The next edition of Education Matters, hosted by Bill Goodman, explores how the new statewide Professional Growth and Effectiveness System helps Kentucky teachers improve their professional practices. The program airs Monday, April 28, at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on KET. The program includes visits to Marshall and Boone county school districts to see how schools are implementing the new [...]
At its meeting yesterday the Kentucky Board of Education unanimously approved a new statewide evaluation system for teachers and principals and received an update on a new evaluation system for superintendents.
With the help of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) pilot districts, the effectiveness coaches have assembled a month-by-month implementation guide with links to the resources that schools and districts may use to help implement PGES fully in 2014-15, as required by statute. Go to http://education.ky.gov/teachers/PGES/Pages/PGES.aspx; scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Teacher Professional Growth [...]
The Kentucky Association for School Councils’ newest workshops for teachers and council members are ready to be booked to meet a school’s needs. Teacher PGES Implementation Tools workshop makes implementation easier for teachers and principals and will include: steps for writing Student Growth Goals best practices for teachers to be scored Effective tools for Peer Observations and constructive peer feedback innovative [...]
Assessing current procedures leads to ‘game-changing’ success with PGES.
The Kentucky Writing Project has several summer offerings for professional learning. The first is June 26-27 in Louisville, and will feature Kentucky Department of Education’s Carol Franks., who will engage participants in a deeper look at Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) resources to support student growth goal-setting. She will lead participants through the process of identifying enduring skills, concepts or processes to [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Councils has planned a variety of summer academies to equip educators with the tools they need to succeed. Academies will be held in Lexington, Corbin, Bowling Green, at the Jenny Wiley State Resort Park and at Mason County Middle School. Offerings include: Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) Implementation Tools – This session will [...]
The next Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES) webcast is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on March 26. The webcast will share updates on the Model CEP, the Student Growth Goal Setting process and answer frequently asked questions. The live webcast may be viewed at mms://video1.education.ky.gov/encoder3a. This webcast and all archived Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) webcasts can be found [...]
Education Commissioner Terry Holliday It’s been about six months since Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) leadership and I met with all Kentucky school district superintendents in Frankfort for a face-to-face Superintendents’ Summit. This provided an opportunity for me to explain the why, what and how of the P-12 components of the Unbridled Learning: College and Career Readiness for [...]
Assistant General Counsel David Wickersham, acting director of the Division of Next Generation Professionals Amanda Ellis, Associate Commissioner Felicia Cumings Smith and staff assistant Robin Chandler discuss changes in the evaluation guidelines of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System during the Kentucky Board of Education meeting.Photo by Amy Wallot, Feb. 5, 2013 Plans for a statewide system of [...]