First, schools have adopted either the Marzano or Danielson Frameworks as their common language for understanding «quality teaching» throughout the school, and this definition informs both formative and summative assessments of teaching, including
the formal teacher evaluation plans.
Instructional Leadership and Management Oversee Lead
Teachers and Content Leads to implement a standardized, schoolwide framework, approach, and system for MWA instruction,
formal feedback, and instructional competency framework Continuously improve, refine, and ensure fidelity to the
formal feedback and
evaluation process Serve as the lead, along with the Division Directors, to develop, lead, and deliver site - based professional development to the MWA faculty Develop and monitor individualized professional development
plans for all faculty — including informal classroom observations, scheduled classroom observations,
teacher meetings, and
formal observations Analyze and report out instructional data and progress toward instructional goals to leadership stakeholders (CEO, Division Directors, Board)
Using
formal teacher evaluation tools that are becoming commonplace under the law, Williams had received ranking of 0 on a scale of 5 in a majority of categories and subcategories, including instruction,
planning and preparation, and classroom environment.
The tiered system is tailored to meet
teacher needs through self - assessment, the development of professional growth
plans, informal and
formal observations, pre - and post-observation conferences, and summative
evaluations.