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Satisfactory Evaluation

Eligible Educators: All teachers represented by the DCTA agreement.

Decision Maker: Principal and trained, independent peer evaluator.

Year Implemented: 2006-2007.

Purpose

  • Continues current practice of raising salaries only upon demonstrated satisfactory performance.
  • Gives DPS and DCTA a way to maintain and promote high expectations for teacher performance.

Rationale

  • Satisfactory performance should be recognized at a higher rate than teachers whose performance is unsatisfactory.
  • Recognition for satisfactory performance should be gradual, but consistent throughout a teacher's career.

Management Specifications

  • Sound evaluation system that includes:
    • Emphasizes inter-rater reliability
    • A fall-to-spring evaluation cycle
    • Well developed rubrics articulating different levels of teacher performance
    • Peer evaluation
    • Adaptations for student services specialists and other non-classroom assignments
    • Self evaluation component
  • District support for administrators in coordinating resources for teachers on remediation

Economic Specifications

  • Probationary teachers are evaluated annually and receive 1% each time they receive a satisfactory evaluation.
  • Non-probationary teacher receiving a satisfactory evaluation will receive a 3% salary increase every third year beginning with their fourth year of service.

District Capacity That Needs To Be Built

  • A fully developed project plan that includes personnel and other resouces to implement the evaluation system.
  • Pilot the use of the evaluation system beginning in the 04-05 school year.
  • An evaluation system that has these characteristics:
    • Align peer assistance duties to revised evaluation system
    • Training for teachers and principals on the process of placing teachers on remediation plans
    • Training for teachers and principals to ensure inter-rater reliability
    • Emphasizes professional growth, professional development and continuous improvement
  • Web-based technology for tracking teacher evaluations that is directly connected to payroll