October 9, 2015

Team met at Liberty Station with SDCOE and other districts.

Together we looked at CSTPs in rubric form for evaluations including:

• our LGSD rubric
• Newarl's Rubric
• The BTSA CSTP Rubric
• Fallbrook's Rubric

We looked at and discussed the end result aiming at a growth model for teacher development:

• one scheduled observation (*maybe not needed? has benefits but might not be a stumbling block)
• several (no amount decided) informal visits 5-20 minutes long
• changing the verbage on the rubric (developing, emerging, effective, etc.)
• Making only the "Unsatisfactory or Ineffective" level mean improvement plan or different path

We are unsure and feel concerns about how to communicate with our larger constituency due to legal limits--we are not a decision making body. How do we move forward into writing rubrics, considering changes to the MOU or contract, sharing with others? Are we permitted to share with others until a decision has been negotiated?

Dec. 2 next meeting