Comprehensive Focused Evidence needs to be

collected for all 27 components found in all 8 Criteria

Evidence needs to be collected in one of the 8 Criteria

Need a goal in either 3, 6 or 8 Criteria (choose 1)

If your focus criterion is not 3, 6 or 8, you still must choose 3, 6 or 8 as your one required student growth measure.

Formal Observation #1 (newly hired teacher: before November 22nd; all other provisional teachers before December

21st)

Pre and Post conferences required Written report must be provided to teacher within 5

days of the post observation conference Formal Observation #2 (before March 1st)

Pre conference optional Post conference required Written report must be provided to teacher within 5

days of the post observation conference Complete Evaluation

Must meet with employee and be signed by both evaluator and teacher on or before April 15th

Minimum total of 60 minutes of classroom observation is required for teachers on 1st and 2nd year Provisional Contracts

Minimum total of 90 minutes of classroom observation (over at least 3 observations, 2 of which must be formal) is required for teachers on 3rd year Provisional Contracts

The first formal observation must be at least 30 minutes long

Data can come from informal observations IF results documented in writing and provided to employee

Formal Observation #1 (before December 21st) Pre and Post conferences required Written report must be provided to teacher within 5

days of post observation conference Formal Observation #2

Pre conference optional Post conference required Written report must be provided to teacher within 5

days of post observation conference Complete Evaluation

Must meet with employee and be signed by both evaluator and teacher on or before May 31st

Minimum total of 60 minutes of classroom observation per year in required

Data can come from informal observations IF results documented in writing and provided to employee

Observation #1 Written report must be provided to teacher

within 5 days of when it’s prepared Pre/Post conferences upon request

Observation #2 Written report must be provided to teacher

within 5 days of when it’s prepared Pre/Post conferences upon request

Complete Evaluation Must meet with employee and be signed by both

evaluator and teacher on or before May 31st

Minimum total of 60 minutes of classroom observation per year is required.

The CBA requires at least two observations

Data can come from informal observations IF results documented in writing and provided to employee

Lesson PlanPre-Conference with Guiding

Questions (provided by GHS admin)

ObservationPost-Conference with Guiding

Questions (provided by GHS admin)

Review of Evidence related to the lesson

Pre-observation Questions

Post-observation Questions

Evaluator captures evidence of performance during the teacher’s instruction

f. Information gathered during informal observations may be included in summative evaluation. Documentation in writing will be provided to the employee for any concerns included in the summative evaluation, within five (5) work days of the observation.

Page 137 in the CBA

Focused Cycle All teachers are expected to receive a Summative

Performance Score of Level 3: Proficient or higher for the Criterion on which they are evaluated

Comprehensive Cycle All teachers with 4 years or more certificated

teaching experience are expected to receive a Summative Performance Rating of 3 or higher. Summative Performance Ratings are based on the sum of the criterion-level scores:

Teachers in their first four years of teaching are considered to have met minimum performance expectations if they receive a Summative Criterion Score of:

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4

Sum of Criterion Level Scores

8 – 14 15 – 21 22 – 28 29 – 32

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4

Sum of Criterion Level Scores

15 or higher 18 or higher 20 or higher 22 or higher