Whitman Elementary - Tulsa Public Schools

TLE Objectives and Progress Report – January 31, 2012
PROGRESS TO-DATE
Progress is reported under each of the stated objectives:
Student levels of college readiness
TPS has adopted 11 steps to college readiness, a more comprehensive, gradual way to define
college readiness at several points in a student’s academic life. We proposed the used of these
metrics as more accurate measures for defining college readiness (see revised Appendix A):
1. Advanced reading: Grades K-5
2. Advanced Math: 5 th Grade
3. Advanced Reading: 6 th -8 th Grade
4. Pre-Algebra I: 7 th Grade
5. Algebra I: “C” or higher by 8 th Grade
6. Explore: 18
7. Plan: 21
8. Algebra II: “C” or Higher by 11 th Grade
9. AP Exam: 3
10. Concurrent Enrollment
11. ACT 24
Principals incorporated the college readiness measures into their individual dashboards this
school year and are tracking their progress towards these goals.
Design and calibrate the performance rubric
• In addition to fully implementing observation-based evaluations during 2010-2011, the
district revised and improved the rubric during the summer of 2011 based on teacher,
administrator and stakeholder feedback.
• TPS also developed rubrics for counselors, nurses, deans, speech pathologists and
librarians which will be used this year.
Create a system of feedback and support for teachers
The district has created a web of supports for teachers via targeted professional development
aligned with the evaluation rubric, new teacher supports through the New Teacher Center,
intensive mentoring and coaching for struggling teachers, and site-based professional
development.
Quantified that 85% of teachers meet or exceed performance
• Tulsa Public Schools fully implemented an observation-based evaluation system which
affected all teachers.
• The district was able to collect baseline data which revealed 2% of teachers were rated
as ineffective or in need of improvement. This may seem to be a low percentage,
Page 2