Relationship between school professional climate and teachers' satisfaction with the evaluation process

Title:	Relationship between school professional climate and teachers' satisfaction with the evaluation process
Description:	This study, conducted by the Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands in collaboration with the Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance, reports on the relationship between teachers' perceptions of school professional climate and their satisfaction with their formal evaluation process using the responses of a nationally representative sample of teachers from the Schools and Staffing Surveys. Specifically, the study used logistic regression analysis to examine whether teachers' satisfaction with their evaluation was associated with two measures of school professional climate (principal leadership and teacher influence), teacher and school characteristics, and the inclusion of student test scores in the evaluation system. The results indicate that teachers' perceptions of their principals' leadership was associated with their satisfaction with the evaluation system—the more positively teachers rated their principal's leadership, the more likely they were to report satisfaction with their evaluation process. The rating teachers received on their evaluation was also associated with their satisfaction, with those rated satisfactory or higher more likely to be satisfied. Teachers whose evaluation process included student test score outcomes were less likely to be satisfied with that process than teachers whose evaluations did not include student test scores. The findings reinforce current literature about the importance of the school principal in establishing positive school professional climate. The report recommends additional research related to the implementation of new educator evaluation systems.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (412KB)
Cover Date:	May 2016
Web Release:	May 3, 2016
Print Release:	May 3, 2016
Publication #:	REL 2016133 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Natalie Lacireno-Paquet and Candice Bocala: WestEd; Jessica Bailey: Education Development Center
Type of Product:	Making Connections
Keywords:	Climate of Schools Evaluation Teachers • job satisfaction • performance evaluations • professional development
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Making Connections, please contact: Amy Johnson.