CTESS ebook

Meeting Participation Checklist The Meeting Participation Checklist is designed to assist administrators in providing feedback to teachers on important skills and behaviors for productive teaming. Teachers are observed during team meetings to gain evidence and information about team functioning, effectiveness of problem solving and collaboration, and individual teacher participation. Administrators complete the Meeting Participation Checklist for all teachers in the Summative Evaluation Year or at the administrator’s discretion. Administrators provide a rating on each item of the Meeting Participation Checklist as to whether a teacher “Meets Expectations,” “Does Not Meet Expectations,” or if there is “Improvement Needed.” For any item rated “Does Not Meet Expectations” or “Improvement Needed,” the administrator provides a detailed rationale, which may include a memo of concern, in order to facilitate actionable feedback to the teacher. Meeting Participation Checklist items include: ●​ Prepared: Consistently arrives to meetings with assigned tasks completed, maintains attention, and fully participates in the meetings by avoiding: ○​ displaying disinterest ○​ having side conversations or cross-talk ○​ using personal electronic devices ○​ arriving late or leaving early ●​ Efficient Practices: Maintains professional conduct with colleagues by consistently following established meeting norms and sustaining positive interactions with all team members by avoiding: ○​ interrupting others ○​ dismissive comments ○​ negativity ●​ Uses Data: Reflects on and effectively uses available student performance data (district, screening, early warning, behavior, classroom assessment) to identify problems and potential barriers to learning. ●​ Inclusive Practices: Spends the majority of team time being proactive about issues and topics that are within the team’s control. ●​ Problem Solving: Engages in collaborative feedback and approaches problem solving by offering strategies, resources, and ideas that are solution oriented.

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