Licensed Educator’s Evaluation. The Board, District, Association, and the MCSD 1338/191 committee have established an evaluation system that is fair, effective, credible, and has a professional quality, utilizing Colorado Department of Education (CDE) guidelines with professional rubrics developed by the CDE. It is recognized that among reasons for the evaluation of licensed personnel, the following are important: • Encourage continuous collaboration, • Promote professional growth throughout all stages of teachers’ careers, • Support ongoing learning and training through collaboration, accountability, reflection and growth. Guiding principles of the MCSD evaluation system: • Support an ongoing collaborative culture of professional inquiry and structured reflection, • Provide trained evaluators with a structure for consistency of judgment and documentation, • Honor and support teachers in different stages of their careers, • Support teachers as they assume diverse roles within their schools and extended learning communities, and • Support school/district initiatives.
