New York State Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (鈥淪TEPS鈥) System
Questions and Answers Relating to Evaluation Plans for the 2024-25 School Year
On Friday, June 28, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Chapter 143 of the Laws of 2024, which amends 东京热 Law 搂3012-d and establishes 东京热 Law 搂3012-e.听The purpose of this guidance is to answer common questions that the Department has received about听statutory changes听and their impact on educator evaluation plans plans for the 2024-25 school year.听(Published 8/29/24)
Overview of Requirements - NYS Educator Evaluation Plans
The purpose of this document is provide a comparison of Educator Evaluation plans under 东京热 Law 搂3012-d as-amended in 2019 with the newly established 东京热 Law 搂3012-e (the Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support system).听(Updated 11/21/24)
Designing a NYS STEPS Plan - A Preliminary Guide
The enactment of 东京热 Law 搂3012-e provides an opportunity for school districts and BOCES to reflect on their current educator evaluation practices and to develop new locally designed systems consistent with NYSED鈥檚 vision and shared goal of supporting teacher and leader development across the career continuum. This guidance introduces the new Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (鈥淪TEPS鈥) system, designed to support all educators鈥 professional growth as a part of a comprehensive, systematic approach to advancing excellence in teaching and learning.听 This guidance document recommends a process for designing a STEPS plan, which includes an assessment of the LEA鈥檚 needs, goals, resources, and existing processes, using a theory of action informed by local priorities.听(Published 11/05/24)