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Virginia Standards
Virginia's teacher evaluation framework organized around seven performance standards. The framework provides a complete structure for evaluating teacher effectiveness, with each standard describing th...
Used statewide across Virginia school divisions.
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Danielson FFT (2013)
Developed by Charlotte Danielson, the Framework for Teaching is one of the most widely used teacher observation frameworks in the United States. It defines effective teaching through four domains and ...
Used in districts across the United States, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and many others.
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Danielson FFT (2022)
The 2022 revision of the Danielson Framework for Teaching updates the classic four-domain structure with a stronger emphasis on equity, student agency, and culturally responsive practice. It retains t...
Adopted by districts transitioning from the 2013 edition across the United States. Official Danielson Group Partner.
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T-TESS
T-TESS is the Commissioner-recommended default teacher evaluation system in Texas, used by the vast majority of Texas school districts. Designed to support teacher growth through ongoing feedback and ...
The Commissioner-recommended default evaluation system in Texas, used by the vast majority of public school districts. Districts may adopt a locally developed system under TEC §21.352.
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CSTP
California's Continuum of Teaching Practice is built on the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP). The 2025 edition defines six standards that describe what effective teaching looks ...
Used statewide across California school districts for teacher evaluation and professional development.
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Marzano
Robert Marzano's Focused Teacher Evaluation Model concentrates on the instructional elements that research shows have the greatest impact on student achievement. The focused model simplifies evaluatio...
Used in districts across Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado, and many other states.
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5D+
Developed by the Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) at the University of Washington, the 5D+ Rubric is one of three state-approved teacher evaluation frameworks in Washington. It organizes effect...
One of three approved TPEP evaluation frameworks in Washington state, also used in select districts nationally.
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Massachusetts Framework
Massachusetts' state-mandated educator evaluation framework organized around four standards aligned to the Massachusetts Professional Standards for Teachers. The framework uses a five-step evaluation ...
Mandated statewide in Massachusetts for all public school districts.
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OTES 2.0
Ohio's statewide teacher evaluation framework, updated in 2020 as OTES 2.0. Based on the Danielson Framework, it evaluates teachers across four domains using a four-level performance rubric. OTES 2.0 ...
Mandated statewide in Ohio for all public school districts.
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NYSUT Rubric
Developed by the New York State United Teachers, the NYSUT Teacher Practice Rubric is one of the approved observation rubrics for use in New York's APPR (Annual Professional Performance Review) system...
Approved for use in New York state as part of the APPR evaluation system.
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CLASS
CLASS is a research-based observation instrument developed at the University of Virginia that measures the quality of teacher-student interactions. Unlike rubric-based evaluation tools, CLASS uses a 1...
Used nationally in Head Start programs, pre-K settings, and school districts across multiple states.
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Delaware DPAS-II
Delaware's teacher observation framework, used as part of the DPAS-II evaluation system, assesses teacher performance across five components. Based on research by Charlotte Danielson and adapted for D...
Used statewide in Delaware as part of the DPAS-II evaluation system.
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PA Framework
Pennsylvania's teacher evaluation framework, adapted from the Danielson Framework for Teaching and used as part of the Act 82 educator effectiveness system. It organizes teacher performance across fou...
Mandated statewide in Pennsylvania as part of the Act 82 educator effectiveness system.
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Colorado State Model
Colorado's state-provided teacher evaluation system organized around Quality Standards 1 through 4. The system was developed under Senate Bill 10-191 and requires that 50% of a teacher's evaluation be...
Available as the state model for all Colorado school districts under SB 10-191.
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SVVSD Teacher Rubric
St. Vrain Valley School District's locally developed teacher evaluation rubric, aligned to Colorado's SB 10-191 Quality Standards. The rubric organizes professional practice across four Quality Standa...
Used exclusively by St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) in Colorado, one of the state's largest districts serving the greater Longmont area. Aligned to the Colorado SB 10-191 Quality Standards required of all Colorado districts.
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CCT Rubric
Connecticut's state-mandated teacher observation rubric used within the SEED evaluation system. Organized into four domains with three indicators per domain and four performance levels, the CCT Rubric...
Used statewide in Connecticut as part of the SEED evaluation system.
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Louisiana Educator Rubric
Louisiana's statewide teacher evaluation rubric used within the COMPASS and LEADS evaluation systems. The rubric evaluates teachers across four domains using a five-point scale, providing a common lan...
Mandated statewide in Louisiana for all public school districts.
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Mississippi TGR
Mississippi's statewide teacher observation rubric used within the Professional Growth System (PGS). Organized around four domains and nine standards covering Lesson Design, Student Understanding, Ins...
Used statewide across all Mississippi school districts.
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TEAM
Tennessee's statewide teacher evaluation model that assesses teacher performance across four domains using a five-level rubric. TEAM combines qualitative observation data with quantitative student gro...
Mandated statewide in Tennessee for all public school districts.
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TKES
Georgia's statewide teacher evaluation framework built around the Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS). Organized into 5 domains, 10 performance standards, and multiple indicators, with ...
Used statewide in Georgia across all 180 school districts.
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NCEES
North Carolina's statewide educator evaluation system based on the North Carolina Professional Teaching Standards. NCEES evaluates teachers across five standards using a four-level rubric, with evalua...
Mandated statewide in North Carolina for all public school districts.
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SC Teaching Standards
South Carolina's teacher evaluation framework based on the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) 4.0 rubric. Organized around three performance domains - Planning, Instruction, and Envi...
Used statewide in South Carolina for teacher evaluation.
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Arkansas TESS
Arkansas TESS is the state's mandated teacher evaluation system, built on the Danielson Framework for Teaching. It organizes teacher performance into four domains and uses a four-level rubric. TESS em...
Mandated statewide in Arkansas for all public school districts.
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ATOT
Alabama's teacher observation instrument used as part of the Educating Alabama framework. ATOT provides a structured protocol for classroom observations, focusing on instructional quality, student eng...
Used statewide across all Alabama school districts.
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Missouri Teacher Standards
Missouri's educator evaluation framework organized around nine teacher standards established by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The standards define what effective teach...
Used across Missouri school districts as the state teacher evaluation framework.
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Kentucky OPGES
Kentucky's statewide teacher evaluation framework based on the Danielson Framework for Teaching. OPGES evaluates teachers across four domains using a four-level performance rubric, integrating student...
Mandated statewide in Kentucky for all public school districts.
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KEEP
Kansas's state-developed teacher evaluation protocol aligned to the Kansas Professional Education Standards. KEEP provides a framework for observing and evaluating teacher performance across multiple ...
Available for all Kansas school districts as the state-developed evaluation protocol.
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Marshall
The Kim Marshall Teacher Evaluation Rubric is designed for use with frequent, short "mini-observations" rather than infrequent formal visits. It organizes teacher performance into six domains with a f...
Used by districts across the United States, particularly those emphasizing frequent mini-observations and rapid feedback cycles.
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Marzano Focused Non-Classroom
Developed by Robert J. Marzano and adapted by Dr. Beverly Carbaugh, this model applies the Marzano Focused framework specifically to non-classroom instructional support personnel - coaches, specialist...
Adopted in Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, Kansas, and New York, with district-level use in additional states including Colorado, Texas, Washington, and Arizona.
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DCPS IMPACT
Developed by District of Columbia Public Schools, IMPACT is one of the most nationally recognized teacher evaluation systems in the United States - known for directly linking evaluation results to per...
Used exclusively in Washington D.C. by District of Columbia Public Schools and approximately 29 public charter schools within the district.
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GaLEADS
Developed by the Georgia Department of Education from Teacher Burnout Task Force recommendations in 2022, GaLEADS is Georgia's next-generation teacher evaluation system designed to replace TKES/LKES s...
Currently piloting in 17 school districts and charter systems across Georgia. GaDOE has committed to full statewide adoption across all Georgia districts, with the intent to fully replace the existing TKES/LKES system.
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Dallas ISD TEI
Developed by Dallas Independent School District and launched for the 2014-2015 school year, the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI) replaced the state-mandated PDAS system with a performance-based eva...
Used by Dallas ISD for its nearly 10,000 teachers, and served as the foundational model for the Texas Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA), which is now active in over 800 Texas school systems - representing approximately two-thirds of all districts and charter schools in the state.
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OPES 2.0
Developed by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce in partnership with the Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators (OAESA) and the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administra...
Mandated by Ohio Revised Code for all 611 traditional public school districts in Ohio, as well as many of Ohio's 49 Joint Vocational School Districts and Educational Service Centers.
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Illinois SLEP
Developed by the School Leader Collaborative - a consortium of 13 state principal associations - and published by the Illinois Principals Association, the Illinois School Leader Evaluation Plan (SLEP)...
Adopted by Illinois as the default model for principal and assistant principal evaluation under PERA, serving as the mandatory framework for evaluator training across Illinois's 850+ school districts. The foundational School Leader Paradigm is also used by a consortium of 13 state principal associations.
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TPGS (MCPS)
Developed through a collaborative partnership between Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) and the Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA), the Teacher Professional Growth System (TPGS) was ...
Used by Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland - one of the largest school districts in the United States with approximately 156,500 students. The MCPS model is widely recognized nationally and has been studied and adapted by school districts across the country.
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NYC EFQ
Developed by the New York City Department of Education Division of Early Childhood Education and introduced in 2019, the NYC Early Childhood Framework for Quality (EFQ) sets unified quality standards ...
Used exclusively within New York City. The EFQ is the mandatory quality framework for all NYCDOE-funded early childhood programs citywide, including Pre-K for All and 3-K for All sites across district schools, Pre-K centers, NYCEECs, and charter schools.
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NYSED MPPR
Developed by Learner-Centered Initiatives and SOAR Leadership, the NYSED Multidimensional Principal Performance Rubric (MPPR) is the most widely adopted principal evaluation framework in New York Stat...
Mandated for all New York State public school districts and BOCES under the Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) system. Used by approximately 73% of NY public school districts, making it the dominant principal evaluation framework in the state. Also listed as a state-approved evaluation instrument in New Jersey.
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Independent Schools TOF
A research-based teacher observation framework for independent schools, organized around three strands covering the classroom environment, student engagement, and instructional practice. Adopted by or...
Adopted primarily by independent schools in Australia - including through Independent Schools Victoria (ISV) and Teach For Australia - as well as by independent schools internationally. Not mandated by any US state, but used by independent school leaders seeking a research-grounded observation framework.
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AASSA TPES
The AASSA Teacher Performance Evaluation System (TPES) is a research-based framework developed by Dr. James H. Stronge and Stronge & Associates for the Association of American Schools in South America...
Used by approximately 65 member schools within the AMISA network across South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Not mandated by any US state, but reflects the same Stronge evaluation model used in districts across Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, and New Jersey.
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Spokane TPEP
Spokane Public Schools' implementation of Washington's Teacher/Principal Evaluation Program (TPEP), structured around the eight teaching criteria established in state law (RCW 28A.405.100) and aligned...
Used by Spokane Public Schools in Washington state as a district-specific TPEP implementation. Under Washington law, districts select from three state-approved instructional frameworks; Spokane adopted a locally adapted Marzano-based model organized around the eight statutory teaching criteria required by RCW 28A.405.100.
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CET
The Components of Effective Teaching (CET) is a charter school teacher evaluation framework developed by Charter School Tools (4th Sector Solutions) and based on the Kim Marshall Teacher Evaluation Ru...
Used primarily by charter schools in Louisiana, where state regulations (Bulletin 130) require all LEAs, including charter schools, to conduct educator evaluations aligned to the Louisiana Components of Effective Teaching framework. Charter School Tools provides ready-to-use rubrics to help charter operators meet this mandate.
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