Code of Massachusetts Regulations
603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Title 603 CMR 35.00 - Educator Evaluation Regulations
Section 35.07 - Evidence Used in Evaluation
Universal Citation: 603 MA Code of Regs 603.35
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The following categories of evidence shall be used in evaluating each educator:
(a) For educators responsible for direct
instruction, multiple measures of student learning, growth, and achievement,
which shall include:
1. Measures of student
progress on classroom assessments that are aligned with the Massachusetts
Curriculum Frameworks or other relevant frameworks and are comparable within
grades or subjects in a school;
2.
Measures of student progress on learning goals set between the educator and
evaluator for the school year;
3.
Statewide growth measure(s) where available, including the MCAS Student Growth
Percentile and the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment (MEPA);
and
4. Common assessments of
student learning, growth, and achievement.
(b) For educators whose primary role is not
as a classroom teacher, the appropriate measures of the educator's contribution
to student learning, growth, and achievement set by the district.
(c) Judgments based on observations and
artifacts of professional practice, including unannounced observations of
practice of any duration;
(d)
Additional evidence relevant to one or more Performance Standards, including,
but not limited to:
1. Evidence compiled and
presented by the educator including:
a.
Evidence of fulfillment of professional responsibilities and growth, such as:
self-assessments; peer collaboration; professional development linked to goals
and or educator plans; contributions to the school community and professional
culture;
b. Evidence of active
outreach to and ongoing engagement with families.
2. Student feedback (with respect to teachers
and support personnel) collected by the district.
3. Staff feedback (with respect to
administrators) collected by the district.
4. The Department shall research the
feasibility and possible methods for districts to collect and analyze parent
feedback as part of educator evaluation.
5. Any other relevant evidence from any
source that the evaluator shares with the educator.
(2) Evidence and professional judgment shall inform the evaluator's ratings of Performance Standards and overall educator performance.
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