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Appendix C CTESS Standards: Lines of Evidence and Benchmark Criteria

Standard 1: Classroom PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports) Implements rules and procedures to effectively maintain a positive learning environment

Lines of Evidence The administrator codes the teacher’s academic and behavior feedback to students as well as implementation of classroom management during the IPOP. IPOP •​ Behavior Coding (Positive, Corrective, Harsh, and Other) •​ Classroom Management (C1) (C2) (C3) (C4) (C5)

Benchmark Criteria Highly Effective: All of the following on two formal IPOPs: •​

Classroom Management (C1) rating is “Highly Evident/Evident” Classroom Management (C2 and C3) ratings are “Meets Expectations” Classroom Management (C4 and C5) ratings are “Highly Evident” Instructional Priorities Observation Protocol (IPOP): Teacher’s ratio of positive to corrective feedback is at least 4:1

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Teacher delivers positive feedback at a rate of 20 in a 20-minute observation (60 per hour)

Teacher has no instances of harsh feedback

Effective: All of the following: •​

Classroom Management (C1) rating is “Highly Evident/Evident” on two formal IPOPs

•​ Classroom Management (C2 and C3) ratings are “Meets Expectations” on two formal IPOPs •​ Classroom Management (C4 and C5) ratings are at least “Evident” on two formal IPOPs •​ Instructional Priorities Observation Protocol (IPOP): •​ Teacher’s ratio of positive to corrective feedback is at least 2:1 on two formal IPOPs OR Teacher delivers positive feedback at a rate of 20 in a 20-minute observation (60 per hour) on two formal IPOPs •​ Teacher delivers positive feedback at a minimum rate of 13 in a 20-minute observation (40 per hour) on at least one formal IPOP •​ Teacher has no instances of harsh feedback on two formal IPOPs Emerging Effective/Minimally Effective: •​ Classroom Management (C1) rating is “Partially Evident” on at least one formal IPOP •​ Classroom Management (C2 and C3) ratings include one or more “Does Not Meet Expectations” on at least one formal IPOP •​ Classroom Management (C4 and C5) ratings include one or more “Partially Evident” on at least one formal IPOP •​ Instructional Priorities Observation Protocol (IPOP): •​ Teacher delivers positive feedback at a rate of at least 4 in a 20-minute observation (at least 12 per hour) on at least one formal IPOP •​ Teacher has no more than 1 instance (total) of harsh feedback across two formal IPOPs

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