Overview
of the
School Administrator Framework 

The NEPF for Schooll Administrators consists of two categories and three domains. The Educational Practice Category consists of the Instructional Leadership and Professional Responsibilities Domains. The Student Performance Category consists of the Student Performance Domain. Each domain is weighted differently per recommendations by the TLC and approval by the State Board of Education (see the current year's Protocols for more information). 

Instructional Leadership and Professional Responsibilities Domains

The School Administrator Framework and Teacher Framework align in structure as well as in orientation to stakeholder values. The Instructional Leadership Domain sets the parameters for measuring administrator behavior to be an instructional leader, while also specifically monitoring teacher performance. The Professional Responsibilities Domain addresses the standards for administrator responsibilities that support improvements in teachers’ practice as well as providing the structural supports to ensure teacher success.  This alignment with the Teacher Framework ensures that administrators are evaluated on their ability to provide the structural support and feedback to help teachers improve their practice. 

The School Administrator Framework also aligns with the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL). A crosswalk was done to help State, district, and school leaders recognize the alignment of current state educational leadership standards (the NEPF) with the PSEL: NEPF/PSEL Administrator Crosswalk. This comparison enables educational leaders to review how these leadership standards can foster a common understanding of what educational leaders must know and be able to do to improve teaching, learning, and student achievement as well as help improve aspects of the principal pipeline, including preparation, licensure, recruitment and hiring, mentoring and induction, evaluation, and professional development.

Both educational practice domains will be covered in greater detail in upcoming sections.

Student Performance Domain 

The Student Performance Category is comprised of the Student Performance Domain. This domain requires educators to set a Student Learning Goal using data to reflect on student growth over time and proficiency. Linking student growth and educator performance is a critical factor within evaluation models as it has the potential to transform the profession; however, many variables affect the relationship between student growth and educator performance. There are many technical issues surrounding the calculation of student growth and available measures that are both constructive and contain the technical qualities needed to make high-stakes decisions. As new educator evaluation models are implemented, advances in research and best practices are anticipated. The Nevada approach to measuring student growth may be adapted according to emergent research and information from national and state validation efforts.

The student performance domain will be covered in greater detail in an upcoming section.