Arizona Laws 15-537.01. Posting of best practices for teacher and principal evaluation systems
A. On or before September 15, 2012, the department of education shall identify and prominently post on the website maintained by the department the best practices for the implementation and assessment of principal and teacher evaluation systems.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-537.01
- Charter school: means a public school established by contract with the state board of education, the state board for charter schools, a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, a community college district or a group of community college districts pursuant to article 8 of this chapter to provide learning that will improve pupil achievement. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- Population: means the population according to the most recent United States decennial census. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- School district: means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of the public schools or an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- Small school district: means a school district that meets all of the following:
(a) Has a student count of fewer than six hundred in kindergarten programs and grades one through eight or grades nine through twelve. See Arizona Laws 15-901
B. The best practices posted by the department of education pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be from at least the following public schools in this state:
1. One large school district located in a county with a population of at least eight hundred thousand persons.
2. One small school district located in a county with a population of at least eight hundred thousand persons.
3. One school district located in a county with a population of fewer than eight hundred thousand persons.
4. One charter school.
C. The best practices posted by the department of education pursuant to subsection A of this section shall include detailed information on the following:
1. The implementation process for teacher and principal evaluation systems.
2. The evaluation weightings.
3. The types of qualitative and quantitative elements used.
4. The methods in which the evaluations guide professional development.
5. The types of decisions for which the evaluations are used.