Librarians Grapple with APPR Realities

APPR is not just another annoying acronym.  Recently at the SLMSSENY Margarita Mixer and then again at PNW BOCES School Library System and ... everywhere, school librarians are discussing what APPR is and how they will manage it.  Which rubric is our district using?  Which one should we be using?  Are we responsible for SLOs?  Who's evaluating us?  How often?  What evidence are we using to justify our effectiveness and our impact on students?  We seem to have lots of questions but answers vary at best and ... are often elusive. 

So, I have written a quick survey about APPR.  I would love it if you would take a few minutes to respond.  You can do so anonymously.  I will collate and share results with SLMSSENY members and those who include contact information. 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEt3dkJXQXdLcXNUNDdxVjhNOUZPanc6MQ

Let's learn with and from each other...

Nina Levine, SLMSSENY President

My principal approached me a couple of weeks ago about a mid-year report.  I had provided him with some quick stats just in time for his fall presentation to the board of ed and those stats were a hit... so now he's back for more.  I have been collecting ideas in my Evernote account on what might constitute relevant and effective evidence.  I have a new database that has thousands of views in 4 months time that I can tie to classes I've taught.  Not bad.  What else?  As I say , I have a running list , but I would love to hear what eveyone else is doing.  With the looming shadow of new teacher evaluation systems being negotiated ànd implemented, our ever present efforts to justify our value in our schools are more critical than ever.  What's your favorite measure of your impact on students? Responses will be shared in a future post.