R277-323-4. Systems Reliability

A school district shall establish an evaluator reliability process to ensure the reliability of its educator evaluation system that: (1) identifies criteria for use in assigning evaluation ratings (2) provides professional development opportunities for all evaluators that: (a) assures evaluators understand the Utah Effective Educator Standards; (b) improve evaluator proficiency in recognizing the criteria described in Subsection (1)(a); and (c) give the evaluator an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to rate an educator in accordance with the Utah Effective Educator Standards; (3) designate qualified raters as certified; (4) assure that each educator is rated by a certified evaluator; and (5) include a process for maintaining a certified evaluator's skills.