Use evidence about evaluation-measure properties to inform modifications of the principal evaluation system and state guidance to districts¶

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Description¶

The report recommends that states and districts implementing new principal evaluation systems gather and use information about the properties of their measures. It states that "Information about the properties of the evaluation measures can inform modifications of the principal evaluation system or revisions to the guidance that the state provides districts." This positions psychometric evidence as an input to system revision.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Evidence on reliability and validity of the practice instruments and growth measures must be collected from instrument developers and pilot data.

Constraints¶

• In the New Jersey pilot, developers provided only partial reliability and validity information, limiting what such evidence could support.

Target Learners¶

• State education agencies
• School districts implementing principal evaluation systems

Target Learning Goals¶

• Designing and refining principal evaluation systems that produce accurate performance information

Related Strategies¶

• Use multiple raters for principal-assigned professional practice ratings to improve consistency

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