What does a Teacher Evaluation look like?

We recommend a two-day teacher evaluation visit for experienced teachers and a three-day evaluation for new teachers, especially 1st grade teachers. Teacher evaluations usually follow this pattern:

1st Meeting

We ask to meet with you (the teacher being evaluated) either the day before or the morning of the first day of the evaluation so that you can share with us the specific areas of growth you have been working on and would like us to especially notice. We will also ask for your block rotation, student objectives, lesson plan, seating chart, etc. so that we can be as ready as possible for our first observation.

Observations

We observe two (or three) consecutive main lessons, at least one practice period in Language Skills and/or Math that you teach, and one subject class (Music, Spanish, Eurythmy, etc.) with another teacher with their permission.

Daily Review

When not in the classroom observing, we will need a quiet space to review your students’ main lesson books, rough drafts, paintings, etc., as well as, your lesson plans, student assessments, your self-evaluation, and to prepare our observation notes for our daily meeting.

Meetings During Our Visit

On our first observation day, we meet with you during at least one period to discuss the lessons we observed, your self-evaluation, ask clarifying questions, and share some observations regarding your students’ work. On the second day, we have a meeting with you and your in-house mentor (and/or any other school representative) to share our observations, commendations, and recommendations. This meeting will be 60-90 minutes long.

Note to school representative: If our meeting is not scheduled after school, it will be essential to arrange for adequate substitute coverage, so the teacher has time to speak with us without feeling any pressure.

Written Report

We send an official report within two weeks of our visit to a designated school representative, who will send it to you. This report will closely reflect the content of the meeting we had with you and your mentor.

Do you offer evaluations of administrators?

We have also provided evaluations for Waldorf school business administrators, development directors, school mentors, and faculty (pedagogical) administrators. These evaluations include:

• Meetings with the administrator or mentor to discuss their role at the school.
• Shadowing them as they work and meet with colleagues.
• Meeting with them after these shadowing sessions to review the observed work periods and meetings.
• Interviews with three other school employees who work with the administrator to gather their feedback about the administrator’s work and needs.
• A final review meeting with the individual and a school representative to share our observations, commendations, and suggestions.
• An official written report will be sent within two weeks of our visit similar to the teacher evaluation process.

Fees

Please submit a request form for our evaluation fees. If your school is out of our immediate vicinity, we can also arrange to discuss travel expenses and our criteria for food and lodging during our stay. Feel free to contact us with any questions.