PPfT Appraisal
May 2018 Newsletter
Dear PPfT Appraisal Teachers,
May's PPfT Appraisal Newsletter includes pertinent information and deadlines regarding the PPfT Appraisal and will cover the following topics:
- Spring PPfT Appraisal Deadlines
- Verifying Professional Growth and Responsibilities
- Verifying Announced Observations in HCP
- School-Wide Value-Added
- Scoring
- Summative Details
PPfT Appraisal Reminders:
Deadlines:
- Summative reports are available in HCP.
- May 24, 2018 – Summative report must be signed electronically in HCP by teachers.
- May 24, 2018 – Summative conferences must be complete.
Be sure to review the PPfT Appraisal Timeline for additional important details and deadlines.
Professional Growth and Responsibilities:
Signing Professional Growth and Responsibilities:
Why Can't I Review my Professional Growth and Responsibilities?
Verifying Announced Observations in HCP:
Signing Announced Observations:
Teachers must review and verify Fall and Spring observations to indicate receiving observation feedback. For help reviewing and signing observations, please review the PPfT Appraisal HCP Guide.
Why Can't I sign My Announced Observation?
If you are not able to sign your announced observation, the most likely cause is you have not completed your Teacher Orientation and/or Individual Learning Plan in HCP or your appraiser has not finalized the activity.
School-Wide Value Added:
What is School-Wide Value Added?
School-Wide Value-Added is the second student growth measure included in the PPfT appraisal and is worth 10% of your appraisal score. Value-added focuses on student progress, not achievement, and is an additional way to help schools look at data.
How is this Calculated?
Teachers will receive the school-wide value-added score from the previous year to inform the appraisal score. The district has contracted with SAS to calculate school-wide value-added for Reading and Math- both the reading and math scores will be averaged for the school-wide score.
* School-wide Value-Added scores will not be included for first year teachers, teachers new to AISD, teachers on special campuses and teachers with special assignments. These individuals will have this percentage replaced by his/her SLO score.
PPfT Appraisal Scoring:
Summative Details and Closing:
Summative Deadlines:
- Summative reports are available in HCP.
- May 24, 2018 – Summative conferences must be complete. The summative conference may be waived by Teacher, NOT the APPRAISER, if the appraiser agrees.
- May 25, 2018 – Summative Report must be signed by teachers and appraisers.
For help reviewing and signing Summative Reports, please review the PPfT Appraisal HCP Guide.