New Jersey's principal evaluation system pilot in 14 school districts (2012/13)¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 associational), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

New Jersey piloted its principal evaluation system, which combines measures of the quality of principals' school leadership practices with measures of student achievement growth, in "14 school districts in 2012/13". The pilot generated the practice ratings and school median student growth percentile data analyzed in this report. The study was conducted for the Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Districts used principal practice instruments and student achievement growth measures as components of the evaluation system being piloted.

Constraints¶

• The pilot covered 14 school districts in 2012/13, so findings are scoped to that pilot rather than statewide implementation.

Target Learners¶

• School principals in pilot districts
• District and state evaluation administrators

Target Learning Goals¶

• Accurate measurement of principal performance for evaluation and improvement

Claims¶

• Principal practice ratings varied across the score range in New Jersey's pilot year, but most principals received ratings of effective or highly effective [+M]
• Developers of the principal practice instruments provided only partial information about the instruments' reliability and validity [~M]

Related Elements¶

• New Jersey statewide principal evaluation system (2013/14)
• New York's APPR teacher and principal evaluation system

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Christine Ross, Mariesa Herrmann, Megan Hague Angus. (2015). Measuring Principals' Effectiveness: Results from New Jersey's Principal Evaluation Pilot. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/midatlantic