Redesigning Teacher Evaluation: Lessons from a Pilot Implementation

Title:	Redesigning Teacher Evaluation: Lessons from a Pilot Implementation
Description:	REL Northeast and Islands, in collaboration with the Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance and the New Hampshire Department of Education, conducted a study of the implementation of new teacher evaluation systems in New Hampshire’s School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools. While the basic system features are similar across district plans, the specifics of these features vary considerably by district. District fidelity to the plans, as measured by the exposure of teachers to different features of the evaluation system, ranged from moderate to high. Researchers identified several factors related to implementation: capacity of administrators to conduct evaluations; initial and on-going evaluator training; the introduction and design of student learning objectives; and the professional climate of schools, including the support of the new system by teachers and evaluators.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (944KB)
Cover Date:	January 2015
Web Release:	January 13, 2015
Print Release:	January 13, 2015
Publication #:	REL 2015030 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Julie Riordan: Education Development Center; Natalie Lacireno-Paquet: WestEd; Karen Shakman: Education Development Center; Candice Bocala: WestEd; Quincy Chang: Education Development Center. In collaboration with the Northeast Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance
Type of Product:	What's Happening
Keywords:	Evaluation Teachers • characteristics of • performance evaluations • quality of instruction
Questions:	For questions about the content of this What's Happening, please contact: Amy Johnson.