Title: A School Leader's Guide to Effective Teacher Evaluation
Headings: A School Administrator's Guide to Effective Teacher Evaluation
A School Administrator's Guide to Effective Teacher Evaluation
Know Your State's Teacher Evaluation Guidelines
Know Your District's Policies on Teacher Evaluations
Be Sure Your Teachers Understand All Expectations and Procedures
Schedule Pre and Post Evaluation Conferences
Understand the Teacher Evaluation Instrument
Do Not Be Afraid of Constructive Criticism
Mix It Up

Content: Some districts and states allow flexibility in the evaluation instrument. If you have the opportunity to design your own instrument, then make sure you always have it board approved before using it. Just like any good tool, reevaluate it from time to time. Don't be afraid to update it. Make sure it always meets state and district expectations, but add your own twist to it. If you are in a district where they have a specific instrument you have to use, and you feel like there is a change that could improve it, then approach your superintendent and see if it may be possible to make those changes. Do Not Be Afraid of Constructive Criticism
There are many administrators that go into an evaluation with no intent of marking anything other than good or excellent. There is not a teacher who exists that cannot improve in some area. Offering some constructive criticism or challenging the teacher will only improve that teacher’s ability and students in that classroom are the ones who will benefit. Try to pick out one area during each evaluation that you believe is most important for the teacher to improve.