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: 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. Do not downgrade the teacher if they are deemed effective in that area, but challenge them because you see room for improvement. Most teachers will work hard to improve an area that may be seen as a weakness. During the evaluation, if you see a teacher who has substantial deficiencies, then it may be necessary to put them on a plan of improvement to immediately help them begin to improve upon those deficiencies. Mix It Up
The evaluation process can become boring and monotonous for veteran administrators when they are re-evaluating effective, veteran teachers. To keep this from happening, make sure you mix it up from time to time.