Article 13. Principal Evaluation System of California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 13.
(a) The governing board of a school district may identify
who will conduct the evaluation of each school principal.
(b) A school principal may be evaluated annually for the first and
second year of employment as a new principal in a school district.
The governing board may determine the frequency at regular intervals
of evaluations after this period.
(c) Additional evaluations that occur outside of the regular
intervals determined by the governing board may be agreed upon
between the evaluator and the principal.
(d) Evaluators and principals may review school success and
progress throughout the year. This review should include goals that
are defined by the school district.
(a) Criteria for effective school principal evaluations may
be based upon the California Professional Standards for Educational
Leaders. These standards identify a school administrator as being an
educational leader who promotes the success of all pupils through
leadership that fosters all of the following:
(1) A shared vision.
(2) Effective teaching and learning.
(3) Management and safety.
(4) Parent, family, and community involvement.
(5) Professional and ethical leadership.
(6) Contextual awareness.
(b) A school principal evaluation may include, but not be limited
to, evidence of all of the following:
(1) Academic growth of pupils based on multiple measures that may
include pupil work as well as pupil and school longitudinal data that
demonstrates pupil academic growth over time. Assessments used for
this purpose must be valid and reliable and used for the purposes
intended and for the appropriate pupil populations. Local and state
academic assessments include, but are not limited to, state
standardized assessments, formative, summative, benchmark, end of
chapter, end of course, advanced placement, international
baccalaureate, college entrance, and performance assessments. For
career and technical education, authentic performance assessment is a
strong indicator of effective teaching and learning.
(2) Effective and comprehensive teacher evaluations, including,
but not limited to, curricular and management leadership, ongoing
professional development, teacher-principal teamwork, and
professional learning communities.
(3) Culturally responsive instructional strategies to address and
eliminate the achievement gap.
(4) The ability to analyze quality instructional strategies and
provide effective feedback that leads to instructional improvement.
(5) High expectations for all pupils and leadership to ensure
active pupil engagement and learning.
(6) Collaborative professional practices for improving
instructional strategies.
(7) Effective school management, including personnel and resource
management, organizational leadership, sound fiscal practices, a safe
campus environment, and appropriate pupil behavior.
(8) Meaningful self-assessment to improve as a professional
educator. Self-assessment may include, but not be limited to, a
self-assessment on state professional standards for educational
leaders and the identification of areas of strengths and areas for
professional growth to engage in activities to foster professional
growth.
(9) Consistent and effective relationships with pupils, parents,
teachers, staff, and other administrators.