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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.
Required Components for Educator Evaluation in Utah
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.
Recent updates to state code and board rule, allow for an evaluation cycle of up to four years. This image depicts the requirements for a summative evaluation, and a depiction of what formative year requirements might look like.
Utah Model Evaluation Tools and Resources
The following documents are components of the Utah Model Educator Evaluation System. Districts and Charter Schools within Utah may choose to use these resources, adapt them, or design their own system, within the guidelines of state code and board rule.
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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. |
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This document is an overview of the Utah Model Teacher Evaluation System. |
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The Self-Assessment is a guide to teacher reflection on strengths, opportunities for growth, and goal setting practices. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
Resources in Word Formatting
Editable versions of these resources are available by contacting Julie Lundell.