Teacher and Principal Effectiveness:
State-Recommended Model

Teacher Effectiveness
South Dakota's Commission on Teaching and Learning has developed a model system for teacher evaluation that includes a focus on professional practices and a focus on student growth as measured by student learning objectives, or SLOs.
Teacher Effectiveness Crosswalk

Principal Effectiveness
Building on previous work, South Dakota's Commission on Teaching and Learning has developed principal standards and a model system for evaluating principals that includes a focus on both professional practices and student growth.
Principal Effectiveness Crosswalk