AI-Powered Observations for Virginia Principals
Generate feedback aligned to Virginia's performance standards from your observation notes in seconds - built for Virginia principals meeting TPES requirements.
Education in Virginia
Education Landscape
Virginia serves over 1.2 million students across 132 school divisions and more than 2,100 public schools, supported by approximately 90,000 teachers. The Virginia Board of Education establishes uniform performance standards and evaluation criteria through the TPES framework, and school divisions implement locally adapted evaluation systems that align with state guidelines.
Observation Requirements
Under Virginia's Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria, probationary teachers are typically observed at least three times per year per VDOE guidelines. Continuing-contract teachers receive a summative evaluation at minimum once every three years, with informal evaluations in non-summative years. Formal observations focus on the seven teacher performance standards. Evaluators rate teachers as Exemplary, Proficient, Developing/Needs Improvement, or Unacceptable.
Framework Spotlight
Supported Frameworks in Virginia
Virginia uses the Teacher Performance Evaluation System (TPES) based on the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria, developed in partnership with Stronge & Associates. Teachers are evaluated across seven performance standards plus Standard 8 (Student Academic Progress). Observation Copilot supports the Danielson Framework for Teaching, which shares significant structural alignment with Virginia's standards-based approach, helping principals organize observation evidence and generate rubric-aligned feedback.
Why Observation Copilot
Built for Virginia School Leaders
Aligned to Virginia Performance Standards
Observation Copilot organizes your notes by domains that map to the Virginia performance standards covering professional knowledge, instructional planning, instructional delivery, assessment, learning environment, professionalism, and communication.
Meets Observation Timelines Easily
Virginia principals using Copilot deliver structured, evidence-based feedback the same day as an observation, keeping post-observation conferences focused and productive.
Handles Probationary and Continuing Schedules
Whether you are completing observations for a probationary teacher or a summative evaluation for a continuing-contract educator on a three-year cycle, Copilot scales to your observation workload.
How Observation Copilot Helps
AI-powered observations for Virginia
- Organizes observation notes by domains aligned to Virginia's seven teacher performance standards
- Generates evidence-based summaries with specific classroom examples for each standard
- Suggests performance ratings (Exemplary, Proficient, Developing, Unacceptable) based on observed evidence
- Creates targeted next steps tied to specific performance standards for post-observation conferences
- Reduces post-observation write-up time from 45 minutes to under 10, helping Virginia principals manage probationary and continuing-contract evaluation schedules
What Educators Say
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Principals across the country describe Observation Copilot as a game changer for their observation workflow. From Texas to Maine, school leaders are saving hours every week and delivering faster, more specific teacher feedback.
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