The evaluation process promotes communication and provides:

1. Facilitates better working relationships

2. Provides a historical record of performance 

3. Contributes to the professional development of the employee

4. Useful feedback about job performance

   • • Important for discipline or support

     • Be honest and concise

     • Sandwich your feedback (strength, growth, strength)

     • Be factual and evidence based

Within 30 days of reporting for work

Annual review of the following with staff:

• • Employee Code of Conduct

  • Evaluation standards and procedures (CEP)

  • FERPA/Confidentiality 

  • Harassment/discrimination  policy and reporting

  • Online Safe Schools training 

  • Restraint and Seclusion, SCM core team

Summative Evaluations

March 31: Final summative evaluations and contractual status recommendations due for any employee (classified or certified) non-renewed FOR CAUSE

April 15: Final summative evaluations due for all non-tenured teachers and all non-job rights classified staff (including FRYSC)

May 15: Final summative evaluations due for tenured teachers evaluated during current cycle (last name F-M) and classified staff with job rights (last name F-M)

June 15: Final summative evaluations due for all administrators and counselors

Certified Process/Tasks

• • Reflective Practice & Professional Growth Planning Template

  • Observation 1 (3 tasks)

  • Mid Year Review (Optional)

  • Observation 2 (3 tasks) - Non-tenured

  • (EOY) Reflective Practice & Professional Growth Planning Reflection

  • Summative Evaluation (Non-tenured & Tenured Cycle 3)

Note: 

• If a non-tenure teacher was hired in January, only  1 observation is needed. Contact HR to delete the second observation or continue with the option to complete both observations.

• Administrators have the option to add additional observations to a teacher's process (non-tenured or tenured). 

  • • In PowerSchool go to the employee "View" and click: Add task -> Process and Forms ->Dropdown to select "Additional Teacher Observation" 

Classified Process/Tasks

• Mid Year Review (Option 1 - Supervisor Feedback)

• Mid Year Review (Option 2 - Employee Self-Reflection)

• Summative Evaluation (No Job Rights & Job Rights Cycle 3)

Administrator Process/Tasks

• Reflective Practice and Professional Growth Planning PSEL

• (EOY) Reflective Practice and Professional Growth Planning PSEL

• Summative Evaluation

Initial Certified Evaluation Training:

• According to 704 KAR 3:370, every new evaluator of certified personnel in the state of Kentucky is required to attend a two-day Initial Certified Evaluation training BEFORE officially evaluating anyone.  KDE is the only provider for this training.  

• These trainings are provided at no cost.

• Participants can decide to attend one of the in-person meetings or one of the virtual meetings. Please sign up for the training that works best with your schedule.

• Please register at:  https://sites.google.com/education.ky.gov/principalpartnership/professional-learning/initial-certified-evaluation-ice 

• We highly encourage you complete this training in the Summer or no later than the end of September.

Recalibration Training:

• According to the Board approved Certified Evaluation Plan (CEP), all Administrators, will need to complete a recalibration training annually.