§ 53A-8a-405. Components of educator evaluation program.  


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  •      An educator evaluation program adopted by a local school board in consultation with a joint committee established in Section 53A-8a-403 shall include the following components:
    (1) a reliable and valid evaluation program consistent with generally accepted professional standards for personnel evaluation systems;
    (2)
    (a) the evaluation of provisional and probationary educators at least twice each school year; and
    (b) the annual evaluation of all career educators;
    (3) systematic evaluation procedures for both provisional and career educators;
    (4) the use of multiple lines of evidence, such as:
    (a) self-evaluation;
    (b) student and parent input;
    (c) peer observation;
    (d) supervisor observations;
    (e) evidence of professional growth;
    (f) student achievement data; and
    (g) other indicators of instructional improvement;
    (5) a reasonable number of observation periods for an evaluation to insure adequate reliability;
    (6) administration of an educator's evaluation by:
    (a) the principal;
    (b) the principal's designee;
    (c) the educator's immediate supervisor; or
    (d) another person specified in the evaluation program;
    (7) an orientation for educators on the educator evaluation program; and
    (8) a summative evaluation that differentiates among four levels of performance.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 425, 2012 General Session