PEPG Considerations: COVID-19 Impact Webinar

Presenter: Curtis Jack

Webinar Link: https://meet.google.com/myr-dwto-cyo

Outcomes:

Latest MDOE direction on PEPG re: Covid-19 impact
Discussion / decision re: pepg moving forward

Agenda:

1. Welcome

2. Update:

• • • • Information from DOE (MDOE newsletter handout)
      • Topic to consider:
        ~Probationary teachers pepg
        ~Continuing contract teacher pepg
        ~SLO decision
        ~Preparation/training for fall of school year 20-21
    • Approaches from districts across the state
    • Decision
• 3. Summary/Next Steps
• 4. Next Meeting: date/time/location, if applicable
  

  Curt: States PEPG Update

  From MDOE priority notice update 2-25-20

  PEPG: DOE will not hold SAUs accountable for compliance with state statute/regulations regarding professional growth/supervision & evaluation systems. Enforcement of locally developed and/or adopted policies, programs, and systems remain at the discretions of local SAUs.

  • The state is giving permission to districts to put PEPG on hold for this year, but the district can make the decision regarding what/how it is done.
  • Steering committee should be in the loop and approve decisions

  Discussion from other districts:

  Re: Probationary teachers in 3rd year 19-20

  • In light of the hardships proposed during this period of time of distant learning that third year probationary teachers would have a contract renewal decision made based upon the whole of their probationary years existing PEPG work.

  Re: Continuing contract teachers re: school year 19-20

  • The PEPG committee has decided that the PEPG responsibilities for all other staff for the school year 19-20 be extended to the end of the 20-21 school year, allowing the work that was completed prior to closing due to coronavirus to be carried over to the beginning of the 20-21 school year.

  ~Example:
  Was: observations, slos, growth plan 8-30-19 to 6-30-20
  Now: observations, slos, growth plan 8-30-19 to 6-30-21