Evaluations
Teachers
As part of the federal requirements for states’ receiving funding under Phase 2 of the Sate Fiscal Stabilization Funds Program, all school districts in New Jersey are providing information to the public on the procedures they use to evaluate teachers and principals. The information presented below will help you understand Eastern Regional’s policies and procedures for evaluating teachers and education specialists such as librarians and counselors.
Section 1 – Description of Teacher Evaluation System
A. Eastern Regional’s current teacher evaluation system is based on Charlotte Danielson’s Teacher Evaluation Framework. The teacher evaluation process includes evidence from formal observations, walk-through observations, pre and post observation conferences, lesson plans, assignments, teachers’ Professional Development Plans and hours, teachers’ self-reflections and evaluators’ narrative reports. The comprehensive evaluation process is used to assess a teacher’s performance and to maximize teacher improvement. Conferences between teachers and administrators allow for plan development to improve on any areas of concern. In addition, the teacher evaluation process is used to focus on professional development needs for individual teachers. School wide professional development is developed using trends from teacher observations and evaluations.
B. Non-tenured teachers are formally evaluated a minimum of 4 times per year and tenured teachers are formally evaluated a minimum of 1 time per year. While these are minimum requirements, teachers are observed and evaluated more frequently if the administration deems it necessary.
Section 2 – Evaluation Outcomes Table
| Number of teachers meeting the district’s criteria for acceptable performance. | Number of teachers in the district | Percent of teachers in school meeting these criteria |
|---|---|---|
| 175 | 176 | 99.4% |
Principals
As part of the federal requirements for states’ receiving funding under Phase 2 of the Sate Fiscal Stabilization Funds Program, all school districts in New Jersey are providing information to the public on the procedures they use to evaluate teachers and principals. The information presented below will help you understand Eastern Regional’s policies and procedures for evaluating principals and vice-principals.
Section 1 – Description of Principal Evaluation System
A. Eastern Regional’s current principal evaluation system is based on the 2008 ISSLC (Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium) Standards. The principal evaluation process includes evidence from formal observations, principal’s work portfolios, principal’s self-evaluations, principal work samples, documentation of completed teacher evaluations, evaluator narrative reports, and evaluation conferences. The comprehensive evaluation process is aligned to district goals. Conferences between principals and their supervisors allow for development of strategies to improve on any areas of concern. In addition, the principal evaluation process is used to focus on professional development needs for individual principals.
B. Non-tenured principals are formally evaluated a minimum of 4 times per year and tenured principals are formally evaluated a minimum of 2 times per year. While these are minimum requirements, principals are observed and evaluated more frequently if the superintendent deems it necessary.
Section 2 –
Eastern Regional has fewer than 10 principals.