Evaluation Communications

On June 28, 2011, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education adopted new regulations for the evaluation of all Massachusetts educators. The regulations, which apply to both administrators and teachers throughout the state, are designed to:

  • Promote growth and development amongst leaders and teachers,

  • Place student learning at the center, using multiple measures of student learning, growth, and achievement,

  • Recognize excellence in teaching and leading

  • Set a high bar for professional teaching status, and

  • Shorten timelines for improvement.

Below are communication documents related to these new regulations for evaluation:

  • Contract Language Teacher Evaluation System

  • Educator Timeline for Teacher Evaluation

  • June 8, 2012 Evaluation System Memo to Teachers

  • Public Hearing Document

  • Memo about Rubrics

  • Reinventing Teacher Evaluation Research

  • Evaluation Training Schedule

  • Evidence Letter November 2012