Redesigning Evaluation Processes

PACE along with Pivot Learning Partners and Full Circle Fund are sponsoring a one-day conference for school district teams with an interest in redesigning their teacher/principal evaluation systems in the larger context of strengthening teacher/principal effectiveness. In addition to listening to a panel of experts, team members will have the opportunity to network with other district leaders from across the state.

Introduction

• David N. Plank, Executive Director, PACE
• Judith Warren Little, Dean of Education, University of California, Berkeley
• Johanna VanderMolen, Project Lead and Coach, Pivot Learning Partners

The Policy Context: What’s Driving the Interest in Teacher and Principal Evaluation?

• Merrill Vargo, Independent Education Consultant, Pivot Learning Partners

Framing the Issues: What Should Be Driving Our Work On?

• Jim Brown, Senior Advisor, Pivot Learning Partners

Perspectives from Policy and Research

• David N. Plank, Executive Director, PACE
• Katherine Strunk, Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
• Julia E. Koppich, President, J. Koppich & Associates
• Mike Egan, Assistant Executive Director, California Teachers Association