Teacher+Evaluation+Legislation

= = =Act 82 of 2012= Act 82 legislates changes to the evaluation system for the following groups of Pennsylvania educators: teachers, non-teaching professionals (including educational specialists), and principals. The first set of regulations related to Act 82 were published in the //Pennsylvania Bulletin// on June 22, 2013, and are specific to classroom teachers.

[|Pennsylvania Bulletin, June 22, 2013]

Another set of regulations pertaining to principals and non-teaching professionals was published in the //Pennsylvania Bulletin// on June 13, 2014.

Following publication of the //Pennsylvania Bulletins// in June 2013 and June 2014, an administration manual was developed to assist with the completion of the new rating tool. The document can be found on PDE's Educator Effectiveness Project webpage, and is also attached below.

//Added October 2014//

This document addresses the most frequently asked questions about the student performances measures that are to be included in teacher evaluations.