Teacher and Principal Evaluation Information 2010-2011 School Year Reports
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Department of Education's (PDE) Teacher and
Principal Evaluation website. The Purpose of this website is to provide the
public with specific information relative to how the 747 Public School
Districts, Intermediate Units, Career and Technical Centers and Charter Schools
in Pennsylvania, collectively known as LEAs (Local Education Agencies) evaluate
and rate their teachers and principals. Our Goal is to increase access to and
focus on this information so that all interested parties, including educators
and parents, will be able to better identify strengths and weaknesses in
educational systems and determine where concentrated reform efforts are
warranted.
About Our Data
The data on this website has been compiled as part of the requirements of The
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). In general, the ARRA
requires that each state receiving funding through the U.S. Department of
Education's (USDE) State Fiscal Stabilization Funds (SFSF) program provide
assurances in four key areas of education reform:
- Achieving equity in teacher distribution,
- Improving collection and use of data,
- Standards and assessments, and
- Supporting struggling schools.
The collection and publication of teacher and principal evaluation data
supports efforts in achieving equity in teacher distribution.
Based on specific criteria and definitions outlined by the USDE, PDE, in
conjunction with our stakeholders, developed a standardized questionnaire for
all LEAs to utilize in compiling and submitting their respective information.
Our questions focused on local policies and procedures used during the 2010-2011
school year to evaluate teachers and principals, as well as the detailed
outcomes of the those evaluations.
Overview
Statewide, the information provided shows that 99.5% of all teachers and
98.8% of all principals who were evaluated during the 2010-2011 performance
period received a "Satisfactory" rating. The chart below provides a more
detailed look at the numbers by type of LEA.
The following are some additional highlights from the 2010-2011 evaluation
period:
Teacher Data
Percentage of LEAs that use the results of Teacher evaluations in decisions
regarding:
- Teacher Development: 75.6%
- Teacher Compensation: 13.8%
- Teacher Promotions: 24.0%
- Teacher Retention and Removal: 93.5%
Percentage of LEAs whose Teacher evaluation systems include the following as
evaluation criteria:
- Student Achievement outcome: 8.1%
- Student Growth Data: 6.4%
Percentage of LEAs that use weighting formula (e) and/or rubrics to guide
teacher evaluations: 19.6%
Percentage of LEAs that publicly report Teacher evaluation data by school:
<1.0%
Percentage of LEAs utilizing the following evaluation forms (Some LEAs use
more than one form)
- PDE 426: 68.3%
- PDE 428: 54.5%
- PDE 5501: 34.2%
- Approved Alternate: 19.0%
- Other: 2.9%
Principal Data
Percentage of LEAs that use the results of Principal evaluations in decisions
regarding:
- Principal Development: 63.4%
- Principal Compensation: 50.7%
- Principal Promotions: 32.1%
- Principal Retention and Removal: 79.9%
Percentage of LEAs whose Principal evaluation systems include the following
as evaluation criteria:
- Student Achievement outcome: 21.7%
- Student Growth Data: 19.8%
Percentage of LEAs that use weighting formula(e) and/or rubrics to guide
Principal evaluations: 35.3%
Percentage of LEAs that publicly report Principal evaluation data by school:
<1.0%
Percentage of LEAs that utilize a standard Principal evaluation tool:
76.9%
Questions?
If you have questions concerning specific LEA data, please direct those questions to the LEA representative outlined in the General Information area of that LEA's individual page.
If you have general questions concerning this information, please direct them to Ken Rodrigues. He can be reached at (717) 346-9739 or at
c-krodrigu@pa.gov .
