Criterion Rating. The final summative score for either a comprehensive or a focused evaluation is determined by an analysis of evidence. The scoring methodology to be used will be “preponderance of evidence” subject to the following:
1. Evaluators may score criterion indicators throughout the year and/or enlist reflective conversations to provide guidance to teachers concerning specific performance. The intent is to ensure teachers are made aware of serious deficits as early as is reasonably practical.
2. After scoring all criterion indicators, the evaluator shall make a judgment as to the criterion score based on the overall evidence collected rather than the raw indicator score. The intent is to ensure that the evaluator may exercise professional discretion, based on having adhered to the collaborative inquiry and evidence collection process, when determining the final criterion score.
Criterion Rating. 1. The final summative score for either a comprehensive or a focused evaluation is determined by an analysis of evidence. The scoring methodology to be used will be the “rounding rule” in which all component scores in each criterion are added to produce a raw score for that criterion. The overall criterion rating is determined based on the scoring band into which the raw score falls. Criterion scoring bands are in Appendix G.
2. The evaluator will score criterion components throughout the year so as to give guidance to teachers concerning specific performance. The intent is to ensure teachers are made aware of serious deficits as early as is reasonably practical.
