Educator Effectiveness Toolkit - FAQ and Guidance

ODE Guidance

• Oregon Framework for Teacher & Administrator Evaluation and Support Systems
  
  The purpose of the Oregon Framework is to provide guidance for implementation of state requirements as districts develop or revise their local evaluation and support systems. 
  
  
  
• FAQs for Educator Evaluation and Support Systems

  Answers to the most frequently asked questions about Educator Evaluation and Support Systems. This document is periodically updated with new questions.

• Guidance for Educator Evaluations for 2022-23

  This document outlines the requirements for educator evaluations for the 2022-2023 school year.
  

• Evaluation Cycle in a Virtual Environment
  

  This companion document is designed to provide additional guidance regarding the cycle of evaluation within a virtual environment.
  

• The Right Assessment for the Right Purpose 
  
  This guidance document was developed to assist Oregon educators — from educators in the classroom, to building- and system level administrators — in effecting behaviors that leverage the Right Assessment for the Right Purpose.
  
  
  
• Who is evaluated under SB290?

  This guidance document includes a flowchart (using the definitions of “teacher” and “administrator” found in ORS 342.815) to help districts determine who needs to be evaluated under the new requirements, and examples of the types of measures that can be used for setting student learning and growth goals with a wide array of common staff positions that are not necessarily content area teachers.

• Guidance for Setting Student Learning and Growth (SLG) Goals

  This document represents the revised ODE guidance on setting Student Learning and Growth goals and reflects changes that are the result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Note: It is recommended that Chrome be used for viewing this document.

  
  

National Resources

• Means to an End: A Guide to Developing Teacher Evaluation Systems that Support Growth and Development

  This guide, designed by the Aspen Institute, outlines nine steps to be used by states and school districts in designing new evaluation systems and assessing and refining existing systems. NOTE: Steps 7, 8, and 9 focus more specifically on implementation.

• A Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Principal Evaluation Systems

  This tool developed by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher quality is designed to assist states and districts in developing systems of principal evaluation and support. NOTE: Components 5 & 8 focus more specifically on implementation.

• A Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Teacher Evaluation Systems

  A tool designed to assist states and districts in constructing high-quality teacher evaluation systems in an effort to improve teaching and learning. NOTE: Components 5 & 8 focus more specifically on implementation.

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