N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:10-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 6A:10-1.1 - Purpose and scope

(a) The rules in this chapter are intended to provide minimum requirements for evaluation rubrics for the evaluation of teaching staff members' effectiveness to further the development of a professional corps of State educators and to increase student achievement. Thus, the purpose of the rules is to support a system that facilitates:

1. Continual improvement of instruction;

2. Meaningful differentiation of educator performance using four performance levels;

3. Use of multiple valid measures in determining educator performance levels, including objective measures of student performance and measures of professional practice;

4. Evaluation of educators on a regular basis;

5. Delivery of clear, timely, and useful feedback, including feedback that identifies areas for growth and guides professional development; and

6. School district personnel decisions.

(b) The rules in this chapter shall apply to all public schools, except insofar as they are defined for charter schools in N.J.A.C. 6A:11, Charter Schools. The evaluation system in charter schools is subject to the review and approval of the Office of Charter Schools.

(c) District boards of education shall ensure evaluations of all teaching staff members and chief school administrators are conducted in accordance with this chapter.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:10-1.1

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 251(a), effective 2/6/2017