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6.1 Reflecting on Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in
teaching practice in reflect on teaching reflection on teaching
support of student practice to support practice individually
learning student learning. and with colleagues
Reflects individually or that is focused on
with colleagues on methods to support
immediate student the full range of
learning needs. learners.
I am the only English
teacher at my center so I
do my best to engage
with the other classroom
teachers at the school to
help me improve my
practice as an educator,
but it is definitely
difficult to reflect with
colleagues in this regard.
I tend to reflect
individually a lot and go
over prior lessons to see
what worked and what
needs to be improved.
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There have not been
much opportunity to
collaborate with
colleagues. I would like to
initiate a peer mentoring
program with other
teachers at my school but
am unsure of how to
even begin and what that
Applying Integrating Innovating
Engages in reflection Reflects individually Maintains ongoing
individually and with and with colleagues on reflective practice and
colleagues on the refinements in action research in
relationship between teaching practice and supporting student
making adjustments in connections among the learning and raising
teaching practice and elements of the CSTP the level of academic
impact on the full to positively impact achievement.
range of learners. the full range of
learners. Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on
student learning.
I continue to self-assess Met with teachers from
on my teaching practice, different departments to
but I have spent a lot of discuss common
time asking our EL struggles with our
specialist the best students in the last
methods for approaching quarter of our academic
certain activities and year.
lessons. I have been 3/3/23
working with her to
develop supports for my
students, so this has been
very helpful.
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would look like. I will
continue to explore this.
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6.2 Establishing Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
professional goals connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
and engaging in through required account self- authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
continuous and processes and local assessment of teaching and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP
protocols. practice. assessment. challenging and based to improve
purposeful
on self-assessment and instructional practice
professional growth
Attends required Expands knowledge Aligns personal goals feedback from a and impact student
and development professional and skills individually with school and variety of sources. learning within and
development. and with colleagues district goals, and beyond the classroom.
through available focuses on improving Engages in and
professional student learning. contributes to Engages in ongoing
development. professional inquiry into teacher
Selects and engages in development targeted practice for
professional on student professional
development based on achievement. Pursues development.
needs identified in a variety of additional
professional goals. opportunities to learn Contributes to
professionally. professional
organizations, and
development
opportunities to
extend own teaching
practice.
I like to attend I practice self-assessment Recently, another teacher
professional pretty regularly because I gave me a notebook that
developments that relate feel as though there is so has various reflection
to my job whenever time much to improve upon and goal setting exercises
permits. I think that I and I like documenting in it. I have been using
need to be better about my progress. I have been this pretty regularly to
setting goals for myself taking a series of engage in self-reflection
and sticking to tracking trainings on restorative and making sure that I
them overall. There are justice this semester that am always learning and
many areas that I feel have really helped how I finding new ways to help
need improvement so I approach classroom learners.
need to stick to trying to management as well as 3/3/23
strengthen them. the content I am bringing
9/14/21 into the classroom.
I went to Pittsburgh in 12/08/22
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March for a conference
for English teachers. I
attended panels and
presentations of work
other teachers are doing
all around the country
(and world). Because of
my predicament of being
the only classroom
English teacher at my
school, it is difficult to
share what I have
learned and to
collaborate to implement
them. I hope to continue
to look for avenues of
collaboration for the
betterment of myself and
teaching practices.
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6.3 Collaborating Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
with colleagues and level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
the broader other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
professional meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
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community to collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
support teacher classroom level. department and school broadest positive
and student Identifies student and Begins to identify how and district levels. impact possible on
learning teacher resources at to access student and Interacts with instructional practice
the school and district teacher resources in members of the Engages with members and student
level. the broader broader professional of the broader achievement at school
professional community to access professional and district levels and
community. resources that support community to access for the profession.
teacher effectiveness resources and a wide
and student learning range of supports for Initiates and develops
teaching the full range professional learning
of learners. opportunities with the
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
I attend monthly PLCs In addition to monthly While I do feel like I do
with other English PLCs, I have taken to not have a lot of support
teachers in the Long talking more with the from the English
Beach region of our Independent Study department since we
charter school. During teachers of my students meet so infrequently, I
these meetings we go to better facilitate feel supported by special
over current classes and learning. For the most education teachers and
reflect on lessons and part, I am updating them EL specialist when it
practices and check in on on student progress and comes to developing
how we are doing. These asking how I can better curriculum and methods
meetings are also cool support the students for teaching. I meet with
because we share since they interact with them throughout the
materials and resources them more than I do. This week to talk about
that we can use in the has been beneficial in the different students and
classroom. I know I can classroom as I can have how best to support
reach out to my meaningful them.
department chair to conversations with 12/08/22
access additional students and understand I collaborate with other
resources. 9/14/21 what helps them the teachers at my school as
most. 4.26.22 well throughout our
region to discuss
progress of students and
make sure we are all on
the same page.
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Is aware of the role of
the family in student
learning and the need
for interactions with
families.
This is my weakest area
by far. I tend to get caught
up in everything I am
6.4 Working with doing in the classroom
families to support and at work that I lose
track of time and don’t set
student learning aside the time to contact
family about current
student progress. In
addition to voicing
concerns, I want to share
what students are doing
well so that parents are
not just used to hearing
negative things. 9/14/21
6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness
about local
communities in
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Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events. norms. student learning.
This is an area I feel I I do make an effort to
need to improve on communicate to families
drastically. I need to via Google Classroom or
incorporate families text of different learning
more to ensure that opportunities for the
everyone is on the same students.
page. I do not feel as 3/3/23
though I have improved
in this area at all.
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Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
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neighborhoods and community resources. community resources community resources to increase
communities to support the to support the instructional and
surrounding the school. Includes references or curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
connections to students, and families. for students.
Uses available communities in single Includes knowledge of
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of communities when Draws from Engages students in
community resources lessons. designing and understanding of leadership and service
in single lessons. implementing community to improve in the community.
instruction and enrich the Incorporates
instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
My use of the local I have not progressed too I have reached out to the
community does not go much in this area. I have library down the street
beyond readings about new methods for from our school to
Long Beach and local informing families of organize a small fieldtrip
events. I would love to do student progress which to use the computers
support of the more with the include automated emails there to conduct research
instructional communities that the from Google Classroom for expository writing.
program students are part of and concerning the student’s This should be happening
develop learning assignments and grades. next month!
experiences outside of In addition, I post 3/3/23
the classroom. This is an updates on there for
area that is very students as well as their
interesting to me and families. I have setup a
something I would like to suggestion box at the
focus on. I want to find front of our school for
out what resources are students and visitors to
available to me from the use. I have also instituted
neighborhood and a “school culture” survey
surrounding area. which asks students
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their experience here and
things they would like to
see. I use this
information in meetings
with other staff to
brainstorm better ways
to involve students and
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Unfortunately, I do not
feel like I have made
much improvement in
this area since my last
assessment of this
element. Apart from what
I have already instituted,
like the school culture
survey, I have not found
anymore community
resources.
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Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates Integrates the full Models

understanding of responsibilities in professional range of professional professionalism and
professional timely ways and seeks responsibilities and responsibilities into supports colleagues in
responsibilities. support as needed. manages time and advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
effort required to meet prepares for situations professional
Seeks to meet required Demonstrates expectations. that may be Responsibilities
commitments to commitment by challenging. effectively.
students. exploring ways to Pursues ways to
6.6 Managing
address individual support students’ Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
professional student needs. diverse learning needs effort to seek, develop, maintain the
responsibilities to and maintains belief in and refine new and motivation, resiliency,
maintain students’ capacity for creative methods to and energy to ensure
motivation and achievement. ensure individual that all students
commitment to all student learning. achieve.
students I do my best to complete This semester I feel as Some of my colleagues
the responsibilities of my though I have been able and I eat our lunches
job. Beyond this, I feel to keep track of all of my together and sometimes
like I go beyond my listed responsibilities and stay meet after work to foster
duties to make sure on top of them. I have more of a community.
students have a positive been planning for the Teaching cannot happen
experience in my class by upcoming physical behind closed doors.
getting to know each and fitness test next semester 3/3/23
every one of them while still maintaining
beyond a strictly my professional
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lives and make sure to
include that in
conversation whenever
possible. 9/14/21
I have felt somewhat
overwhelmed this
semester when it comes
to my responsibilities as
a teacher and also
coordinator for the
Physical Fitness Test at
school. I still adhere to all
of my responsibilities,
but finding the balance in
all of them has proven to
be difficult. I find at the
end of the day I am very
tired and have little
energy left for myself. I
am hoping to find a way
to maintain composure
and enthusiasm when it
comes to my job. 4.26.22
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Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
profession in all circumstances.
* As follows:
 Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
6.7 Demonstrating California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
professional  Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
responsibility, district guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
integrity, and  Understands and implements school and district policies and state and
ethical conduct federal law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
While I do follow all laws, education codes, district and site policies, and any other I still follow all laws, codes, and policies as they relate
contractual and ethical responsibilities, I do feel like I could be doing more to to my job, and I make an effort to uphold ethical
foster school culture outside of the classroom and getting students to get more integrity in and out of the classroom. I participate in
involved in their school community. I think I should focus more on bringing in school culture surveys and am currently in a series of
different aspects of the school into the classroom so that students are made aware trainings to learn about restorative justice. I am using
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of clubs and activities going on around them. I also want to make sure that I am
allowing students the space to engage with their peers respectfully and
thoughtfully, even when they disagree with their points. This is another area of
focus for me. 9/14/21
I still follow all laws, education codes, district and site policies, and all other
contractual and ethical obligations as a teacher, but I still have not progressed into
the Integrating or Innovating categories. I have plans for peer mentoring and
learning communities within my school site that I just have not gotten around to
implementing. I would like to be someone who my peers can go to when they have
an issue, but I feel like I have not established myself yet and am still seen as a
young, inexperienced teacher. 4.26.22
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the information and skills here to ensure my classes
are safe places for my students to learn in.
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I participate in all staff activities meant to promote a
better culture in our work environment. I do my
best to befriend my colleagues and put a great deal
of effort into ensuring that the work that I do is
respectable. I treat my profession with integrity and
professionalism at all times. 
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