Summary of new Teacher and Administrator Evaluation bills Administrators (HB 5224): Begins in 2014-15 Will have two components; student growth and “practice” For the first 3 years, 25% of the evaluation must be based on student growth and in 2017-18 student growth...
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Unsung Hereos
Reminder – ING Unsung Heroes Awards Program January 3, 2014 The Office of Retirement Services would like to remind your educators to apply for ING’s Unsung Heroes Awards Program. This program awards funds to inspire success in the classroom. Each year...
MEEMIC FOUNDATION GRANT
Hello, We’re excited to share with you another grant opportunity from The Meemic Foundation, a non-profit organization created by Meemic Insurance Company. The Meemic Foundation has been providing financial assistance in the form of grants to schools and...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)on Teacher Evaluations in Dearborn
We have created a new webpage called frequently asked questions on teacher evaluations. Thank you to Chris Sipperley and the Teacher Evaluation Committee for their assistance with this page. We will continue to add to this page as questions arise. Here is the link:...
MDE Teacher of the Year Nomination.
Please see this week's MDE memo below: MEMO #126-13 Michigan Teacher of the Year (MTOY) for 2014-2015 We need your help! Please help us identify and recognize Michigan's excellent teachers and the contributions they make to the success of the learning community. ...
Sample Student Growth Data Goals from Maples
Here is the link to sample student growth goals under the new district formula that takes into account 25% student growth data. Thank you to Fatme Faraj and the Maples staff for sharing their example. If any other faculty want to share please email me some examples to...
Spanish Teacher Needed in Community Education
We are in need of a spanish teacher to work in a parochial school that our community education department supports. Interested applicants can email to garrisi@dearbornschools.org Here is the weblink to apply for the position....
Evaluation Revisions and Committee Recommendation -meetings
Greetings DFT Members, The Teacher Evaluation Committee has met several times in order to make revisions to the Evaluation Process that will put us in compliance with state legislation. Two of the biggest changes are the addition of a Growth Data Formula and...
DFT Transfer Form – 2013-14
MCEE on-line webcast
Listed in this post is a link to the recorded webcast video regarding the Michigan Council for Educator's effectiveness report which was recently released. The on-line webcast was held on August 12th. The link to the entire report was sent out in a previous post....