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6.1 Reflecting on Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection Reflects individually Maintains ongoing
teaching practice in reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with and with colleagues on reflective practice and
support of student practice to support practice individually colleagues on the refinements in action research in
learning student learning. and with colleagues relationship between teaching practice and supporting student
Reflects individually or that is focused on making adjustments in connections among the learning and raising
with colleagues on methods to support teaching practice and elements of the CSTP the level of academic
immediate student the full range of impact on the full to positively impact achievement.
learning needs. learners. range of learners. the full range of
learners. Engages in and fosters
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colleagues for school
wide impact on
student learning.
I’m always looking at
ways to improve my
teaching. I do this daily as
I analyze how effective
different lessons are. I do
this looking at the big
picture and seeing if my
various strategies are
working. With distance
learning, the
opportunities to consult
with colleagues as been a
lot more limited, but
having standing
appointments with my
admin team every other
week has helped keep
that line of
communication and
collaboration open. My
goal is to be able to reach
as wide a range of
students as possible and
to help be successful both
in the classroom and in
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Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
through required account self- authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
processes and local assessment of teaching and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP
protocols. practice. assessment. challenging and based to improve
on self-assessment and instructional practice
Attends required Expands knowledge Aligns personal goals feedback from a and impact student
professional and skills individually with school and variety of sources. learning within and
development. and with colleagues district goals, and (5/7/2021) beyond the classroom.
through available focuses on improving
professional student learning. Engages in and Engages in ongoing
development. contributes to inquiry into teacher
Selects and engages in professional practice for
6.2 Establishing professional development targeted professional
development based on on student development.
professional goals
needs identified in achievement. Pursues
and engaging in professional goals. a variety of additional Contributes to
continuous and opportunities to learn professional
purposeful professionally. organizations, and
professional growth (5/7/2021) development
and development opportunities to
extend own teaching
practice.

At the beginning of each

year, I sit down with my
admin team and set
specific goals for the
upcoming year. At the
end of each semester, we
meet and take a look at
the goals I set and what
progress I am making
towards achieving those
goals. We also look to see
if new goals should be set
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or if existing goals should
be modified. At the end of
each semester all
teachers complete a self-
assessment based on
CSTP and schoolwide
standards and goals and
are also given feedback
based on classroom
observations from our
admin team. With
everything this year
being new and different,
we have also been
checking in with our
admin team more often
regarding our goals and
seeing how things are
going and if there are any
new supports we may
need.

Every Monday we have

professional
development time where
we sit as a faculty and
admin team to discuss
various aspects of our
school, our teaching, and
our students. The goal of
these meetings is always
student-centered and
aims to help us teachers
grow as educators.
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Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
classroom level. department and school broadest positive
Identifies student and Begins to identify how and district levels. impact possible on
teacher resources at to access student and Interacts with (5/7/2021) instructional practice
the school and district teacher resources in members of the and student
level. the broader broader professional Engages with members achievement at school
professional community to access of the broader and district levels and
community. resources that support professional for the profession.
teacher effectiveness community to access
and student learning resources and a wide Initiates and develops
6.3 Collaborating range of supports for professional learning
with colleagues and teaching the full range opportunities with the
the broader of learners. broader professional
professional (5/7/2021) community focused on
community to student achievement.
support teacher Because our school is a
small charter school, I am
and student
the only teacher in my
learning department. However, I
regularly discuss
teaching, students, ideas,
positive moments, and
concerns with all my
fellow teachers. I value
the different perspectives
that my colleagues bring
due to different
backgrounds and subject
matters. While the math
teacher and I collaborate
often, I’ve gained a lot of
insight on teaching
science from our
humanities teacher,
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history teacher, and art
teacher as well.
Collaboration has been
hard with distance
learning, but we are still
trying as a school to take
advantages of the
opportunities we have.
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Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events. (5/7/2021) norms. student learning.

6.4 Working with

Distance learning and
families to support Covid protocols has
student learning areally made it difficult to
get parents and the
community involved in
the process of learning.
That being said, we still
put on our Exhibition of
Learning, albeit on Zoom
instead of in person. It
was nice to see families
show up and engage in
the learning process and
with the students even if
it was just over a screen.

In regard to
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communication, we use
Parent Square for our
home communications.
The cool thing about that
is it automatically
translates any message
you send out into the
language that the parents
or guardians select as
their primary language.
This helps bridge the
language gap as we try to
communicate with a
diverse community. That
being said, I am not great
at communicating with
parents and need to be
more intentional about
sending communications
more regularly.
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6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
communities in about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
support of the neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
instructional communities to support the to support the instructional and
surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
program
(5/7/2021) connections to students, and families. for students.
communities in single Includes knowledge of
Uses available lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
neighborhood and lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
community resources implementing community to improve in the community.
in single lessons. instruction. and enrich the Incorporates
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There really hasn’t been a
lot of opportunity to grow
in this standard with
distance learning and
Covid protocols. I had
wanted to be more
intentional about seeking
opportunities to engage
the community and get
my students out of the
classroom, but that just
isn’t a reasonable
expectation this year.
Hopefully next year I’ll be
able to be more
intentional about doing
this.
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into the school
learning community.
While I don’t do a good
job of involving my
community in my
teaching, I do try to learn
about the community I
serve and use this
knowledge in my
curriculum. When
coming up with examples
to help explain concepts,
I try to use as many local
examples as possible or
have students come up
with examples from their
own communities. This
helps make the material
more relevant to them
because they can see it in
their daily lives and not
have to imagine an
example that they have
no experience with.
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6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates Integrates the full Models
professional understanding of responsibilities in professional range of professional professionalism and
responsibilities to professional timely ways and seeks responsibilities and responsibilities into supports colleagues in
maintain responsibilities. support as needed. manages time and advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
effort required to meet prepares for situations professional
motivation and
Seeks to meet required Demonstrates expectations. that may be Responsibilities
commitment to all
commitments to commitment by challenging. effectively.
students students. exploring ways to Pursues ways to (5/7/2021)
address individual support students’ Supports colleagues to
student needs. diverse learning needs Maintains continual maintain the
and maintains belief in effort to seek, develop, motivation, resiliency,
students’ capacity for and refine new and and energy to ensure
achievement. creative methods to that all students
ensure individual achieve.
student learning.
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I take pride in my
advanced planning and
forethought. I always try
to think a few steps
ahead in terms of what
might go wrong. This has
been increasingly
difficult in the age of
Covid. None of us were
really prepared, as much
as we tried to be, for all
the obstacles that
distance learning would
present. When there is no
real precedent to follow,
you just need to try
things and roll with the
punches. Planning is
important, but even more
important right now is
being able to adapt and
be flexible.
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(5/7/2021)

I’m lucky that my school

values creative teaching. I
have the autonomy to try
new things and be
creative in my teaching.
Sometimes my ideas
don’t work like I would
hope, but at least I have
the freedom to try.
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6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
professional policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
responsibility, profession in all circumstances.
integrity, and * As follows:
ethical conduct  Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
 Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
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I’m really not sure what to put here as evidence. I take my job as an educator
seriously as well as the health and safety of my students. I’m a strong advocate for
my students and work hard to make sure they feel safe in my classroom at my
school.
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