Time: 8:30 – 9:30 am Eastern

Location: Pittsburgh Public Schools’ Central Office 341 S. Bellefield Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Description: REL Mid-Atlantic will conduct a two-part, in-person workshop to help PPS district and school leaders better understand prospects for using teacher surveys in school leader evaluations. We will present information to central office staff during the first part of the workshop, which this form describes. This first part of the workshop will last one hour. We will produce a PowerPoint presentation and accompanying materials, such as links to research articles and examples from other districts, highlighting the evidence on incorporating teacher surveys into school leader evaluations. The session will include discussion.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Training and supporting excellent educators

Audience: For this session, participants include staff from the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ central office; potentially including the director of school performance; the principal supervisors; the chief of data, research, evaluation, and assessment; the deputy superintendent; and the superintendent. Dr. Alyssa Ford-Heywood (coordinator of employee effectiveness) will also participate.

Speakers: Brian Gill, Mathematica Policy Research
Brittney Gionfriddo, Mathematica Policy Research