Resources to help navigate the APPR changes

The APPR Monitoring Committee, a group of component superintendents and staff is collecting information from various organizations to help districts keep up-to-date on changes to the Annual Professional Performance Review. The latest information is below; this list will be updated as other resources become available:

Summary of draft regulations and SAANYS recommendations

From SAANYS: SED has issued DRAFT regulations implementing the new APPR law, which may be found on the first page of the SED website. About one dozen SAANYS members from around the state participated on the Regents Task Force on Teacher and Principal Effectiveness, along with representatives of various other stakeholder groups. Ultimately, however, it is the commissioner's office that authored the draft regulations to be considered by the Board of Regents.

Provided herein are two documents. The first is a summary of the regulations without any editorializing or comment. The second document is an identification of what we believe to be important issues regarding the draft regulations. These concerns have been presented to the commissioner's office and to each individual member of the Board of Regents. Please note that unless modified, SED and the Board of Regents are accepting comments only until April 29. Comments or questions should be directed to Jim Viola, director of government relations, at Jviola@saanys.org.

Download Summary of Regulations

Download SAANYS' Recommendations

Teacher & Principal Evaluation Policy Options (PDF) — March 8, 2011 NYSED PowerPoint

NYSCOSS — information from NYSCOSS' Task Force on Teacher & Principal Effectiveness: posted 3/4/11

Position Paper #1: Appeals Process (PDF)

Position Paper #2: Locally-Selected Assessments (PDF)

Position Paper #3: Regulation & Implementation Considerations (PDF)

Teacher & Principal Evaluation Policy Options (PDF) — January 25, 2011 NYSED PowerPoint, forwarded by NYSCOSS' Robert Lowry

Empire State Supervisors & Administrators Association (ESSAA) Legal Update — November 3, 2010 update

NY State Teaching Standards — NYSED is seeking input on the draft standards by December 14.

Review of Teacher Evaluation 2.0 (PDF) — Article from the National Education Policy Center

APPR District Readiness (Word) — Use this self-assessment tool to learn if your district is in compliance with new APPR rules

APPR District Readiness (PDF) — PDF version of the above self-assessment tool

Update from Robert Lowry, NYSCOSS — September 17, 2010 update

Education Law 3020-A, Disciplinary Procedures & Penalties — changes are underlined and bolded

Education Law 3012-c, Annual professional performance review of classroom teachers and building principals — the new rules

Ferrara Florenza Law Firm presentation — presentation notes from an August briefing includes an overview of new laws, negotiation strategies

NYSED actions related to APPR changes — includes definitions, background

"What you need to know about the teacher/principal evaluation process" — by NYSUT, includes FAQs

NYSED collective bargaining agreements — collective bargaining unit FAQs

Additional NYSED FAQs

Questions about APPR? Contact Assistant District Superintendent for Instruction Kathryn Gerbino via e-mail or 862-4930.