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Glatthorn, Allan A.; Holler, Richard L. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Calvert County School District, Maryland, has developed a differentiated teacher evaluation system that promotes collaboration among supervisors and administrators in rating teacher performance. Methods involve informal observation, rating observation, and nonrating observation. Implementation is accompanied by extensive formative evaluation by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation

Holdzkom, David – Educational Leadership, 1987
Describes how North Carolina educators cooperated to build a system of teacher-performance appraisal. To build the program, educators derived basic teaching functions from literature and observed teachers to gather performance data. Training is now provided to districts, and information about effective teaching is disseminated throughout the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Performance Factors

Tesch, Stephanie; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1987
Pasco, Washington, School District will complete its fourth year using Thomas McGreal's (1983) goal-based teacher evaluation process. Describes the model's progressive phases designed to build teachers' responsibility for their own improvement. The plan invigorated teachers and improved teacher-administrator relationships. (CJH)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Instructional Improvement, Program Development

Thorson, John R.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1987
An instructional improvement program in Hinsdale School District, Illinois, succeeded by emphasizing formative evaluation, administrator evaluation, and long-range planning. Participants learned that a new program should be consistent with district goals, focus on staff development, and acquire top-level commitment and resources. (CJH)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Instructional Improvement

Manatt, Richard P. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Describes lessons learned from a five-year comprehensive model evaluation program developed by school systems in Minnesota and Iowa. The learner's experience was planned through instructional and curriculum strategies. Performance criteria were established for teachers, and principals and students evaluated classrooms. Pre- and post-testing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Evaluation, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education