Walkthroughs / Informal Observations. The purpose of walkthroughs/informal observations is to provide the opportunity to gather evidence of instruction over a series of short classroom visits. Walkthroughs for evaluation purpose shall be observations of ten (10) minutes or more. Every reasonable effort will be made to observe teachers at different times of the day. Walkthroughs will be conducted by the assigned OTES Euclid credentialed district administrators. The credentialed administrators hired through ESC funds and assigned full time to a Euclid school’s building exclusively shall be considered district credentialed administrators for OTES evaluation purposes. Classroom walkthroughs / informal observations, as part of a teacher evaluation cycle, may be general in nature or focused on observing a specific aspect of teacher performance. Evidence collected through a series of walkthroughs along with evidence documented through formal observations will be used to generate the summative holistic rating. Walkthroughs/informal observations will be conducted by the assigned OTES Euclid credentialed district administrators. Walkthroughs/informal observations are intended to establish a connection between the evaluator and the teacher and monitor the teacher’s progress. Walkthroughs and observations resulting in identification of performance deficiencies or concerns shall be followed by a meeting within five (5) work days between the evaluator and the employee in order to discuss questions arising from the observation. Teachers will be provided written feedback on evaluator walkthroughs on the Classroom Walkthrough/Informal Observation Form (Appendix “I”). Feedback will be provided promptly following the completion of the walkthrough – i.e., within seven (7) work days of the walkthrough, absent extenuating circumstances.
Walkthroughs / Informal Observations. 1. A walkthrough is a formative assessment process that focuses on one (1), but not more than two (2), of the following components which results in brief written note(s) or a summary: • Evidence of planning; • Lesson delivery; • Differentiation; • Resources; • Classroom environment; • Student engagement; • Assessment; • Any other component of the Standards for Ohio Educators and rubrics approved for teacher evaluation.
