Common use of Evaluation Design Clause in Contracts

Evaluation Design. USD 489 will utilize the e4E Evaluation Tool designed by Southwest Plains Regional Service Center (SWPRSC) for teacher evaluation. *See forms in Appendix. 1. Purpose: The four (4) Elements of an Effective Educator’s Evaluation toolwill a. Serve as a means to improve the effectiveness of the Educator by identifying strengths and areas for improvement b. Provide continued evaluation of an Educator’s teaching practice c. Assist educators in self-reflection to improve teaching practices d. Provide Administrators with information to aid in personnel decisions e. Serve as a process for Educator development and Administrator professional growthand f. Align with local and state goals or improved Educatorperformance. 2. Design: The e4E tool is comprised of four elements: a. The Learner b. The Knowledge Base c. The Instruction d. The Professional 3. All four elements are intertwined and are critical for effective Educator performance leading to increased student learning. Standards aligned with each element help implement the criteria listed in each. The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) helped provide guidance on those areas to be measured by the Educator evaluationprocess. 4. The four elements represent the four main areas considered for evaluation. Within each element are standards specific to that element. Each standard has a set of rubrics identifying the criteria of that standard. The criteria in each rubric are separated into four levels so performance: a. Novice Educator b. Developing Educator c. Proficient Educator d. Distinguished Educator 5. The ‘Distinguished Educator’ level represents the peak performance of an Educator in a classroom, and it is our goal that all Educators aspire to reach this highest level of professionalaccomplishment. 6. Four (4)

Evaluation Design. USD 489 will utilize the e4E Evaluation Tool designed by Southwest Plains Regional Service Center (SWPRSC) for teacher evaluation. *See forms in Appendix. 1. Purpose: The four (4) Elements of an Effective Educator’s Evaluation toolwill a. Serve as a means to improve the effectiveness of the Educator by identifying strengths and areas for improvement b. Provide continued evaluation of an Educator’s teaching practice c. Assist educators in self-reflection to improve teaching practices d. Provide Administrators with information to aid in personnel decisions e. Serve as a process for Educator development and Administrator professional growthand f. Align with local and state goals or improved Educatorperformance. 2. Design: The e4E tool is comprised of four elements: a. The Learner b. The Knowledge Base c. The Instruction d. The Professional 3. All four elements are intertwined and are critical for effective Educator performance leading to increased student learning. Standards aligned with each element help implement the criteria listed in each. The Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) helped provide guidance on those areas to be measured by the Educator evaluationprocess. 4. The four elements represent the four main areas considered for evaluation. Within each element are standards specific to that element. Each standard has a set of rubrics identifying the criteria of that standard. The criteria in each rubric are separated into four levels so performance: a. Novice Educator b. Developing Educator c. Proficient Educator d. Distinguished Educator 5. The ‘Distinguished Educator’ level represents the peak performance of an Educator in a classroom, and it is our goal that all Educators aspire to reach this highest level of professionalaccomplishment. 6. Four (4)