Frequency of Evaluations : Indiana
Identifying Effective Teachers Policy
Analysis of Indiana's policies
Commendably, as of the 2012-2013 school year, all teachers in Indiana will be evaluated annually.
Further, new teachers in Indiana must be formally evaluated before December 31. If requested by the teacher, an additional evaluation may be scheduled on or before March 1 of the following year.
Recommendations for Indiana
Base evaluations on multiple observations.
To guarantee that annual evaluations are based on an adequate collection of information, Indiana should require multiple observations for all teachers, even those who have nonprobationary status. Although Indiana is commended for ensuring that new teachers are observed and receive feedback early in the school year, it may not be feasible to issue multiple formal evaluation ratings in a single year, especially as evaluation instruments become more data driven. Applicable student data will likely not be available to support multiple ratings.
State response to our analysis
Indiana 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
For research emphasizing the importance of evaluation and observations for new teachers in predicting future success and providing support for teachers see, D. Staiger and J. Rockoff, "Searching for Effective Teachers with Imperfect Information." The Journal of Economic Perspectives. (24:3) American Economic Association (2010).