Evaluation Components

(1) Student Growth Data. (a) The student growth data component shall be represented by the Tennessee Value- Added Assessment System (TVAAS) or some other comparable measure of student growth, if no such TVAAS data is available. 1. For teachers with individual TVAAS scores, the student growth measures shall be comprised of the TVAAS score. 2. For teachers and other educators who do not have individual TVAAS scores, LEAs may choose from the following alternative individual growth score measures: (i) A student growth model specified in State Board Policy 5.201. (ii) A pre-K/Kindergarten alternative growth model approved in accordance with the requirements in State Board Policy 5.201. 3. For teachers implementing an alternative growth model approved by the State Board, the student growth data component of the evaluation shall be comprised of the alternative growth score. (i) Each LEA and charter school shall use at least one (1) alternative growth model that has been approved by the State Board to provide an alternative individual growth score to teachers and other educators who do not have individual TVAAS scores. 4. For school administrators, the student growth measure shall be comprised of schoolwide composite TVAAS. (2) Student Achievement Data. (a) The student achievement measure for educators shall be selected in collaboration with the evaluator from the list of achievement measures listed in State Board Policy 5.201. (b) The selected achievement measure shall be a measure aligned as closely as possible to the educator’s primary teaching assignment. If the educator and evaluator do not agree on a measure, the educator being evaluated shall select the measure. The evaluation measures shall be verified by the Department to ensure that the evaluations correspond with the teaching assignments or duties of each educator. (c) Educators may use a student growth measure of level three (3), four (4), or five (5) in lieu of the achievement measure if it results in a higher overall evaluation score. (3) Qualitative Data. (a) The qualitative, or observation, portion of the evaluation model shall use multiple data sources to evaluate educator practice against the qualitative appraisal instrument contained in each approved observation model. EVALUATIONS CHAPTER 0520-02-01 (b) All classroom teachers and non-instructional, licensed staff shall be observed with a State Board-approved observation model. (c) All school administrators shall be observed with a State Board-approved administrator observation model based on the Tennessee Instructional Leadership Standards (TILS) contained in State Board Policy 5.106. (d) All teachers and non-instructional, licensed staff, with the exception of non- instructional, licensed staff observed using the school services personnel rubric, shall have at least one-half (½) of all observations be unannounced. A minimum of one (1) observation shall be announced for teachers and non-instructional, licensed staff scoring levels one through four (1–4) on individual growth or level of overall effectiveness. For teachers and non-instructional, licensed staff scoring level 5 on individual growth or level of overall effectiveness, with the exception of non- instructional, licensed staff observed using the school services personnel rubric, the required observation shall be unannounced. All observations for non-instructional, licensed staff observed using the school services personnel rubric shall be announced observations. (e) Evaluators shall provide written feedback and a face-to-face debrief with the educator, within one (1) week of the conclusion of each observation. (f) Observation pacing for teachers and non-instructional, licensed staff shall meet the requirements outlined in State Board Policy 5.201.