How to Make Evaluations Worthwhile with Eric Makelky Transformative Principal 514

Jan 11, 2023

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In this episode, we are continuing our coaching conversations with Eric. Please check in our previous episodes 510, 506, and 501

trying to make it a focus to be aware of people
What’s on your mind? What’s the challenge you’re facing today.

Today we focus on teacher evaluations.

For New Teachers

5 informal observations
2 formal observations
2 formal observation post-conferences
2 summative conferences
start, mid, and end of year with goals
14 touchpoints per teacher.

For Experienced Teachers:

3 informal
1 formal
start, mid, and end of year with goals
8 total touch points.

Evaluation system is homemade. Current concerns: - Hard to make them meaningful - Less confident writing up evaluations because it’s my first year seeing everyone. - Feedback: is it accurate and in alignment with what is really happening? - What value does Eric see? - Good to give teachers feedback on a regular basis. - Good to give formal feedback - Post observation conferences are good to go over feedback. - From a teacher’s perspective - Some staff aren’t used to having observations and evaluations. - Picked one area on the rubric and only scored and gave feedback on that one thing. - Try chunking it, and then get some feedback.

Suggestions for effective evaluations

Johari Window
The only feedback that matters is what people can’t see
Purpose is to make them meaningful - finding blind spots.
1. Jump through the hoops.
1. Is the vision for the school actually happening.
Self-evaluations at the beginning of the year.