Principal Evaluation Research and Resources

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Categories

• Why Highly Effective Leaders Are Important
• General Principal Evaluation Resources
• Sample of Principal Evaluation Frameworks
• Research on Different Principal Evaluation Models
• Resources for Districts on Selecting/Developing Principal Evaluation Framework
• State Principal Evaluation Policies
• International Perspective on Principal Evaluation
• Sample of District Principal Evaluation Models
• Additional Resources

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Why Highly Effective Leaders Are Important

• Leithwood, K., Louis, K., Anderson, S., & Wahlstrom, K. (2004). How leadership influences student learning
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• Wahlstrom, K., Louis, K., Leithwood, K., & Anderson, S. (2010). Investigating the links to improved student learning: final report of research findings.
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• Waters, T., Marzano, R. J., & McNulty, B. (2003). Balanced leadership: What 30 years of research tells us about the effect of leadership on student achievement
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General Principal Evaluation Resources

• Context for Principal Evaluation
• Key Components in Principal Evaluation Systems Design
• The Policies and Practices of Principal Evaluation: A Review of the Literature
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• Evaluating Principals: Balancing accountability with professional growth
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• Assessing the Effectiveness of School Leaders
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• The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher quality has published new online tool for Principal Evaluation

Sample of Principal Evaluation Frameworks

• Illinois State Board of Education Performance Evaluation Advisory Council State Model for Principal Evaluation
• Vanderbilt Assessment for Leadership in Education™ (VAL-ED)
• Doug Reeves Leadership Performance Matrix
• Kim Marshall Principal Evaluation Rubric
• McRel’s Principal Evaluation System

Research on Different Principal Evaluation Models

• Measuring Principal Performance: How Rigorous Are Commonly Used Principal Performance Assessment Instruments?
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• Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education Technical Manual
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Resources for Districts on Selecting/Developing Principal Evaluation Framework

• Key Features of a Comprehensive Principal Evaluation System
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• Evaluating School Principals
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• Designing Principal Evaluation Systems: Research to Guide Decision-Making: An Executive Summary of Current Research
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• A Brief Overview of Principal Evaluation Literature: Implications for Selecting Evaluation Models
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• Using Multiple Forms of Data in Principal Evaluations: An Overview With Examples
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• How Four Districts Crafted Innovative Principal Evaluation Systems: Success Stories in Collaboration
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• Manager’s Toolkit for Principal Effectiveness
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• Sample Principal Evaluation Plan Forms (developed by PEAC)
  • Sample Principal Evaluation Checklist
  • Sample District Principal Evaluation Plan
  • Sample Principal Standards Assessment
  • Sample Principal Self-Asssessment

State Principal Evaluation Policies

• Sample of What Other States are Doing with Principal Evaluation
  • Tennessee Principal Evaluation Model
  • North Carolina Principal Evaluation Process
  • Delaware Performance Appraisal System
  • North Carolina Principal Evaluation Process
  • Iowa Principal Performance Review Process
  • Ohio Teacher Evaluation System Framework
  • Rhode Island, Educator Evaluation System Standards
  • Colorado Recommendations for Principal Performance Evaluation
  • Florida Leader Performance Evaluation
  • Hawaii Leader Performance Evaluation
  • Maryland Council for Educator Effectiveness
  • Massachusetts Model System for Educator Evaluation
  • New York Educator Evaluation
  • North Carolina On-Line Leadership Evaluation System

International Perspective on Principal Evaluation

• Teacher and Leader Effectiveness in High-Performing Education Systems
• Capturing the leadership premium: How the world’s top school systems are building leadership capacity for the future

Sample of District Principal Evaluation Models

• Governor State University in collaboration with 15 local school districts utilized the expertise of Joe Murphy to create a performance-based principal evaluation system or contact Alicia McCray at AMcCray [at] govst [dot] edu
• New Haven Public Schools
  • Administrator Evaluation and Development System
• Long Beach Unified School District
  • Implementing a Principal Evaluation Process
• Boston Public Schools
  • Principal Expectations and Evaluation Process
• Gwinnett County Principal Evaluation System (based 70 percent on student growth)
  • Sample Results-Based Evaluation Form
  • Case Study for purchase
• Broward County School District
  • Principal Performance Appraisal Form
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  • Talent Effectiveness Initiative
• Fairfax County Public Schools – Principal Evaluation Forms
  • Self assessment
  • Midyear performance assessment
  • Final evaluation
• Montgomery County Public Schools
  • Administrative and Supervisory Professional Growth System
  • Leadership Development Program

Additional Resources

• CEC Resources for Leadership Effectiveness CEC helps shape the ability of local unions to work collaboratively with school districts in order to implement conditions and supports that improve teaching and student learning.
• Schools Moving Up – West Ed Video tips on leadership and school improvement. Webinars on leadership, effectiveness, and drastic school improvement.
• Wallace Foundation The Wallace Foundation has been doing research for over a decade on better ways to develop, train, hire, and evaluate principals. This website discusses the problem behind evaluating principals and presentations the decade worth of research.
• Leadership Video Library Watch videos by topic such as accountability, assessment, leadership, data, instruction, leadership, school improvement, standards, and webinars. Videos range in length from 3:00 minutes to 10:00 long.
• Association for Staff and Curriculum Development PD In Focus With this online professional development you can monitor your progress, create learning communities, search and view videos. This site can be used be teachers, facilitators, state or regional agencies.
• DuPage ROE web site with sample principal evaluation tools In 2006-07 DuPage developed a sample principal evaluation tool. This is tool is available online free of charge after answering a survey.
• New York City Leadership Academy Leadership Planning and Performance Worksheet NYC Leadership Academy offers the Leadership Performance Planning Worksheet. This worksheet in a large amount of states to promote and endorse principal growth
• IASA Video Library – PEAC The Performance Advisory Council gives 7 online presentations on measuring teacher effectiveness and teacher impact on student learning. Presentations are 16-46 minutes long.
• Principal Evaluation Resources on Illinois Principals Association Web site The Illinois Principals Association is working to create a principal evaluation website. It is projected to be completed by May 2012 with evaluation tools and resources.
• SREB Learning-Centered Leadership Program Works with districts, state, and universities to prepare to principals for the new tasks of being managers and curriculum leaders. SREB program does research, develops training modules, and develops policies and plans for providing quality training for leading.