Educator Evaluation and Professional Learning Systems

This program aims to reduce educator turnover by offering financial rewards to teachers and principals for their impact on student achievement as measured through the New Mexico Teacher Evaluation System (NMTEACH). Teachers in low-performing schools and areas with critical shortages are prioritized in this program.

This guide from the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education is intended to support districts across the state in planning and evaluating the professional learning they provide their educators. 

Developed by the Vermont Task Force on Teacher & Leader Effectiveness, this program aims to establish statewide standards for teacher and leader development and evaluation through collaboration with in-service teachers and administrators.

The School District Collaboration Grant Program (SDCG) provides funding for school districts to improve student achievement through the  collaboration of teachers and administrators to implement new approaches to career pathways, evaluation processes, compensation models, and enhanced professional development opportunities.

This brief highlights several grants funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Effective Educator Development Office that aim to increase educator retention through the implementation of an assessment process for micro-credentials to support professional development.

In collaboration with Digital Promise, the IRIS Center offers micro-credentials focused on specific competencies related to instructional accommodations for students with disabilities. Successful completers of an IRIS micro-credential will receive a digital badge to document the accomplishment.

This report investigates micro-credentials as a strategy to promote teacher professional development and includes lessons learned from three early adopters of this professional development practice.

This professional learning module helps state and district teams learn how teacher evaluation data are used in self-reflection and formative feedback; practice using teacher evaluation data in planning for professional learning for individuals and the organization; and explore next steps for ensuring that school and district structures support a teacher evaluation system focused on professional growth.

This professional learning module helps state and district teams identify professional learning approaches that support evaluators in developing more accurate and reliable evaluation skills. The module uses collaborative activities and exercises to help evaluators develop stronger coaching and feedback skills and create a comprehensive plan for preparing all educators for implementing evaluation.

This brief explores the characteristics of effective district leaders and shares considerations for setting evaluation policies for district leaders.