Teacher Evaluation Committee Meeting and Updates: March 7th, 2013

Listed below are the major points that were discussed at our teacher evaluation committee meeting on March 7th, 2013. Our next meeting is April 17th at 3:15pm. Present at the meeting were: Mark Palise, Linda Lazar, Andrew Denison, Fatme Faraj, Chris Sipperley, Hassane Jaafar, Chloe Dudzinski, Julia Maconochie, Bill Tucker, Steven Saleh, Shannon Peterson, Gail…

Welcome to iBlog

Welcome to iBlog Teacher Websites Sites. This is your brand new classroom website.  There are some things you should do to get started.  Hopefully you have been following the Getting Started Tutorial.  It is important that you edit your profile so that you can choose your school and grade level as this will help parents…

Apples Grant $$ application—supplements cost of a teaching certificate

Here is a grant opportunity for staff that do not already have a teaching certificate and are interested in applying. Deadline is February 28, 2013 @ 3 p.m. Listed below is the Link to download the application along with a frequently asked questions link. Apples App 2013 Click Here to Download the application     Frequently Asked…

Dearborn Administrators are receiving intenstive Training on Teacher Evaluation

The Dearborn administrators are using the Danielson Teachscape Training Software for Teacher Evaluation Training.  I have been leading this training process. In December we addressed Bias and in January we are focusing on standards and elements related to the Classroom Environment.  Listed below is a link to the course syllabus. Teachscape Dearborn Syllabus  

CEO software in HR

CEO software Upgrade and the Creation of Electronic Personnel Files We are in the process of eliminating paper personnel files in the HR department. This process started in October of 2012 and it will take 1-2 years for the full conversion. By moving to an electronic system we are able to create additional efficiencies and…

Administrator Evaluation Presentation

Here is the link to the presentation that was provided by Andy Denison and Glenn Maleyko on November 26th, 2012 regarding Administrator Evalutions in Dearborn.  All evaluation documents are also on the district website. https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/humanresources/wp-content/uploads/sites/103/2012/02/admin-evaluation-board-of-education-nov-2012.ppt You can also view the taped presentation at the district website.  https://dearbornschools.org/district/board/board-meeting-videos    

Administrator Teacher Evaluation Training: Teachscape

Teachscape On-Line Professional Development Training Module. The state of Michigan requires that all administrators are trained in Teacher Evaluations per the legislation that was passed in the summer of 2011.  With the support of the Superintendent, I have been providing training to administrators on a monthly basis during the General Administrators meeting since September of 2011.  However,…

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