Learn from early adopter districts' challenge-response strategies and lessons learned when designing and implementing new teacher evaluation systems¶

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Description¶

This strategy uses the documented experiences of early adopter districts as a resource for other districts undertaking their own design and implementation of new teacher evaluation systems. The brief reports that it presents "strategies the districts used to address these challenges as they occurred and their reflections on lessons learned," and argues these are relevant to other districts engaging in similar processes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Districts undertaking design and implementation of new evaluation systems under state mandates such as PERA

Constraints¶

• Strategies derive from five Illinois districts at different stages of planning and implementation, representing a variety of evaluation approaches

Target Learners¶

• district administrators
• school principals
• teachers

Target Learning Goals¶

• implementing new teacher evaluation systems that address teacher performance and student growth

Related Strategies¶

• Use early-adopting districts' experiences to decide whether and how to implement alternative teacher-effectiveness measures

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Designing and Implementing the Next Generation of Teacher Evaluation Systems. (2017). https://consortium.uchicago.edu