Maine Educator Effectiveness Council

The Maine Educator Effectiveness Council (MEEC) was created in law to recommend standards for implementing a system of evaluation and support of teachers and principals.

While this group exists independently of the ESEA flexibility effort, it will serve a dual purpose as one of the working groups.

One of the primary elements of the U.S. Department of Education application requires states “to develop, adopt, pilot, and implement, with the involvement of teachers and principals, teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that:

• will be used for continual improvement of instruction;
• meaningfully differentiate performance using at least three performance levels;
• use multiple valid measures in determining performance levels, including as a significant factor data on student growth for all students (including English Learners and students with disabilities), and other measures of professional practice (which may be gathered through multiple formats and sources, such as observations based on rigorous teacher performance standards, teacher portfolios, and student and parent surveys);
• evaluate teachers and principals on a regular basis;
• provide clear, timely, and useful feedback, including feedback that identifies needs and guides professional development; and
• will be used to inform personnel decisions.

The (Maine DOE) must develop and adopt guidelines for these systems, and (school districts) must develop and implement teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that are consistent with (these) guidelines.”

MEEC Report

• Introductory letter (PDF, 46KB)
• Complete report (PDF, 1.61MB)
• Appendices (PDF, 1.23MB)

View MEEC membership.

Visit the Maine Educator Effectiveness Council website.

 

Meetings

Group Norms

November 30, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 128KB)

November 1, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 125KB)

October 19, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103

• Materials
  • CO and CT Comprehensive (PDF, 201KB)
  • CO DE GA MA (MS Word, 2MB)
  • DE and GA Comprehensive (PDF, 255KB)
  • MA and NJ Comprehensive (PDF, 234KB)
  • Matrix for Discussion (MS Word, 21KB)

October 12, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 73KB)
  • MEEC Student Measures Grid (MS Word, 137KB)

September 28, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 104

• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 73KB)
  • NEPC Policy Brief - Teacher Evaluation (PDF, 274KB)
  • NEPC Analysis of the Use and Validity of Test-Based Teacher Evaluations (LA Times, 2011) (PDF, 831KB)
  • Information about the Center for Educational Leadership and Technology (CELT)
  • Information about the Teacher-Student Data Link (TSDL) Project
  • CELT Strategic Data Project Presentation (PDF, 210KB)

September 14, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 104

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 79KB)

August 30, 2012 - 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 501

• Agenda

August 24, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 77KB)
  • SLDS Presentation (PDF, 871KB)
  • Growth and Achievement Report - Parent and Student Guide (PDF, 198KB)

August 10, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 600

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda

July 27, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (MS Word, 186KB)
  • Class Observation Rubric - Elementary (PDF, 221KB)
  • Connecticut Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) Recommendation (PDF, 833KB)
  • InTASC Draft Learning Progressions for Teachers 1.0 (PDF, 453KB)
  • Kansas Educator Evaluation Protocol (KEEP) (PDF, 2.8MB)
  • Additional Measures of Teacher Performance (PDF, 156KB)
  • Measures of Indirect Effects of Principal Performance (PDF, 87KB)
  • University Supervisor Evaluation of Student Teacher (PDF, 64KB)
  • Student Teaching Evaluation Rubric (PDF, 626KB)
  • Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness Preliminary Report (PDF, 243KB)

July 20, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103A

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (MS Word, 183KB)
  • Decision Matrix 7-13-12 (MS Word, 98KB)
  • Danielson Framework Correlation with InTASC (PDF, 489KB)
  • VAL-ED and ISLLC Alignment (PDF, 36KB)
  • What Teachers Should Know and Be Able to Do - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (PDF, 105KB)
  • The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument (PDF, 1.18MB)
  • System Level Names (PDF, 138 KB)
  • Final Rating (PDF, 114KB)
  • Indicators (PDF, 173KB)
  • Name of Level (PDF, 140KB)
  • Copies of some of the nationally-recognized professional practice standards for teachers and for principals:

    Teachers

    • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) – linked above
    • InTASC standards
    • Danielson Framework – linked above
    • Oodles of models of all sorts can be reviewed at the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. 

  Principals

  • ISSLC
  • National Board Certification for Educational Leaders

• MEDMS review of standards for teacher evaluation
• Updated Member List (MS Word, 197KB)
• Measures of Indirect Effects of Principal Performance (PDF, 87KB)
• Additional Measures of Teacher Performance (PDF, 156KB)

July 9, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103A

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 77KB)
  • Information Relevant to Defining “Teacher” and “Principal” (MS Word, 87KB)
  • Draft Decision Matrix (MS Word, 87KB)
  • Draft language regarding Council Decision Process (MS Word, 31KB)
  • Updated Member List (Final) (MS Word, 192KB)
• Summary

June 20, 2012 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 103A

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Agenda (PDF, 116KB)
  • Lewiston Public Schools - Teacher Evaluation and Professional Growth Program (PDF, 226KB)
  • MEEC Presentation (PDF, 560KB)

May 29, 2012 - 1:00 - 4:00 PM; Burton Cross State Office Building, Room 541

• Agenda
• Materials
  • Meeting Packet (PDF, 473KB)
  • LD 1858 - Key Elements (PDF, 68KB)
  • LD 1858 - Sec A-6 (PDF, 29KB)
  • LD 1858 - Educator Evaluation Elements ((PDF, 38KB)
• Summary

 

11/30/12