Principal Evaluation Practical Guide

Across the country, states and districts are designing principal evaluation systems as a means of improving leadership, learning, and school performance. Principal evaluation systems hold potential for supporting leaders’ learning and sense of accountability for instructional excellence and student performance. Principal evaluation is also an important component of state and district systems of leadership support efforts, especially when newly designed evaluation systems work in conjunction with principal certification, hiring, and professional development systems.

This site compiles key resources to support these efforts, found not only on the GTL Center website but other national websites as well. Key resources include the following:

• Our new downloadable guide: A Practical Guide to Designing Comprehensive Principal Evaluation Systems

• Overviews of eight key components of principal evaluation systems

• Interactive guides to key questions to consider when designing principal evaluation systems

• Resources to support development