The Gillett School District is on the brink of implementing the training process needed to promote improvements in educator practices. The goal is to improve student learning in the classroom.
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has released the training module for the Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness System to school districts for use in evaluating the effectiveness of educating methods used by teachers and principals, based on student outcomes.
Superintendent Todd Carlson gave a presentation about the system to the Gillett School Board on Thursday, emphasizing the importance of having the system in place for the start of the 2014-15 school year.
Educators will be evaluated on six performance standards, including professional knowledge and instructional delivery. Evaluators will gather data related to the standards by using observation, teacher self-assessments and student surveys to make determinations about the educator’s level of performance.
The Gillett School District plans to use in-service days to focus on the new process. In order to help Gillett staff members learn about the new initiatives, the district plans to offer a two-day Gillett Academy in mid-August using staff development funds.
“We know there is not enough time during the school year, so we are doing our best to find creative ways to help our staff understand all the new things happening,” Carlson said.
Since August is outside of the school calendar, the district hopes to gain enough interest from educators to go ahead with the two-day training.
The goal is to improve the quality of instruction to lead to better student learning, Carlson said.
“We hope this all leads to student success,” he said.
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