14 Del. Admin. Code § 278-3.0
Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024
Section 278-3.0 - Performance Appraisal Evaluation3.1 A licensed and certified nonpublic school educator must receive at least 1 performance appraisal evaluation annually. The evaluation system and any forms used in connection therewith must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be consistent with the Delaware Professional Teaching Standardsandthe Delaware Administrators' Standards. Further it must be demonstrated that the evaluation system is equivalent to the Delaware Performance Appraisal System (DPAS) or the Delaware Performance Appraisal System II (DPAS II) whichever is in effect for public educators.3.2 The employing authority shall develop a performance appraisal evaluation to submit to the Secretaryfor approval. The performance appraisal evaluation shall include an overall rating and a student improvement component rating, and must identify what constitutes satisfactory performance and unsatisfactory performance on the overall evaluation and on each component of the evaluation.3.3 Notwithstanding subsection 3.1, any performance appraisal evaluation designed and approved hereunder, may include a provision whereby the minimum annual evaluation requirement for non-public school educators may be waived for proficient performance on previous evaluations. However, a nonpublic school educator may not receive 2 consecutive evaluation waivers.3.4 The performance appraisal evaluation shall have no more than 5 components and must have a strong focus on student improvement, with 1 component dedicated exclusively to student improvement and weighted at least as high as any other component. The measure of student improvement must be approved by the Secretary.3.5 Nothing herein prevents an employing authority from administering other evaluations in addition to the Department approved performance appraisal evaluation.14 Del. Admin. Code § 278-3.0