Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Each LEA shall
use the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) or an alternative
observation model approved by the State Board and listed in State Board Policy
5.201.
(2) School administrators
shall be observed using an approved observation model based on the Tennessee
Instructional Leadership Standards (TILS) contained in State Board Policy
5.106.
(3) LEAs and charter schools
may use a State Board-approved student survey instrument weighted in accordance
with the approved observation model.
(4) In lieu of the TEAM model, LEAs may
select an alternate observation model from a State Board-approved list. Public
charter schools or charter management organizations, if applicable, may select
the state observation model, an alternate observation model approved by the
State Board for LEAs, or a charter school alternate observation model from a
State Board-approved list.
(5) LEAs
and charter schools may submit an alternate observation model to the Department
for review and recommendation to the State Board. All proposed alternate
observation models shall, at a minimum:
(a) Be
research-based, effectively differentiate teacher performance, and meet all
legal requirements regarding evaluation;
(b) Differentiate educator performance into
five (5) performance levels. The use of a conversion plan to convert scores on
a different scale to a five (5)-level scale is permitted, if the conversion
plan is approved by the State Board;
(c) Include a plan for observation data to be
submitted into the state evaluation data system on an annual basis in
compliance with timelines determined by the Department;
(d) Require yearly certification of all
evaluators;
(e) Include a formal
feedback component; and
(f) Include
at least the same number of observations as required by the TEAM
model.
(6) LEAs may
propose to pilot an alternate observation model to the Department via the
following process:
(a) A formal request to
pilot a new alternate observation model shall be submitted to the Department by
January 15 of the year prior to implementation of the pilot.
(b) The request to pilot shall, at a minimum,
include the proposed observation rubric, documentation that the proposed model
meets the minimum requirements for alternate observation models as outlined in
paragraph (6) of this rule, the research base for the particular model, and the
numbers of teachers and schools to be involved in the pilot.
1. The Department shall review the proposed
pilot and the Commissioner or Commissioner's designee shall approve or deny the
proposed pilot.
2. If approved,
data regarding the outcome of the pilot shall be submitted to the Department no
later than July 1 following the piloted school year.
3. The Department shall review the data from
the proposed observation model pilot and shall recommend approval or denial of
the alternate observation model to the State Board.
(7) Charter schools or charter
management organizations, if applicable, may propose an alternate observation
model via the following process:
(a) A
proposal shall be submitted to the Department by January 15 of the year prior
to implementation.
(b) Each
proposal shall include the proposed observation rubric, evidence that the
proposed model meets the minimum requirements for alternate observation models
as outlined in paragraph (6) of this rule, and the research base for the
particular model.
(c) The
Department shall review the proposed model and shall recommend to the State
Board either approval or denial of the model.
(8) LEAs using an approved alternate
observation model shall submit the following documents to the Department by
June 1 each year:
(a) Documents noting any
proposed changes to the evaluation model for the following school year;
and
(b) An annual plan for ensuring
all evaluators are certified.
(9) The approved evaluation model for
non-public school teachers shall be the state's evaluation framework used by
all schools prior to 2011-12 school year.
Authority: T.C.A. § 49-1-302.
