206-29 Wyo. Code R. §§ 29-6 - Teacher Evaluation System Design and Documentation

(a) Each board of trustees shall adopt, implement, and administer, subject to State Board approval as described in section 7, a comprehensive teacher evaluation system designed to measure the effectiveness with which teachers perform their roles. The comprehensive teacher evaluation system shall serve as a basis for:

(i) Improvement of instruction;

(ii) Enhancement of curriculum program implementation;

(iii) Individual teacher performance and professional growth; and

(iv) Determining the performance level of all teachers.

Such measures shall be used to determine unsatisfactory teacher performance that may lead to dismissal, suspension, and termination proceedings.

(b) Each district teacher evaluation system shall meet the following requirements:

(i) District adopted professional standards are considered best practice.

(ii) Teacher performance is evaluated using more than one source of evidence relevant to the nature of each teacher's position.

(iii) The district's professional standards and multiple sources of evidence as described in subsections (b)(i) and (b)(ii) above, as well as any other instruments and processes the district has developed, are used to determine the evaluation classification.

(iv) The classification system must include criteria by which a teacher is classified as effective.

(v) Teacher evaluations are carried out in accordance with the district's evaluation cycle for both initial and continuing contract teachers and in accordance with W.S. 21-3-110(a)(xvii) and 21-3-110(a)(xviii).

(vi) Stakeholders are involved in the development of the teacher evaluation system and any subsequent revision.

(vii) The district takes steps to ensure the system is equitable and is implemented with fidelity, including:

(A) There are procedures for the collection of data providing for, at a minimum, data security, privacy, and the appropriate use of all data;

(B) Data and other evidence are collect and analyzed; and

(C) Evaluators and those being evaluated are trained on the use of the teacher evaluation system and provided with guidance documents and training materials to support implementation and administration.

(viii) There are procedures for supporting professional learning, growth, and improvement in response to the performance evaluation of each teacher.

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206-29 Wyo. Code R. §§ 29-6

Amended, Eff. 4/6/2020.