Each year the principal or an administrator designated by the principal must observe all teachers and school support/resource personnel assigned to the site.  Non-school-based employees are observed by the supervising administrator.  The purpose of the observation is to gather information to address the indicators required for the annual evaluation decision as stipulated in Florida law.

The PACES evaluation procedures shall be implemented as follows:

• Prior to an observation, the principal (or designated administrator), or supervising administrator must review and discuss the Plan for Teaching and Learning (PLAN) with the teacher.  The PLAN may be a daily plan OR a long-range plan that varies in length.  It may be an individual or a collaborative effort, and must address the required indicators in Domain I.

• The principal (or designated administrator) or supervising administrator determines whether the PLAN meets or does not meet standards for Domain I.  This determination is reflected on the Observation Form.

• The principal (or designated administrator), or supervising administrator conducts an classroom observation of teaching and learning or of activities of school support/resource personnel for Domains II through VI.  It is recommended that this observation occur during the first semester.  (Teachers Employees new to a school site must be observed within the first 45 calendar days of assignment, excluding the first 10 days of student contact.)

• The classroom observation may be announced or unannounced in accordance with the practice at the school site, must start at the beginning of the scheduled class/subject, and must last a minimum of 20 minutes.

• The principal (or designated administrator) or supervising administrator who observed the lesson or the activity of the school support/resource personnel must have a post-observation meeting with the teacher to discuss the results of the observation within 10 calendar days.

• The principal (or designated administrator) or supervising administrator makes decisions about Domains II-VI, using the Observation Form.

• When standards are met, the principal (or designated administrator) or supervising administrator must refer to the applicable Evaluation Procedures on page 11.

• When standards are not met, the principal (or designated administrator) or supervising administrator must refer to pages 12-13 for follow-up observation procedures.

 

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