Step 7

Evidence of Professional responsibilities

The Application Verification page will be signed by the Superintendent, the principal, and two other reviewers to be determined by the Master Teacher Local System Coordinatorto confirm the teacher’s implementation of the following professional practices. By signing the Application Verification, the Local System Review Team is vouching that the applicant is a viable candidate for the Master Teacher Certification.

The following suggestionsmay serve as evidence and are for your consideration only. The applicant does NOT have to have all of the evidence listed and may be able to identify other evidence not included in this document that supports his/her professional responsibilities.

THE APPLICANT MUST SUPPLY THE EVIDENCE. IF HE/SHE IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE EVIDENCE, THE SYSTEM MUST CONSIDER WITHHOLDING VERIFICATION SIGNATURES AND REFUSING TO SUBMIT THE APPLICATION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE APPLICANT CAN PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF PRACTICING PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES. THE STATE REVIEW TEAM WILL NOT CONSIDER AN APPLICATION WITH MISSING APPROPRIATE SIGNATURES OR CHECKMARKS.

NOTE: This checklist and the applicant’s evidence are not uploaded with the applicant’s other documents. It should be used as a guide and then kept on file with the evidence provided by the applicant.

The Local System Review Team should ask: “Does the evidence provided by the applicant demonstrate pervasive and consistent practice by the applicant overtime?”

Name of Applicant: / School/System:
The applicant: / Suggested Evidence
Participates in opportunities for Professional Learning reflecting personal goals that align with school improvement goals and Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) / List of personal goals
PLU transcripts for classes taken that align with school improvement goals
Implements exemplary practices that connect to student learning and achievement / Unit and/or Lesson plans that reflect research-based practices
Observation notes from supervisor
Signed statement by supervisor regarding the teacher’s use of exemplary practices
Possesses a collaborative and supportive relationship with colleagues / Emails, notes to and from colleagues
Mentoring/Coaching documents
Signed statement from supervisor that other teachers often seek out the applicant for support
Provides frequent information to parents, as appropriate, about the instructional program / Copies of email and/or notes to and from parents regarding the instructional program that reflect respectful and accurate information
Provides positive information and areas-for-improvement aspects of student progress to parents / Copies of email and/or notes to and from parents regarding the progress of the student—positive as well as what else the student needs to do
Responds to parent concerns with appropriate professionalism / Same as evidence in the two responsibilities above
Develops a classroom management system which is easily understood by the students and encourages students to self-monitor / Copy of classroom management system
Email and/or notes to parents and students
Explanation for how he/she created management plan
Observation notes by supervisor
Signed statement from supervisor regarding effectiveness of applicants classroom management system
Models appropriate communication between teacher and administrator such as notes, emails, memos, and/or other means of communication / Copies of notes, emails, memos, and/or other means of communication
Signed statement from colleagues
Signed statement from administrator
Maintains strict adherence to confidentiality / Signed statement from administrator
Observation notes
Influences other teachers in the standards of professional conduct and is a model for those teachers / Signed statement from administrator
Statements from other teachers
Mentoring/Coaching notes
Observation notes

You have now completed reviewing theEvidence ofProfessional Responsibilities checklist and gathering evidence for documentation.

Next step:

Access the Application Verification form.This form must be signed by your principal after review of your application. It will be sent to the Local System Coordinator with your other

application documents.