Week 4: Training on OPGES

This week in the library I was able to be a fly on the wall while Mrs. Jennings attended an all day training for OPGES, the new system used to evaluate other professionals within the education field.

OPGES is designed and built by the school districts.  It is always growing and evolving to continue to improve the way other professionals are evaluated.  Because other professionals do not interact with students in the same manner as teachers, and on many levels give support to teacher's primary role, a new way to evaluate these professionals had to be created.

Mrs. Jennings is the team leader for the special areas at Trunnell Elementary.  Attending this training allows her to better prepare the special area teachers (art, PE, computers/technology, and media center) for the process they will be completing this year for their evaluation.

Some parts of the evaluative process will include a self-reflection, professional growth plan, student voice, student growth plan, overall performance rating, and peer observation.

Since my hope is to eventually be hired into a JCPS school, this was an informative training to attend and gave me a sneak peak of how I might be evaluated soon.

 

CEBS dispositions covered in this interaction:

Values professionalism: Respect for school rules, policies, and norms.  Knows school rules and policies.  Follows them consistently.  Understands the purpose of regulations and respects their intent.  Accepts responsibility for personally following them in patterns of dress, behaviors, etc.

Values professionalism: Commitment to self reflection and growth.  Recognizing personal limitations and strengths and uses them to the best of your professional advantage.  Actively seeks suggestions and constructive criticism.  Regularly practices critical thinking. Regularly engages in learning through self reflection.

Values Professionalism:  Professional development and involvement.  References and makes use of organizations or publications.  Willingly participates in professional activities or events that promote professional development.

Values professionalism: professional responsibility.  Accepts responsibility for own actions and for helping all student learning and actively seeks self-improvement.