Administrator Academy #3849- Changing School Culture Through the Teacher Evaluation Process

Learning Outcomes:

• Assess the current culture of observation and evaluation in their building and determine whether it is driving instructional growth or reinforcing compliance habits.
• Strengthen the connection between the instructional practices they expect to see and the framework they use to evaluate them.
• Examine their current evaluation process and identify where time is being invested well- and where it is not producing a meaningful return.
• Develop an observation approach that supports continued teacher growth while respecting the real time constraints administrators face.
• Guide teachers in building focused professional growth plans rooted in clearly defined, locally understood standards of proficient practice.
• Lead staff conversations that build shared clarity around what strong special education instruction looks like in their context.
• Use AI appropriately within the evaluation process to help organize evidence, surface, and strengthen feedback, while keeping professional judgement and final decisions firmly in the hands of the evaluator.

Presented by: Dr. PJ Caposey, Superintendent Oregon CUSD 220