State Model Evaluation System for Teachers

To support districts in their implementation of Senate Bill 10-191, CDE is creating a State Model Evaluation System for teachers. While not mandatory, this system provides an option that focuses on teachers' professional growth and aligns with State Board of Education rules.

Teachers will be rated on Quality Standards that measure professional practice and student learning over time. Teachers will be evaluated on six Quality Standards:

• Half of the evaluation will be based on the five Quality Standards that measure professional practice: content knowledge, establish classroom environment, facilitate learning, reflect on practice and demonstrate leadership. The Quality Standards can be measured using the state-developed rubric that identifies the practices necessary to achieve the standards.
• The sixth Quality Standard, student growth, will account for the other half of the evaluation. The standard will be based on multiple measures of student growth or student learning over time, not a single assessment. Teachers must have a team attribution student growth score and at least one individual attribution student growth score. If a teacher teaches a subject that takes the statewide summative exam, it must be used as one of the multiple measures. To view resources and support about developing this portion of the evaluation, please visit our implementation resources page.

2012-13 School-Year Rubric for Evaluating Colorado's Teachers
*Feedback from more than 2,000 Colorado educators have helped shape the professional practices rubric. This rubric reflects changes made based on feedback from pilot districts, teachers, principals, instructional leaders as well as education leaders across the state.  These are the rubrics that will be used by pilot districts during the 2012-13 school-year.  We will be collecting feedback during the 2012-13 school-year to inform refinements for validation and implementation during 2013-14.Click here to provide feedback on the Rubric for Evaluating Colorado's Teachers

2012-13 School-Year Electronic Rubric for Evaluating Colorado's Teachers
The electronic rubric (e-rubric) has been designed to make the evaluation process easier when inputting information and analyzing the information. The e-rubric will designate the appropriate rating for each element, standard and overall professional practice rating.

User's Guide for Evaluating Colorado's Teachers; 2012-13 School-Year

Appendix C contains support resources that may be used, but are not required, to document teacher performance in the State Model Evaluation System. Appendix C: Blank Forms for Teachers includes the Teacher Evaluation Process Tracking Form, Rubric for Evaluating Colorado’s Teacher, Teacher Summary Evaluation Worksheet, Teacher Summary Evaluation Sheet, Goal-Setting Form for Colorado Teachers, the Mid-Year Performance Discussion and the Professional Growth Plan for Colorado Teachers is also provided as a separate document for ease of use by teachers and Principals.