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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
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
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