Student Growth Measures

Beginning next year, Kansas requires teacher evaluations to include measures of student growth. This is true for all teaching staff, regardless of subject, level, or teaching assignment. Decisions about what those measures will be and how much of a teacher's evaluation will depend on them must be submitted to KSDE by the end of June.
To inform teachers about KSDE's expectations, Dr. Church will be holding two meetings this month:

• May 20, for 6-12th grade teachers
• May 21, for teachers of pre-K to grade 5

These meetings will be held at Nettie Hartnett. Dr. Church will be contacting teachers with meeting times and details soon. This affects all teachers, so we encourage you to attend. Then, on the morning of June 4, Dr. Church will invite a group of teachers to meet with district and building administrators to collaborate in selecting measures for USD453. LNEA is developing a list of teacher participants in this important decision making process. We would like to have a diverse group who represent a variety of levels and subject areas. If you will be with USD 453 next year and are interested in being part of the collaboration on June 4, please contact me with your name and teaching assignment.