### US Department of Education **Teacher Incentive Fund Grant**  **Performance Report Cover Sheet TIF 3 Grantee**  **TIF 4 Grantee General Information**  1. PR/Award #: 2. Grantee NCES ID #: 3. Project Title : 4. Grantee Name : 5. Grantee Address : 6. Project Director N ame: Phone: Email Address: 7. Reporting Period: From: ______________ To:______________________ 

### Human Subjects (Annual Institutional Review Board (IRB) Certificate) 8. Is the annual certificate in Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval attached ? yes___ no___ N/A____ 

### Performance Measures Status and Certification 9. Performance M easure Status a. Are complete data on performance measures for the current budget period included in the Project Status Chart? yes___ no___ b. If no, when will the data be available and submitted to the Department? ___________2

10. To the best of my knowledge and belief, all data in this performance report are true and correct, and the report fully discloses all know n weaknesses concerning the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the data.

_____________________________________________________ Title: ______

_________________________________ Name of Authorized Representative:

_____________________________________________________ Date: _____/_____/_______ Signature: **Public Burden Statement:** According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless su ch collection displays a valid OMB control number. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 46 hours per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and co mpleting and reviewing the collection of information. The obligation to respond to this collection is required to obtain or retain benefit (Public Law 112

-74-4 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 ). Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20210

-4537 or email ICDocketMgr@ed.gov and reference the OMB Control Number 1810-XXXX. Note: Please do not return the completed TIF APR to this address .3



### TIF 3 **and TIF 4**  **Program -**  **Specific Program Report**  **TIF 3 and 4 grantees should complete each section.**  **Program -**  **specific instruction s**  **will be provided in blue for TIF 3 and green for TIF 4**  **where instructions are different .**  **Please read the accompanying submission guidance for**  **detailed instructions .**  **If information varies by LEA or district, information must be completed**  **for each district or LEA participating in the grant .**  **Please copy and paste the charts to collect data for ea**  **ch participating district.** 

### Part 1 **: Executive Summary**  Please provide a written summary in the space below in response to the focus questions in the submission guidance . 

### Part 2 **: TIF Program Objectives and Related Measures**  **( including GPRA Measures**  **)** There are 15 questions in Part 2. All grantees must answer each question unless otherwise noted below.

**1. Communicating**  **with and Engaging Stakeholders** How many trainings did you conduct with stakeholders on the educator eva luation or compensation systems ? Based on stakeholder feedback, what changes did you make to your communication plan this year? Describe the changes below. In the space below, describe what role stakeholders had in helping to develop, modify, or maintain the educator evaluation system.4

**2 .**  **Data Management System** How many educators (teachers, principals, or other personnel eligible for performance based compensation) appealed the award process? Please summarize the appeal process and the reasons for appeals in the space below. Did your grant meet its goal for delivering data for computing the final evaluation scores or payouts? Please provide specific examples and dates. If not, describe the reasons for the delay in the space below.

**3 .**  **Professional Development Processes**  In the space below, describe how teachers access recommendations for professional development based on educator evaluation data. In the space below, describe how principals access recommendations for professional development based on educator evaluation data. In the space below, describe how you are targeting professional development based on data. In the space below, describe how you are providing professional development on you r evaluation system.5

**4 .**  **Human Capital Management (TIF 4 GPRA Measure #4)**  The District uses educator evaluation systems to inform the following human capital decisions. (Please check all that apply .)

a. Recruitment b. Hiring c. Placement d. Retention e. Dismissal f. Tenure g. Promotion h. Professional Development i. All of the above6

**5 . Description of Evaluation Measures**  Please provide the weight assigned to each measure along with a **detailed** description of each measure . Please refer to the APR Guidance Document for specific instructions. **Percentage Weight**  **Description** Student Growth Measure Observation Measure Other Measure Other Measure

**6 . Description of Student Growth Measures**  In the space below, describe your progress toward developing classroom - level student growth measures for teachers of traditionally non - tested grades and subjects within your TIF project. In the space below , describe your progress towards measuring student growth for students with disabilities and English learners within your TIF project.7

**7 . D** **escription of Observation Measures** In the space below, please describe your method for ensuring inter- rater reliability, including any trainings and your method for calculating it. Based on your method for calculating inter- rater reliability, what level of inter- rater reliability did you achieve? Please report the numeric value calculated using your metric of inter- rater reliability (e.g. , Cohen’s kappa). Provide a total for each of the following:

a. How many trained observers conducted formal observations of teachers? b. How many trained observers conducted formal observations of principals? c. Give the total number of formal observations of teachers that trained observers performed . d. Give the total number of formal observations of principals that trained observers performed . e. In total, how many hours did trained observers spend conducting formal observations ?8

**8 . Teacher Evaluation System**  **Which of the following do you use in your grant’s teacher evaluation system?**  **All: Used**  **for All**  **TIF****** **Eligible Teachers**  **Some: Used** 

**Only for Some**  **TIF****** **Eligible Teachers**  **None: Not** 

**Used for any**  **TIF -**  **Eligible Teachers**  Live observations of classroom teaching Videos of classroom teaching Portfolios, lesson plans, student work samples, other artifacts Parent surveys Student surveys Growth or gain of the students taught by individual teachers Growth or gain of the students taught by teams of teachers School - level student growth or gain Grade - level student growth or gain Proficiency level attained by the individual teacher’s students School - level student proficiency or attainment Grade - level student proficiency or attainment Other (Please describe) If you entered “other” measures above, please describe those measures in the space below.9

**9 . Principal Evaluation System**  **Which of the following do you use in your grant’s principal evaluation system?**  **All: Used**  **for All**  **TIF****** **Eligible Principals**  **Some: Used** 

**Only for Some**  **TIF****** **Eligible Principals**  **None: Not** 

**Used for TIF** **** **Eligible Principals**  Observations of leadership practice Portfolios, records, documents, or other artifacts representing leadership practice Student growth School makes Adequate Yearly Progress or meets other state set measurable objectives for student proficiency Other school - wide measures such as graduation rates or student attendance Parent surveys Student surveys Teacher/staff surveys VAL- E D 360° feedback survey Other (describe) If you entered “other” measures above, please describe those measures to them in the space below.10 **10 . Description of Evaluation System**  Does every district or school in your grant use the same teacher evaluation system? If not, please describe the difference(s) between the evaluation systems in the space below. Does every district or school in your grant have the same principal evaluation system? If not, please describe the difference(s) between the evaluation systems in the space below .

Do you have different teacher and principal evaluation systems? Describe your performance categories , h ow many levels you include , and h ow they are labeled (e.g. , proficient, needs improvement, etc.) by completing the chart below. Indicate how many levels you include in your evaluation system and how these levels are labeled (where #1 represents the lowest category), and how they align with the TIF categories of Not Effective, Effective, and Highest Level of Effectiveness. TIF 3 Grantees: If you have fewer than three levels of effectiveness, in dicate how your categories align wi th Not Effective and Effective. (Note: All questions from this point will ask you to report your responses in terms of the TIF categories.) Level The Label for Your Level

( Category ) Align your categories with the following TIF categories by checking which TIF category applies to your category Not Effective Effective Highest Level 1 (Lowest Level) 2 3 4 511

**11 .**  **Type of Performance Rating** Do you have an overall performance rating ? yes___ no___ **If yes, please answer** “**a** ” **below**. If no, answer “b - d” (all questions below)

**12 . Performance Ratings**  For the current reporting period , please provide the **total** number of teachers and principals within each aggregate performance category of not effective, effective, and highest level of effectiveness . **Note that you will only complete the “overall performance**  **rating ”**  **evaluation table (**  **12 a)**  **if you**  **answered “** **yes ” to question 11**  **.** If each measure has a distinct rating, then please complete Tables 12 b - 12 d. **TIF 4 Grantees: TIF 4 grantees are only required to complete the table for the overall performance rating (**  **12 a).**  **P rovide the total number of teacher** **s and principals in each rating based on the overall performance ra**  **ting. Note that the performance categories align to the**  **description of your performance categories in question 10 .**  **TIF 3 Grantees: If your**  **agency issues separate payouts for each measure in the evaluation**  **system, then you do not have to complete Table**  **12 a. Instead, complete**  **only Tables**  **12 b**  **(observation measure), 12** **c (student growth measure**  **), and 12** **d (other measure/s). Provide**  **the total number of teachers and principals in each rating category for each measure. If you**  **make payouts based on an overall performance rating, then y ou are only required to provide**  **the number of**  **teachers and principals**  **in each rating category for the overall performance rating (**  **Table 12** **a )**  **. Note that the performance categories align to the description of your**  **performance categories in question 10. In addition, if you do not have data for non -** **TIF schools, then report data for all high**  **- need schools with a PBCS.** 12

**1 2** **a. Overall Performance**  **Rating (TIF 4 GPRA Measure #1)**  Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total13

**1 2**  **b. Observation**  **Measure (TIF 3 GPRA Measure #1)**  Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total14

**1 2** **c. Growth Score**  **Measure (TIF 3 GPRA Measure #1)**  Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total15

**1 2** **d. Other Measure(s)**  **: Describe the additional measure in the space below (TIF 3 (GPRA Measure #1)**  Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **1 3**  **. Performance Ratings for Newly Hired Teachers and Principals** Please provide the number of teachers and principals categorized as newly hired during the reporting period who are rated as not effective, effective, or high est level of effectiveness . **Note that you will only complete the “overall performance**  **rating ”**  **evaluation table (**  **1 3**  **a) if**  **you answered yes to**  **question 11 .**  If each measure has a distinct rating, then please complete Tables 1 3 b - 1 3 d and include the number of teachers and principals that fall into each category for each measure in the system. For the purposes of this survey, newly hired is defined as any teacher or principal working in the current reporting period hired with in the past three school years.16

**TIF 4 Grantees: TIF 4 grantees are only required to complete the table for the overall per** **formance rating ( 1**  **3 a). Provide the total number of teacher** **s and principals in each rating based on the overall performance rating. Note that the performance categories align to the**  **description of your performance categories in question 10 .**  **TIF 3 Grantees: If your agency issues separate payouts for each measure in the evaluation system, then you do not have to complete Table**  **1 3**  **a. Instead, complete only**  **Tables 1**  **3 b**  **(observation measure), 1**  **3 c (student growth measure), and**  **1 3**  **d (other measure/s). Provide**  **the total number of teachers and principals in each rating category for each measure. If you make payouts based on an overall performance rating, then you are only required to provide**  **the number of teachers and principals in each rating category fo r the overall performance**  **rating ( Table**  **1 3**  **a ).**  **Note that the performance categories align to the description of your performance categories in question 10. In addition, if you do not have data for non**  **- TIF schools,**  **then report data for all high -**  **need schools with a PBCS.**17

**1 3**  **a. Overall Performance**  **Rating** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **New Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **New Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total18

**1 3**  **b. Observation**  **Measure** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **New Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **New Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total19

**1 3**  **c. Student Growth**  **Measure** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **New Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **New Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total20

**1 3**  **d. Other Measure(s)**  **: Describe the additional measure in the space below** 

Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **New Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **New Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total21

**1 4**  **. Performance Ratings for Teachers and Principals Retained in the S** **ame S** **chool** Please provide the number of teachers and principals who were not effective, effective, or at the high est level in the last reporting period and who were retained in the same school for the current school year. **Note that you will only complete the “overall performance rating**  **” evaluation table**  **if your evaluation system includes a final**  **overall evaluation score.**  If each measure has a distinct rating, then please include the number of teachers and principals that fall into each category for each measure in the system (14b – 14d) . **TIF 4 Grantees: TIF 4 grantees are only required to complete the table for the overall performance**  **rating (1**  **4 a).**  **Provide the total number of teachers and principals in each rating based on the overall performance**  **rating. Note that the performance categorie s align to the**  **description of your performance categories in question 10 .**  **TIF 3 Grantees are not required to complete this item.**  **1 4** **a. Overall Performance**  **Rating (TIF 4 GPRA Measure #3)**  Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Retained Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Retained Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total22

**1 4**  **b. Observation**  **Measure** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Retained Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Retained Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total

**1 4** **c. Student Growth**  **Measure** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Retained Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Retained Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total23

**1 4** **d. Other Measure(s)**  **: Describe the additional measure in the space below** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Retained Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **Retained Principal** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total **1 5**  **. Performance Ratings for Teachers of High -**  **Need Subjects** Please provide the number of teachers who fell into each performance category during the reporting period that taught in a high - need subject. **Note that you will only complete the “overall**  **performance rating**  **” evaluation table**  **( 1**  **5 a)**  **below if**  **you answered yes to question 11**  **.** If each measure has a distinct rating, then please include the number of teachers that fall into each category for each measure i n the system (15 b – 15d) . For the purpose of thi s report, high - need subjects may includ e, but are not limited to, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM); courses for students with disabilities (SWDs) ; and course s for English learners (EL). **TIF 4 Grantees: TIF 4 grantees are only required to complete the table for the overall**  **performance rating ( 1**  **5 a). Provide the total number of teacher** **s and principals in each rating based on the overall performance rating. Note that the performance categories a**  **lign to the description of your performance categories in question 10**  **.**24

**TIF 3 Grantees: TIF 3 grantees are not required to complete item #**  **1 5**  **a .**  **15a . D** **escription of High -**  **Need Subjects** In the space below, please list all subjects the district defines as high - need .

**1 5**  **b .**  **Overall Performance Rating**  **(TIF 4 GPRA Measure #2)** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **High -**  **Need Subject Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total

**1 5**  **c .**  **Observation Measure**  Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **High -**  **Need Subject Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total25

**1 5**  **d .**  **Student Growth Measure**  Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **High -**  **Need Subject Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total

**1 5**  **e .**  **Other Measure(s)** Not Effective Effective Highest Level Not Rated **Hi gh**  **- Need Subject**  **Teacher** High - need schools with a PBCS High - need schools without a PBCS Non - high - need schools Total26



### Part 3 **: Budget Information** 

**1 6** **a. Current Year Budget Expenditures (To be co mpleted by the Business Office)**  **Cost C** **ateg o**  **r i**  **e s**  **Current Y ear** 

**Budget Expended** 

**T h**  **r ou**  **g h**  **5 /**  **31 /**  **1 4**  **Anticipated A** **dd i** **tional E** **xp e**  **nd i** **tu re** **s f** **r o**  **m 6**  **/ 1**  **/ 14**  **to 9/30/14**  **Unexpended Funds**  **Funds**

**R equested**  **to C** **arr y**  **Over Into Next**  **Budget Year** Personnel Fringe **Benefits** Travel Equip m ent Suppli e s Contractual Other Subtotal direct costs Indirect costs Total **1 6**  **b. Budget Narrative** Please provide a narrative description of the Budget Information, item # 16a , in the space below.27

**1 7**  **. Expenditures on Performance Awards by Funding Source** TIF State Local Non -TIF Federal Please provide the amount of TIF funds expended on performance - based awards for the current reporting year. **1 8**  **. Performance -**  **Based Payments Cost**  **Categories Initially**  **Budgeted Previous Year Performance** **- Based Payment**  **Expenditures Actual**  **Performance -**  **Based Payment Expenditures**  Personnel Fringe Other Total Costs **TIF 4 Grantees are not required to complete item # 19**  **below. 19**  **. Increasing Share of Non -** **TIF Performance -**  **Based Compensation** Total Incentive Payments Awarded (Year 3 ) Total Non -TIF Funds Used (Year 3 ) Increasing Share for Year 3 (%)28

**TIF 4 Grantees are not required to complete item # 2**  **0 below.**  **2 0**  **. Additional Cost Share/Matching Costs Cost**  **Categories Current**  **Year Budget**

**Match Actual**  **Match Through 5/31/14**  **Expected Match Through**  **9/30/14** Personnel Fringe Benefits Travel Equipment Supplies Contractual Other Total29

**TIF 3 Main Grantees who are not participating in the TIF3 National Evaluation and TIF 4**  **Grantees are not required to complete item # 2**  **1 below.**  **2 1**  **. TIF 3 National Evaluation Grantees Break -**  **Out of “Other” Funds Cost Categories**  **Current Year Budget**  **Funds Expended Through 5/31**  **/1 4**  Personnel Fringe Benefits Travel Equipment Supplies Contractual Other Subtotal Direct Costs Indirect Costs Total **TIF 4 Grantees are not required to complete item # 2**  **2 below.**  **2 2**  **. Percentage of**  **P ersonnel**  **B udget**  **E xpended on**  **P erformance**  **A wards**  **(TIF 3 GPRA Measure #**  **2)** Actual Total amount expended on all performance awards Total District Personnel Budget Percentage of personnel budget expended on performance awards30

**2 3**  **. Number of Teachers and Principals**  **Who Received an Award**  Teachers Principals Other Personnel Please provide the number of teachers and principals who received a performance - based award for the current reporting year. **2 4** **a. Please provide the lowest, median, and highest teacher award amount for each of the**  **following :**  **(where applicable)** Lowest Median Highest Total Payout Observations Student Growth Other Measure(s): **2 4**  **b .**  **Please provide the lowest, median, and highest principal**  **award amount for each of the following**  **: (where applicable)**  Lowest Median Highest Total Payout Observations Student Growth Other Measure(s):31 **2 5**  **. Payouts by Performance Category**  **Please provide your total payouts by performance categories by completing the chart below.**  Level The Label for Your Level

( Category ) Provide payout for each categories with the following TIF categories by checking which TIF category applies to your category Not Effective Effective Highest Level 1 (Lowest Level) 2 3 4 5 

### Part 4: **Individual Project Objectives and Measures All grantees must complete a table and explanation for each approved project objective and**  **measure. Project Objective 1:**  **1a. Performance Measure Quantitative Data**  **Target Actual Performance**  **Data**32

**1b. Performance Measure Quantitative Data**  **Target Actual Performance**  **Data**

**1c. Explanation of Progress (Include Qualitative Data and Data Collection Information):**  

### Part 5 **: Additional Information**