Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project Teacher Regional Implementation Grant
Eight public school districts in Educational Service District 112 (ESD 112) – Camas, Castle Rock, Evergreen, Hockinson, Kelso, Ridgefield, Stevenson-Carson, and White Salmon – have been selected to participate in the Teacher Principal Evaluation Project Regional Implementation Grant for the 2011-2012 school year.
The Teacher Principal Evaluation Project (TPEP) is a component of Senate House Bill 6696, a reform bill passed by the Washington Legislature in the 2010 session. The bill calls for significant changes in the principal and teacher evaluation system, including the introduction of a four-level evaluation system and new evaluation criteria.
This legislative mandate began in the 2010-2011 school year with the work of eight pilot districts that helped to define the new evaluation criteria for teachers and principals. The new system will help guide instruction, support teacher growth, and focus on student learning.
These eight school districts will collaborate and explore three instructional frameworks that will serve as the foundation for their teacher evaluation system. They will build off of the work of the pilot districts. Additionally, a revised principal evaluation system will be developed and implemented following the same timeline.
Every Educational Service District in Washington will assist a similar team in their region to move to the new system of evaluation. Statewide a total of 65 districts were selected to participate in the project during the next two years. All of the teams will follow the same guidelines so that the new system can be implemented in all school districts by the 2013-2014 school year.