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Joe Field also spoke in opposition to recommendation three, saying it left out other diverse
peoples. It also acts as an advocacy mandate, he said, setting up a collision course between
groups of people.
Brent Warren also spoke to the board about recommendation three, saying it pandered to
the LBGT community. He said he doesn’t believe it’s the district’s responsibility to bring
LBGT topics to his children.
Jamie Leaf suggested to the board that when groups like the Anti-bullying / Anti-Harassment Task Force offer recommendations, that parents be notified. She also asked the Board
what could happen to students and staff who don’t feel comfortable supporting recommendation three.
Rick Heller spoke to the Board about efforts to help the district’s twice exceptional and
print disabled students and urged the district to consider technologies that can read electronic documents aloud to learners.

Elementary and secondary education

Teacher development and evaluation, and Q Comp update

Q Comp Administrator Kim Pavlovich and Q Comp Teacher Coordinator Todd Mensink
presented a Q Comp program update. The program stayed on budget in 2013-14 and is on
track to this year. One peer evaluator position was eliminated for this school year, allowing
for more flexibility for the program, Mensink said.
This year, as Q Comp ramps up, teachers will need to show proficiency in four of five
instructional components, up one from last year, Pavlovich said. Last year, 99 percent of
2,775 teachers who participated met their Q Comp proficiency goals this year and earned
a $1,728 stipend as a result. Teachers had to be assessed three times in the classroom by a
peer evaluator or by a building administrator to qualify for Q Comp. In addition, 97.4 percent of all teachers met their student achievement goal and earned another $210 stipend.
Meanwhile, Employee Services Director Sarah Kriewall and teacher Tom Powers presented
an update on the Teacher Performance Appraisal System (PAS). This year, the district will
be rolling out a new PAS due to changes in state law, Powers said. The new PAS was developed after a year of collaboration between the Teacher Evaluation Revision Committee and
AHEM, the district’s teacher’s union, Powers said.
While the first year will be a work in progress, Kreiwall said, the system is not new, but
rather it’s using the rubrics that were already in place. There are some changes, such as
an increase in frequency of evaluations and inclusion of student achievement goals and
engagement in appraisals.