Assurances for Educator Evaluation Systems

 Also available is a summary spreadsheet of the educator effectiveness assurances data by district and BOCES (XLS).

Annual Assurance Process

Each year, by July 1st, Colorado districts and BOCES are required to submit assurances that they are implementing the State Model Evaluation System or another evaluation system that adheres to the requirements in statute (C.R.S. 22-9-106) and Colorado State Board of Education rules (1 CCR 301-87) for teachers, principals, and special services providers (SSPs).

Starting with the collection of assurances for the 2020-21 school year, the assurances process has been revised. It no longer includes the requirement of a website describing details of the LEA’s evaluation process nor a separate signature page, and the assurances process includes more in-depth questions regarding educator evaluation model use. For the 2021-22 school year, assurances remain the same as they were in 2020-21 and include:

• The educator evaluation model used to evaluate teachers, principals, and all nine categories of SSPs;
• For those educators evaluated using the state model evaluation system, the weights assigned to the four professional practices quality standards defined in rule;
• The implementation of the Advisory Personnel Performance Evaluation Council (also referred to as the 1338 Committee); and
• The date by which all educators will be trained on the system that will be used for their evaluation.

To complete the assurances process, the Superintendent/BOCES Executive Director or appointed designee:

• Views the 2021-22 submission instructions for the assurance for educator evaluation systems;
• Collects all information listed above BEFORE opening the web form; and
• Completes the online web form. Do not begin to enter your data into this form until you have all the information above because you will not be able to save your work and resume the form later.​

Please contact your Educator Effectiveness Regional Specialist if you have any questions or need any assistance regarding assurances.  For general questions, please email Educator Effectiveness.

Preparing for Future Years

Beginning with educator evaluation assurances for the 2022-23 school year, the assurances collection will include additional questions about Measures of Student Learning/Outcomes (MSLs/MSOs). You can access further details regarding MSL/MSO questions that will be administered in 2022-23 here.

Additional Support and Information

• Educator Evaluations in the 2021-22 School Year (FAQs)
• Measures of Student Learning/Outcomes for 2021-22