IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: School Employee Evaluation Survey
The SEES survey is due this upcoming Friday, November 13thcolor>. This report compiles data from all districts regarding the evaluation of public school employees during the 2014–15 school year. The...
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