Title: Performance Award Payout Workshop District Awards for Teacher Excellence D'A'T'E' Texas Educator Exc
1Performance Award Payout Workshop District
Awards for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.)Texas
Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG)
2Agenda
- Activity 1- Questions to Ask Yourself about the
Payout Process - Activity 2- Involving Stakeholders in Payout
Planning and Implementation - Activity 3- Creating a Payout Timeline
- Activity 4- Creating a Payout Communication Plan
- Activity 5- Creating Your Districts Payout
Timeline - Activity 6- Consultancy Activity
3Payout Workshop Goals
- Begin planning for the performance award payout
process. - Discuss key stakeholders and activities involved
in the payout process. - Create a payout timeline.
- Encourage districts to share experiences and best
practices related to payout planning and
implementation. - Districts should leave with the beginnings of a
payout timeline and plan.
4Introductions
- Name
- Title
- District
- Experience working with D.A.T.E. and TEEG,
particularly through payouts
5Activity 1Questions to Ask Yourself About the
Payout Process
- The purpose of this activity is to spark thought
about how to begin planning for payouts. - Find the Questions to Ask Yourself document
- Take 20-30 minutes to respond to the questions
with your teams, or individually, to begin
thinking about the payout process.
6Activity 1 Discussion
- What key stakeholders did you identify?
- Why is it important to involve these
stakeholders?
7Activity 2Involving Stakeholders in Payout
Planning and Implementation
- The purpose of this activity is to identify
critical pieces of information that various
stakeholder groups need in order to effectively
implement payouts. - Divide into groups of seven (7).
- Identify the following and write on chart paper
- What does the stakeholder need to know or be
aware of in terms of the payout process? - What activities will the stakeholder be
responsible for or be involved in during the
payout process?
8Activity 2 Discussion
- Each group read through their stakeholder list
- Why did you included specific items and
activities? - Does anyone have additional items or activities
that were not included?
9Activity 3Creating a Payout Timeline
- The purpose of this activity is to create a
timeline that includes the stakeholder activities
identified in the last activity, in addition to
relevant grant timelines. - Write down each critical activity for your
stakeholder on a separate piece of colored paper. - Place the activities on the wall in sequential
order within given time periods to create a
timeline.
10Activity 3 Discussion
- Review timeline.
- What activities are contingent upon the
completion of other activities? - What activities overlap between two or more
stakeholders? - Are there any key activities that have been left
out?
11Activity 4Creating a Payout Communication Plan
- The purpose of this activity is to create a
communication plan to ensure ongoing
communication amongst all stakeholders to
complete timeline activities accurately and on
time. - Review sample communication plan.
- Take approximately 10 minutes to fill out the
blank communication plan to craft a plan for your
district.
12Activity 4 Discussion
- What messages and means of communicating with
various stakeholders did you identify? -
- Does anyone have best practices to share
associated with communication, before, during,
and after the payout process?
13Activity 5 Creating Your Districts Payout
Timeline
- The purpose of this activity is to create a
timeline specific to your districts context and
D.A.T.E./TEEG grant. - Review sample timeline.
- Use the blank timeline and take approximately 15
minutes to begin crafting your districts payout
timeline. - Identify two or three specific challenges or
dilemmas they anticipate with the payout process
14Activity 6Consultancy Activity
- The purpose of this session is to work through a
consultancy activity with colleagues from other
districts. - This activity will allow districts to share ideas
and best practices related to the payout process.
15Consultancy Activity
- Purpose
- A Consultancy is a structured process for helping
an individual or a team think more expansively
about a particular, concrete dilemma related to
D.A.T.E. program implementation.
16Consultancy Activity Roles
- Presenter Individual who presents the dilemma.
-
- Consultancy Individuals who discuss the
Presenters dilemma. - Group
- Facilitator A member of the Consultancy Group
that participates but also keeps the group
discussion moving and on target. - Timekeeper Keeps the group moving on time
through each step of the activity.
17Consultancy Activity Protocol
- Step 1 Presenter will give an overview of the
challenge or dilemma - (3 minutes)
-
- Step 2 Group will ask clarifying questions of
the presenter - (3 minutes)
-
- Step 3 Group will ask probing questions of the
presenter - (5 minutes)
- Step 4 Group will speak with each other about
the dilemma presented - (8 minutes)
- Step 5 Group will offer an analysis of the
dilemma - (6 minutes)
18Write your dilemma
- Dilemmas deal with issues with which you are
struggling. - Dilemmas should be specific.
- Dilemmas dilemma related to your own personal or
teams job function and activities.
19Consultancy Activity Protocol
- Step 1 Presenter will give an overview of the
challenge or dilemma - (3 minutes)
-
- Step 2 Group will ask clarifying questions of
the presenter - (3 minutes)
-
- Step 3 Group will ask probing questions of the
presenter - (5 minutes)
- Step 4 Group will speak with each other about
the dilemma presented - (8 minutes)
- Step 5 Group will offer an analysis of the
dilemma - (6 minutes)
20Activity 6 Discussion
- Share your dilemma.
- What did you learn from the Consultancy?
- Does anyone else have solutions to that dilemma?
21Team Planning Guiding Questions
- As a district team, discuss the following
questions - What was your biggest "ah ha" moment for the day?
Why? - Based on what you learned today, what steps do
you need to take when you return to your
district? - Are there any new or lingering questions you
have? If so, what are they? What is your plan for
finding answers? - Evaluation forms--please be specific on the types
of additional technical assistance you would like
to have.
22Performance Award Payout Workshop District
Awards for Teacher Excellence (D.A.T.E.)Texas
Educator Excellence Grant (TEEG)