The Teacher and Principal Evaluation and Growth Program (TPEP) is based on these core principles:

• High quality teaching and leading are key to student success.
• Growth in practice is developmental in nature.
• Growth occurs best when there are clear standards of practice supported by quality professional learning and learning-focused feedback.
• Evaluation systems should reflect and address the career continuum.
• The focus for teacher and principal growth should be driven by student learning needs.

Evaluation Guidance for 2020-2021

• The TPEP Steering committee put together new guidance around Comprehensive evaluations for the 20-21 school year only. 
  • Please see Bulletin 063-20 for details.
• New guidance is also provided for Student Growth Goals for both Comprehensive and Focused evaluations for the 20-21 school year.
  • See Bulletin 075-20 for guidance on developing and scoring a single Student Growth Goal.
  • See Revised Student Growth Goal Guidelines and Rubrics for reflection questions and new rubrics for Student Growth criteria 3.2 and 6.2.
  • See the TPEP Guidance 2020-21 presentation explaining the evaluation changes. 
  • See Principal Student Growth Guidance for guiding principles and reflective questions for principal evaluation. 
• Excellent resource for remote instruction from The Danielson Group.
• eVAL Changes for 2020-2021.
• Alignment of TPEP Criteria and EdTPA

2019-2020 TPEP Policy Changes 

Please read Bulletin 031-19 for more information!

• Comprehensive evaluation timelines
• Clock hour requirements
• Teacher evaluations not being adversely impacted by subject matter related to sexual orientation as long as the subject matter is age-appropriate and connected to the teacher's content area

Framework Trainings

Required Instructional Trainings for principals and assistant principals.

Frameworks & Student Growth

Instructional frameworks alongside student growth goals and the important part they play in the evaluation process.

Policy & Resources

Research and reports that have been published about the WA TPEP process.