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Board hears annual school self-assessments and state option for alternate teacher evaluations
Summary
Administrators presented annual school self-assessment results and described a new Department of Education option to expand evaluation opportunities for highly effective teachers; the board was asked to review alternate activities so the district could implement them.
At the meeting the board reviewed the district's annual school self-assessment summaries for school safety and climate, and administrators described a recent Department of Education opportunity to offer alternate evaluation activities to teachers rated "highly effective."
A board presenter explained that each school completes a safety and school-climate self-assessment annually and that the district must submit those results to the state. He also described a new Department of Education option: "the Department of Education has expanded evaluation opportunities for highly effective teachers," and said that "in order for us to offer these alternate opportunities to our faculty, the board first must review and approve the alternate activities." The presenter added that, if the board approves the approach, Dr. Morgan and administrators will develop district practices to implement the option.
A board member asked whether the alternate evaluations are a statewide initiative and whether they apply to tenured and non-tenured staff. The presenter confirmed the option is available statewide and said it is "only available to highly effective" teachers; when asked if it applied to tenured and non-tenured, a respondent said "just for tenured. Highly effective."
The transcript records these items as board discussion and administrative explanation; it does not record a final board vote on approving alternate evaluation activities during the session recorded in the transcript.
