Supporting Effective Teaching in Tennessee:
Listening and Gathering Feedback on Tennessee’s Teacher Evaluations
Please rate your level of agreement with the following statements:
21) Overall, I think the new teacher evaluation system we are using will have a positive impact on instruction in my school:*
( ) Strongly agree ( ) Agree ( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
22) verall, I think the new teacher evaluation system we are using will have a positive impact on student achievement in
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my school:*
( ) Strongly agree ( ) Agree ( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
23) he new teacher evaluation system we are using in my school this year represents an improvement over past teacher
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evaluation practices in my school:*
( ) Strongly agree ( ) Agree ( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
24) I had the information and training I needed to successfully implement the teacher evaluation system we are using this
year in my school:*
( ) Strongly agree ( ) Agree ( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
25) I believe there were sufficient opportunities for educator input into the design and implementation of the new teacher
evaluation system we are using in my school this year:*
( ) Strongly agree ( ) Agree ( ) Disagree
( ) Strongly Disagree
( ) Don’t know
Below we’ve listed potential benefits and potential challenges that could be associated with the implementation of
a new teacher evaluation system.
26) Please select up to three things you like best about the new teacher evaluation system you are using this year:*
[ ] It gives me a much clearer understanding of what constitutes effective teaching
[ ] It gives me a much clearer understanding of my teachers’ strengths and areas for growth
[ ] It gives me a much clearer understanding of what I need to do to evaluate my teachers effectively
[ ] It is leading to more effective instruction in my school
[ ] It highlights student learning and achievement as a primary determinant of effective teaching
[ ] It connects student learning results to teaching and instruction
[ ] As a result of the new evaluation system, I am evaluating my staff more effectively
[ ] It helps me to better support effective instruction and student learning in my school
[ ] It helps me to have better conversations with my teachers about effective instruction
[ ] s a result of the new evaluation system, teachers in my school are collaborating more effectively as part of a professional
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learning community
[ ] It allows me to see how our students are improving on formative and other assessments
[ ] Other __________________________________________________________________________________
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