Growth-Oriented Teacher Evaluation for 2024
The Vision:
Growth-oriented teacher evaluations value teacher expertise and foster continuous professional development. By emphasizing ongoing learning and skill enhancement, growth-oriented evaluations recognize that teaching is a dynamic profession. Encouraging reflective practice, collaboration, ongoing feedback, and professional growth, contributes to teachers’ long-term success and satisfaction in their careers.Utah State Code requires the following elements be included in educator evaluation: self-assessment, student and parent feedback, a reasonable number of supervisor observations, student academic growth data, and evidence of professional growth. To support school districts and charters throughout the state, Utah model evaluation tools are provided here.
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| Provide educators and administrators an understanding of what the Utah effective Teaching Standards may look like in a classroom setting. Additionally, this guide may be used to deepen knowledge of the evidence-based practices embedded in the UETS. | |
| The Self-Assessment is a guide to teacher reflection on strengths, opportunities for growth, and goal setting practices. | |
| Utah Model Professional Growth Plan (PGP) | The Professional Growth Plan is designed to support educators in reflection and goal setting processes focused on student learning and professional growth. This document may be used as part of a formative evaluation process. |
| The Utah Classroom Observation Tool (U-COT) is designed to provide feedback on observable standards within a instructional setting. | |
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Targeted Walk Through Observation Tools: |
These observation tools are aligned to each individual standard, and may be used for feedback targeted to specific goals. |
| The Observation Feedback Protocol may be used as a guide for administrators, coaches, or peers, as they engage in post-observation discussions. | |
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Input from students and parents is a required component of the summative evaluation process. This may take a variety of forms, but surveys are often used for this purpose. Additional Utah Model Stakeholder Surveys are currently in production, and will be added as they become available. |
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| The Model Summative Evaluation forms may be used to document evidence of teacher growth related to the Utah Effective Teaching Standards, and serve as documentation for a summative evaluation and score. | |
| The Model Summative Evaluation forms may be used to document evidence of teacher growth related to the Utah Effective Teaching Standards, and serve as documentation for a summative evaluation and score. |