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Effective Educator Presentation: NDE Day 2020 (PDF)
Nebraska Leadership and Learning Network (NLLN) Presentation: NDE Day 2020 (PDF)
Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards
The Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards were approved by the Nebraska State Board of Education in April 2020. The standards are linked below:
Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards
S.E.E.D. Frequently Asked Questions
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) provides videos of conversations about the standards through the lens of a student, teacher, principal, Educational Service Unit, Higher Education Educator Preparation Program, and NDE. Listen to Nebraska educators speak from their perspective about the standards, the support they offer teachers, and the alignment of work across the state educational system. S.E.E.D. video links
Planning and Preparation (15:03)
The Learning Environment (14:22)
Instructional Strategies (15:43)
Professionalism (15:55)
In April of 2020, the Nebraska State Board of Education ( SBOE ) made a commitment to a common language of effectiveness for all Nebraska school teachers and leaders by approving revisions to the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards ( NTPPS ). These standards provide a structure designed to address the complexities of teaching and leading. The Nebraska Department of Education ( NDE ) is committed to organized and intentional collaboration with key partners to develop and implement a system using these standards as the foundation to support the educational community in addressing equity in schools. The system is called Supporting Educator Effectiveness through Development ( S.E.E.D. )
Congratulations to the 2020 Educator Effectiveness Grant recipients!
Arlington Public Schools
High Plains Community Schools
Louisville Public Schools
Milford Public Schools
Neligh-Oakdale Public Schools
Riverside Public Schools
Tekamah-Herman Community Schools
Weeping Water Public Schools
Westside Community Schools
Any policies, guidance documents, rubrics, and evaluation instruments found on this page are subject to change in the future, due to the Nebraska State Board of Education’s April 2020 approval of revisions to the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Framework (now called the Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Standards. The documents are still available for use by districts as work to align documents to these to the newly revised standards occurs.
Policies and Reports
- Policy – Teacher/Ed Specialist Evaluation (includes a checklist)
- Policy – Principal/Admin Evaluation (includes a checklist)
- Report – Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Framework (original)
- Report – Nebraska Teacher and Principal Performance Framework (updated 2017)
- Report – BoE Study Committee Final Report
Guidance Documents
- Guidance – Teacher/Ed Specialist Evaluation Process
- Guidance – Principal Admin Evaluation Process
- Guidance – Teacher/Principal Professional Development Plan
- Guidance – Teacher/Ed Specialist Student Learning Objective
- Guidance – Principal/Admin Action Plan
- Guidance – Teacher/Principal Gathering Student Perception Data
- Guidance – Updating Evaluation Policy with NDE (8/2018)
Rubrics
Effective Practices Rubrics
- Teacher Framework – Multi-Page Overview
- Teacher Framework – Rubric with Levels of Performance
- Teacher Framework – Pilot School Rubric
- Principal Framework – One Page Overview (11.17.2016)
- Principal Framework – Multi-Page Overview (11.17.2016)
- Principal Framework – Rubric with Evidence (11.17.2016)
- Principal Framework – Rubric with Evidence – PSEL ALIGNED (11.17.2016)
Professional Growth Plan Rubrics
- Teacher/Principal – Individual Professional Development Plan Document Rubric
- Teacher/Principal – Individual Professional Development Plan Review Rubric
SLO/PLO/Action Plan Rubrics
- Teacher/Ed Specialist – Individual SLO/PLO Rubric
- Teacher/Ed Specialist – Combined SLO/PLO Rubric
- Principal/Admin Combined Action Plan Rubric
- Principal/Admin Individual Action Plan Rubric
Forms (interactive/fillable)
Comprehensive Evaluation Forms
- Teacher/Ed Specialist – Formative/Summative Evaluation (probationary or permanent)
- Principal/Admin – Formative/Summative Evaluation (probationary or permanent)
Professional Growth/Improvement/Assistance Plans
- Teacher/Principal – Professional Development Plan
- Teacher/Principal – Plan for Improvement
- Teacher/Principal – Plan of Assistance
SLO/PLO/Action Plan Forms
- Teacher/Ed Specialist – Individual Specialist Program Objective
- Teacher/Ed Specialist – Individual Student Learning Objective Template
- Principal/Admin – Action Plan
Record Keeping Forms
Archives (note that updated, current versions of these documents are located above)
- Nebraska Frameworks Levels of Performance Principal Evidence
- Overall Principal or School/District Administrator Rubric
- Principal or School/District Administrator Combined Action Plan Rubric
- Principal or School/District Administrator Individual Action Plan Rubric
- Principal/Admin – Formative/Summative Evaluation (probationary or permanent)
- Formative Principal or School/District Administrator Evaluation: Permanent Administrators
- Formative Teacher/Educational Specialist Evaluation: Permanent Teachers/Specialists
- Probationary Principal or School/District Administrator Formative/Summative Evaluation
- Probationary Teacher/Educational Specialist Formative/Summative Evaluation
- Summative Principal or School/District Administrator Evaluation: Permanent Administrators
- Summative Teacher/Educational Specialist Evaluation: Permanent Teacher/Specialist