Unsatisfactory Evaluations: Colorado
Exiting Ineffective Teachers Policy
Analysis of Colorado's policies
Colorado requires local districts to place any teacher deemed "ineffective" on his or her performance evaluation on a "remediation plan." The remediation plan targets deficiencies and offers resources and assistance for improving performance. If, after the remediation plan is implemented, the teacher performs effectively on the next performance evaluation, no further action is taken.
If the teacher is deemed ineffective on the next performance evaluation, he or she will be given an opportunity to appeal the rating, which can take no more than 90 days. If the teacher does not prove that the ineffective rating was inappropriate, the evaluator will either make additional recommendations for improvement or recommend dismissal.
Recommendations for Colorado
State response to our analysis
Colorado recognized the factual accuracy of this analysis.
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Delivering Well Prepared Teachers
- Admission into Preparation Programs
- Elementary Teacher Preparation
- Elementary Teacher Preparation in Reading Instruction
- Elementary Teacher Preparation in Mathematics
- Middle School Teacher Preparation
- Secondary Teacher Preparation
- Secondary Teacher Preparation in Science
- Secondary Teacher Preparation in Social Studies
- Special Education Teacher Preparation
- Assessing Professional Knowledge
- Student Teaching
- Teacher Preparation Program Accountability
Expanding the Pool of Teachers
Identifying Effective Teachers
- State Data Systems
- Evaluation of Effectiveness
- Frequency of Evaluations
- Tenure
- Licensure Advancement
- Equitable Distribution
Retaining Effective Teachers
Exiting Ineffective Teachers
Research rationale
To review the process and types of personnel evaluations observed in other job sectors, including the problems inherent to some evaluation systems see, for example, Gliddon, David (October 2004). Effective Performance Management Systems, Current Criticisms and New Ideas for Employee Evaluation in Performance Improvement 43(9), 27-36.