PPO overview
Similar to your formal observations, the PPO is mine. The district looks for evidence of effective assessment used to drive instruction, smart and cohesive curricular choices, a strong focus on literacy, stakeholder input and engagement, parent outreach, and a focus on improved student attendance. Similar to Advance, I am rated on a rubric of five domains, with indicators ranging from ineffective to highly effective.
The PPO should never be performative- we should always be ready to demonstrate the best practices and systems we have in place- SANDI data, the IEP tracker, the Transition Info Hub, Literacy plan, schedule team, etc. Many of our adminstrative emails surrounding the PPO are reminders (albeit somewhat forceful ones) about our deadlines and the presentation of that data we have been collecting. The heart of the principal's evaluation is to determine if we are serving our students with special needs effectively. Are we giving them access to resources and instruction similar to that of their gen ed peers? Are we monitoring their progress and reporting it to colleagues and parents? Are we adjusting instruction when needed?
As your instructional leader, it is my job to make sure this is happening, and that we can demonstrate our success to the district. But this is not work done in isolation. Our mission is student growth and independence. The only way we can achieve it is by working together.
I've attached my PPO rubric- review at your own risk. It is lengthy and often redundant. However, it's important that you all see how our school is rated, and have a chance to ask clarifying questions about the process.
