Timeline

February 2009: Presented Teacher Performance Evaluation recommendations to the Idaho Legislature.

April 2009: The State Board of Education adopted as a temporary proposed rule, the recommendations of the Teacher Performance Evaluation Task Force.

August 2009: The Idaho State Department of Education will begin offering online trainings through Educational Impact to teachers and administrators on Charlotte Danielson's Framework For Teaching. These trainings will be designed to teach educators about the Domains and Components of Danielson's Framework.

2009-2010 School Year: The SDE will sponsor Regional Trainings for Administrators on utilizing the Danielson Framework for teacher evaluation purposes.

2009-2010 School Year: Districts will work with educational stakeholders in their community to develop evaluation models.

February 2010: Districts must submit their proposed models to the state for approval. The district's model must be signed by representatives from the Board of Trustees, administrators and teachers.

Fall 2010: At a minimum, districts must begin piloting their approved Teacher Performance Evaluations:

• Districts will be required to submit an interim progress report to the State Department of Education regarding the implementation of their plans.
• There will be a waiver process for districts that show evidence of progress but need additional time before piloting.

Fall 2011: Full implementation of the teacher evaluation model.