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Teacher/Principal Evaluation Program
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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.