Or. Admin. R. 581-022-2410

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

Section 581-022-2410 - Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support

(1) A school district board shall include the core teaching standards and administrator standards adopted by the State Board for all evaluations of teachers and administrators of the school district occurring on or after July 1, 2013. The standards shall be customized based on the collaborative efforts of the teachers and administrators of the school district and the exclusive bargaining representative of the employees of the school district.

(2) The core teaching standards and administrator standards must:

(a) Take into consideration multiple measures of teacher and administrator effectiveness that encompass a range of appropriate teaching and administrative behaviors that use multiple evaluation methods that use multiple measures to evaluate teacher and administrator performance which may include, but are not limited to:

(A) Student performance;

(B) Student assessments;

(C) Classroom-based assessments including observations, lesson plans and assignments;

(D) Portfolios of evidence;

(E) Supervisor reports; and

(F) Self-reflections and assessments.

(b) Take into consideration evidence of student academic growth and learning based on multiple measures of student progress, including performance data of students, schools, and school districts;

(c) Be research-based;

(d) Be separately developed for teachers and administrators; and

(e) Be customized for each school district, which may include individualized weighting and application of standards.

(3) Evaluations using the core teaching and administrator standards must attempt to:

(a) Strengthen the knowledge, skills, disposition and classroom and administrative practices of teachers and administrators in public schools;

(b) Refine the support, assistance and professional growth opportunities offered to a teacher or an administrator, based on the individual needs of the teacher and administrator and the needs of the students, the school and the school district;

(c) Allow each teacher or administrator to establish a set of classroom or administrative practices and student learning objectives that are based on the individual circumstances of the teacher or administrator, including the classroom or other assignments of the teacher or administrator;

(d) Establish a formative growth process for each teacher and administrator that supports professional learning and collaboration with other teachers and administrators; and

(e) Use evaluation methods and professional development, support and other activities that are based on curricular standards and that are targeted to the needs of each teacher and administrator.

(4) Local evaluation and support systems established by school districts for teachers and administrators must be:

(a) Designed with four performance level ratings of effectiveness as defined in the Oregon Framework for Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support Systems;

(b) Based on significant consideration of student learning which may include but is not limited to:

(A) School-wide academic growth, as determined by the statewide assessment system implemented by the Department of Education under ORS 329.485;

(B) Formative and summative assessments; and

(C) For teachers, classroom-level student learning goals set collaboratively between teachers and evaluators.

(5) Local evaluation and support systems established by school districts must evaluate teachers and administrators on a regular cycle.

(6) District superintendents shall regularly report to their governing boards on implementation of their local evaluation and support systems and educator effectiveness.

Or. Admin. R. 581-022-2410

Renumbered from 581-022-1723, ODE 16-2017, f. & cert. ef. 7/5/2017

Stat. Auth: ORS 342.805 - 342.937

Stats. Implemented: 2011 OL Ch. 729 Sec. 2 (Enrolled SB 290)