Teacher
Development
& Evaluation
Implementation 2016-17
Tenured or Non-Probationary Contracted
Probationary Educators1
Educators
Plan created in fall
Individualized Growth
& Development Plan
2 reflections throughout the year
Student Achievement
(PLCs) 2 Student Achievement reflections completed individually by educators
2 Student Engagement surveys
Student Engagement
2 PLC discussions around survey results
(Surveys)
2 Student Engagement survey reflections completed individually by educators
Educators that have not participated in Peer
Educators may volunteer for Peer Collaboration and not receiving a Summative
Peer Collaboration Evaluation will complete a Peer Collaboration
Collaboration
Reflection completed by educator
Educators that did not have an evaluation in
SY15-16 will have an evaluation with;
Pre-conference
3 Evaluations
Self-assessment
First evaluation must be completed within 90 Announced observation
Educator Practice2 Post-conference
days of start of employment
Classroom/job visits and walkthroughs Groups new to TD&E (ABE, OT/PT, ECFE):
of educators will have an evaluation
Classroom/job visits and walkthroughs
Educators that did not have a Summative
Review of employment status each
Summative Evaluation Evaluation Review in SY15-16 will complete
probationary year
an evaluation cycle with administration
Administration will provide 4 hours of time for TD&E activities per year to release educators for self-directed TD&E
work such as, modifying job embedded time, providing release time during required after school meetings, or using
time devoted to school professional development on non-student contact days. TD&E work will occur at various
points for each educator over the course of the school year.
1
Educators under a Community Expert license will participate in TD&E and will have a minimum of one evaluation
by their supervisor each year.
2
It is recognized that by Minnesota Law administrators are able to enter classrooms at any time and conduct an
evaluation on all or part of the Standards of Effective Teaching. The TD&E committee recognizes that
administrators can observe teachers and give meaningful feedback on a regular basis during any part of the
three--year cycle (e.g. feedback through classroom visits and walkthroughs). If a teacher is found to be performing
below standard at any point, they may be placed on an improvement plan as outlined in the teacher collective
bargaining agreement, Article 18, Section 1, Subd. 3.