New Guidelines Aug 2012

Q: Is DESE updating and changing things as the new system is implemented across the state?  

A: YES.  On Tuesday, August 28th, Commissioner Chester issued new guidelines for Ed Eval trainings.  Here they are with a summary of implications CES work as an approved vendor.

The new guidelines are sent to you in an email - do take a look at them.

Here are the implications for CES:

• Additional RTTT districts may look to CES for training because they are:
• Required to begin training before beginning to evaluate.
• Required to publish a training schedule by 10/1/12.
• More districts may seek training for their evaluators, as DESE has now defined the minimum required training as:
• 4 hours for teachers, to be delivered by district leaders*
• 11 hours for evaluators, to be delivered by vendors or district leaders**
• We will not deliver Modules 7 and 8 this year because:
• Module 7 will be online only
• Module 8 will be released Summer, 2013
• It appears that we will not need to tackle the new one-hour workshops as they are to be delivered by district leaders.

* This consists of four new, one-hour modules, to be released between 9/4 and 10/1.

** This consists of existing modules 1-6.