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  • 1.  When not to observe

    Posted 04-03-2019 10:25
    I was hoping to get more information on when not to observe a classroom. If there is a new teacher/assistant teacher in the classroom how long should you wait to observe? If there is a substitute and she will be in the classroom for long periods of time should you observe the classroom and if so how long do you wait? I appreciate any information.

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    Cara De Lorenzo
    Richmond IN
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  • 2.  RE: When not to observe

    Posted 04-04-2019 10:42
    Edited by Mary Heiberger 04-04-2019 10:43

    This is from the ECKLC Office of Head Start page https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/designation-renewal-system/article/use-classroom-assessment-scoring-system-class-head-start


    Q: Can a new teacher be observed?

     

    A:  A teacher who has been in the classroom for 10 or more consecutive school days can be observed.

     

    Q:  Can CLASS® observations be conducted when a substitute is teaching?

    A:  Yes. If the same substitute has been in the class for at least 10 consecutive school days, the class may be observed.




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  • 3.  RE: When not to observe

    Posted 04-04-2019 16:14
    When reading in the Pre-K CLASS manual I was unable to find anything that speaks to teachers needing to be in a classroom for a certain amount of time prior to being observed using the CLASS tool. Maybe the Teachstone staff know if it is in the manual and I missed it.

    In my opinion I think the reason for the observation matters. If you are gathering data to provide insight into staff development needs then the amount of time a staff person has been in the classroom really doesn't matter as their professional development needs aren't going to drastically change in a few weeks time.

    If you are doing a mid-year observation and one of the staff is out sick and there is a sub in the room you may choose to wait a day or two for the regular staff to both be in the room. This way the scores from earlier in the year can be compared to the newest observation. When the staff are different from one observation to the next it's hard to truly tell where progress was made and where it was lost due to a sub being in the room.

    Head Start does have their official rules for when classrooms can be observed due to staff being new. But this rule is for when there is a formal CLASS observation being conducted as part of the Federal Monitoring system.

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    Tamara De Los Santos
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  • 4.  RE: When not to observe

    Posted 04-05-2019 10:54
    @Tamara De Los Santos I think you're absolutely right. It's all about the "why"! The purposes behind observations can be so varied that one "right" protocol can't be defined (and thus isn't included in the manual, which is mostly limited to describing how to collect accurate scores). Before scheduling observations, programs should identify clear goals and use these goals to determine how, when, and who to observe, and how to use the data that gets collected.

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    Marielle Sheridan
    VA
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