14 Del. Admin. Code § 107A-6.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 107A-6.0 - Summative Evaluation Ratings

6.1 Each of the 5 Appraisal Components shall be equally weighted and assigned a rating of "Highly Effective," "Effective," "Needs Improvement" or "Ineffective" on the Summative Evaluation. The rating for each of the 5 Appraisal Components shall reflect the standards as described in the DPAS II Revised Guides for Specialists.

6.1.1 Each Component rating shall be equal to an assigned point value. A "Highly Effective" Component rating shall earn 4 points, an "Effective" Component rating shall earn 3 points, a "Needs Improvement" Component rating shall earn 2 points, and an "Ineffective" Component rating shall earn 1 point. No partial points shall be awarded.

6.1.2 Once all Component ratings are assigned, a Summative Evaluation rating is determined by the sum of all 5 Components.

6.1.3 Satisfactory performance on a component of the evaluation is a rating equivalent to "Highly Effective" or "Effective."

6.1.4 Unsatisfactory performance on a component of the evaluation is a rating equivalent to "Needs Improvement" or "Ineffective."

6.2 The Summative Evaluation rating shall also include 1 of 4 overall ratings: "Highly Effective", "Effective", "Needs Improvement" or "Ineffective".

6.2.1 A "Highly Effective" Summative Evaluation rating shall mean that the Specialist has earned a sum of 19 or 20 Component rating points.

6.2.2 An "Effective" Summative Evaluation rating shall mean that the Specialist has earned a sum of 14 to 18 Component rating points.

6.2.3 A "Needs Improvement" Summative Evaluation rating shall mean that the Specialist has earned a sum of 9 to 13 Component rating points.

6.2.4 An "Ineffective" Summative Evaluation rating shall mean that the Specialist has earned a sum of 5 to 8 Component rating points.

6.2.5 Experienced Specialists receiving a Summative Evaluation every 2 years in accordance with subsection 3.1 shall earn an overall Student Improvement Component rating on the Summative Evaluation in accordance with the chart in the DPAS II Revised Guide for Specialists.

6.2.6 If a Specialist's overall Summative Evaluation rating is determined to be "Needs Improvement" for the third consecutive year, the rating shall be re-categorized as "Ineffective".

6.2.7 Satisfactory performance on the overall evaluation is a rating equivalent to "Highly Effective" or "Effective" as it pertains to Specialists seeking a Continuing License.

6.2.8 Unsatisfactory performance on the overall evaluation is a rating equivalent to "Needs Improvement" or "Ineffective" as it pertains to Specialists seeking a Continuing License.

14 Del. Admin. Code § 107A-6.0

15 DE Reg. 835 (12/01/11)
15 DE Reg. 1595 (05/01/12)
17 DE Reg. 216 (8/1/2013)
19 DE Reg. 38 (7/1/2015)
21 DE Reg. 38 (7/1/2017)
22 DE Reg. 51 (7/1/2018)
27 DE Reg. 101 (8/1/2023) (Final)