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Board approves TeachBoost to align teacher evaluation with district instructional framework
Summary
After an information presentation, the governing board approved TeachBoost as the district’s new evaluation platform for certificated staff beginning in 2026–27. Presenters said the platform will centralize observations, feedback and evidence aligned to the district’s instructional framework and affect just over 500 certificated staff.
The Yuma Union High School District governing board approved TeachBoost as the district’s evaluation platform for certificated staff, with implementation planned to begin in the 2026–27 school year.
Derek and staff presented the proposal, describing the district’s instructional framework developed over recent years and explaining that state statute requires the board to adopt an instrument and system to evaluate certificated staff annually. Presenters said the platform would be used for teachers, instructional leaders, assistant principals and principals — slightly more than 500 certificated employees — and would allow formal annual evaluations as well as informal observations, peer feedback and longitudinal tracking of teacher growth.
“We want there to be ongoing dialogue between peers, administrators with teachers, instructional coaches, instructional leaders,” a presenter said, describing the goal of moving beyond a purely score-based evaluation to a growth-oriented model aligned to district commitments.
Presenters said the district has been using the Marzano framework since 2013 and that the Cognia accreditation process recommended better alignment between the observation tool and district teaching-and-learning practices. TeachBoost was presented as a platform that can be configured to the district’s framework; presenters said negotiated pricing made the cost comparable to the district’s previous system.
The item returned to the board as an action item and was approved by unanimous vote. Staff will next develop rubrics and role-specific configurations for administrators, CTE instructional leaders and other certificated specialists and present an implementation and training plan to the board.
