(a) In evaluating a
teacher, administrator, or special service provider, a district
(1) shall base the evaluation of a teacher,
administrator, or special service provider on observation of the teacher,
administrator, or special service provider in the workplace by the
evaluator;
(2) shall consider
information on the performance of the teacher, administrator, or special
service provider provided by students, parents, community members, teachers,
and administrators under
AS
14.20.149(b)(7);
(3) shall indicate what information the
district used to evaluate the teacher, administrator, or special service
provider and the source of the information;
(4) shall notify students, parents, community
members, teachers, and administrators that students, parents, community
members, teachers, and administrators have the opportunity to provide
information on the performance of the teacher, administrator, or special
service provider being evaluated; the district shall provide a form or
electronic means for providing the information;
(5) shall provide the teacher, administrator,
or special service provider being evaluated with a copy of or access to the
draft evaluation at least 24 hours before the evaluation becomes
final;
(6) shall inform the
teacher, administrator, or special service provider being evaluated that
(A) the teacher, administrator, or special
service provider has the right to review a draft evaluation and comment in
writing before the evaluation becomes final; and
(B) a failure to submit comments before the
deadline waives the right to comment on the evaluation;
(7) may not retaliate against a teacher,
administrator, or special service provider for commenting on the evaluation;
and
(8) shall ensure that the
evaluator and the teacher, administrator, or special service provider being
evaluated signs the evaluation.
(b) In evaluating a teacher, administrator,
or special service provider, a district may
(1) consider information, including student
learning data, in addition to the information described in (a) of this section,
if the additional information is relevant to the performance of the teacher,
administrator or special service provider on the performance standard
established by the district under
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AAC 04.205(b);
(2) survey students, parents, community
members, teachers, or administrators regarding the performance of a teacher,
administrator, or special service provider;
(3) use a nationally recognized teacher,
administrator, or special service provider evaluation framework approved by the
department that aligns with the standards set out in
4
AAC 04.200;
(4) require a more experienced teacher to
perform at a higher level than a teacher with less experience.
(c) An evaluation of a teacher,
administrator, or special service provider under this section must be approved
by a person who possesses an administrative certificate issued under
4
AAC 12.345.
(d) A school district may adopt evaluation
procedures that incorporate student learning data into the evaluation process.
If a district adopts a process to incorporate student learning data, the
district shall confer with educators who teach a subject matter and grade
level, or with groups of educators whose subject matters and grade levels are
related, to identify appropriate student learning data for evaluating teachers
in the subject matter and grade level.
