On Thursday the N.C. State Board of Education approved the adoption of the School Executive: Principal Evaluation Instrument.  A full copy of the instrument can be found at www.ncpapa.org/

 

Proposed implementation policies, regarding the new evaluation instrument, were discussed Wednesday during the Twenty-First Century Professionals committee of the SBE. 

 

Proposed policies would require principals, effective with the 2008-2009 school year, to be evaluated annually using the new instrument and partake in a mid-year review with the superintendent or the individual responsible for the evaluation.  Principals will take the lead in conducting the evaluation process through the use of self-assessment, reflections and by gathering input form the various stakeholders with an interest in the leadership in the school.  The input and evidence gathered by the principal in not intended to become part of a portfolio.  Rather, it should provide a basis for self-assessment, goal-setting, professional development, and demonstration of performance on specific standards.

 

Discussed policy also states that all school executives and the individuals responsible for their evaluations must complete approved state training on the rubric and evaluation process.  Principals should continue to sign up for the 2-day summer training session at:  http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/profdev/conferences/executivetraining/ 

 

The Committee is currently reviewing processes to transmit summative data from the school executive evaluation instrument to DPI.  The N.C. Principals & Assistant Principals Association and the N.C. Association of School Administrators have made committee members aware of concerns regarding this reporting requirement.  The concerns include confidentiality of records, funding, and inequitable treatment of employee evaluations if only principal evaluations must be reported.  The Committee will further discuss potential methods to transmit the data and will report back in December of 2008. 

 

NCPAPA and NCASA will continue to review the proposed policies and address our concerns.