Washington Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project

• In Event: International Perspectives on Implementation and Effectiveness of Teacher Evaluation Models

Abstract

Eight school districts and a consortium of eight districts in Washington state are participating in a pilot study to implement Senate Bill 6696, which establishes new criteria for evaluating educators. The nine pilot sites are working with the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to develop nine new and innovative teacher evaluation systems that comply with this new state legislation. Washington OSPI partnered with American Institutes for Research (AIR) on a project to understand the current state of evaluation in Washington, document pilot sites’ development processes, examine pilot sites’ experiences and perspectives during development, and provide formative feedback to help pilot sites implement high-quality evaluation systems.

Authors

• W. Christopher Brandt, American Institutes for Research

• Cynthia Ann DuBois, Northwestern University