Teacher and Administrator Evaluations - Dexter Community Schools

According to Michigan's Revised School Code Act 451 Section 380.1249, school districts must post information about school evaluation tools on their websites. Michigan Public Acts 224 and 225, approved by Governor Whitmer on November 22, 2023, modified the existing requirements for teacher and administrator evaluation. The changes, effective date of July 1, 2024, are summarized on the MDE website.

The following documents outline the tools Dexter Community Schools uses to evaluate district teachers and administrators:

Superintendent Evaluation Process

July, 2024: Sections 1249 and 1249b were amended effective 7/1/2024. This MASB FAQ summarizes those changes.

Excerpted from PA 173 Section 1249.

(3) Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, a school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy shall post on its public website all of the following information about the evaluation tool or tools it uses for its performance evaluation system for teachers:

(a) The research base for the evaluation framework, instrument, and process or, if the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy adapts or modifies an evaluation tool from the list under subsection (5), the research base for the listed evaluation tool and an assurance that the adaptations or modifications do not compromise the validity of that research base.

(b) The identity and qualifications of the author or authors or, if the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy adapts or modifies an evaluation tool from the list under subsection (5), the identity and qualifications of a person with expertise in teacher evaluations who has reviewed the adapted or modified evaluation tool.

(c) Either evidence of reliability, validity, and efficacy or a plan for developing that evidence or, if the school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy adapts or modifies an evaluation tool from the list under subsection (5), an assurance that the adaptations or modifications do not compromise the reliability, validity, or efficacy of the evaluation tool or the evaluation process.