December 15, 2023
HR
Human Resources
All PLC, Counselors, Librarians, Teachers, Admin
Instructional Track Updates in PLZ

 

As a result of the TDOE finalizing SY22-23 LOE scores, the EPS office will update track assignments effective December 20th.  Please note, only the track name will change, not the evaluation plan. The PowerBI dashboard will reflect the track and correct number of required observations.

(Observation Completion Status Dashboard)  

Track assignment definitions are provided below.  

  • Teachers on a Novice track require 4 observations (1 announced & 3 unannounced).  
  • Teachers on a Focus track require an ICC and 3 observations (1 announced & 2 unannounced).  
  • Teachers on a Proficient track require 2 observations (1 announced & 1 unannounced). 
All PLC, Counselors, Librarians, Teachers, Admin
Growth and Achievement Update

 

NOTE:  THOSE DESIRING TO UPDATE THEIR OCTOBER CHOICE AND/OR DID NOT MAKE A PREVIOUS G&A SELECTION.  THIS IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ALL EDUCATORS.   

By January 12th, an additional growth and achievement container will be visible for educators in PLZ under the "My Evaluation" tab inside the Growth and Achievement tab entitled "Revised Growth and Achievement".  Any educator who desires to update their October selections or make a selection for SY2023-24 will be able to do so until January 31st.  

Be reminded both the educator and evaluator must sign off in the new container to indicate the desire for a change.

For additional questions contact EPS at eps@scsk12.org or 901.416.2475.

All PLC, Counselors, Librarians, Teachers, Admin
LOE UPDATE!

 

Level of Effectiveness (TEM) scores have been released and are visible in TNCompass for most educators.  For an educator to receive an LOE score, all required component scores (depending on the evaluation type) must be present in TNCompass.  Components include Observation, Achievement, Growth, Professionalism, and/or Student Perception Survey).  

 

 

All PLC, Counselors, Admin, Required
LOE Sign-Off

Per the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE), Teacher LOEs from 2022-23 should be finalized and signed with a PIN by Friday, December 15, 2023.   Guidance on signing evaluations can be found here.  It is also on the TEAM website under the TN Compass tab. ​

**Note: Educators identified as partial year exemption (PYE) will not receive an LOE score.    

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LOE Not Available - ACT (Achievement) and CTE (Growth)

Per the TDOE, the final ACT (Achievement) and CTE (Growth) measure results from the State for the 2022-2023 SY have not yet been released.  The public release is projected to occur by mid-December.  Educators who selected ACT as their Achievement measure and/or CTE as their Growth measure will not have an LOE at this current time.  Information regarding the calculations for 2022-23 teacher evaluations may be found 2022-23-Evaluation-Composite-Weighting.pdf.   

For inquiries or assistance regarding missing scores or other evaluation-related questions, please submit a PLZ HelpDesk ticket so that the EPS can research the issue (link also available in PLZ under "PLZ Help").