Tammy H. Starnes State Department of Education Evaluation Coordinator

“If we always remember what’s best for the child in the chair, how can we make wrong decisions?” -Dr. Tommy Bice, Deputy State Superintendent of Education The guiding mission of the Alabama Department of Education is to provide the standards, resources, and support LEAs need to ensure ALL students graduate college and/or career ready.

 New teacher evaluation system will go into effect September 1, 2009 for all evaluators of teachers  Over 3500 instructional leaders will be experiencing a professional study during the school year  Evaluation toolkit for Superintendents and evaluation systems for specialty areas, instructional leaders and central office staff will be in place Fall

 1. Formative Evaluation System  2. No numerical scores  3. Rubrics will be used  Emerging  Applying  Integrating  Innovating

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Teacher Orientation – October/November Observation – 1 st (end of November) 2 nd (February or Early March) Dialogues – February or March Collaborative Summary Report – End of April Professional Learning Plan – End of April Analysis – May 16

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