How do I Write a Professional Education Personnel Evaluation Program?

Make sure you keep goals and objectives in mind when creating an evaluation program.

Writing a professional education personnel evaluation program presents a challenging but rewarding experience. By researching a variety of programs, learning about the legal issues, remembering goals and objectives and including the human factors, you can create an effective program.

Things You'll Need

• Copies of sample professional education personnel evaluation programs
• Copies of local, state and federal rules and guidelines
• Copies of educational goals and objectives
• Surveys from stakeholders

Instructions

Developiing the Professional Education Personnel Evaluation Program

1. Become familiar with a variety of professional education personnel evaluation forms. Begin with the current forms in the subject or discipline area to get an idea of the critera. As you read through the various forms, take notes or make a list of criteria that seems appropriate for your goals and objectives. Keep a file or notebook of the forms and your feedback. This step gives you raw material to work with, to select from and to use as you develop your own form.

2. Research and keep track of the local, state and federal guidelines for writing professional education personnel evaluations. Most educational institutions have guidelines for creating the evaluation format. These guidelines are informed by state and federal rules and regulations to ensure the evaluation form and procedure is fair and follows the laws. Consult with the educational institution's human resource department to ensure the evaluation meets all legal guidelines. The U.S. Department of Education website offers links to federal and state programs.

3. Compile the educational goals and objectives. For goals, consider the broad, overall results. These often include unmeasurable achievements, such as "Educator shows respect for students." The objectives are more detailed, measurable achievements, such as "Educator begins class on time," which is a detail that shows respect for students. Curriculum guidelines might include the goal of being able to write, with the objective of being able to write a short essay.

4. Include the human element. All evaluations are to reflect human achievement. A professional education personnel evaluation program incorporates language and criteria to benefit the educational profession. Use positive language that reflects the desired goals and objectives. An example is the Teacher Intern Competency Evaluation Form from the University of Alabama College of Education. One of the criteria states the teacher "selects long-range goals from state and/or local curriculum guides and sources." This positive statement can be rated according to how well the teacher meets the criteria.

5. Seek feedback from stakeholders. When designing the evaluation, ask those who will be affected by the evaluation -- teachers, administrators and students -- for input about the evaluation process. Very often, stakeholders will have additional criteria to help make implementing the evaluation as smooth and productive as possible. Once the evaluation program is in place, monitor the results and continue to seek feedback. The process of writing a professional education personnel evaluation form is a continuous process of implementing and revising the process.

References

• U.S. Department of Education Overview
• Teacher Intern Competency Evaluation Form

Resources

• U.S. Department of Education