Per MSCS Board Policy 4020, "Supervisors are responsible for adhering to the evaluation process and providing timely feedback to improve the performance of evaluated employees."

The deadline to recertify as an NIE Evaluator is August 31! 

• If the recertification course in Canvas is not successfully completed by the deadline, the evaluator will need to attend one of the LIVE (Virtual) certification trainings outlined for NEW Evaluators (PLZ Course# 30314).

​For more information, including training dates, please click the link below. 

SY22-23 NIE Certification Training Calendar

According to state board rule 0520-02-01 and state board policy 5.201, a certified evaluator must evaluate all educators annually. The department conducts initial certification and recertification training, administers certification tests, issues evaluator credentials, and provides continuous evaluator support for the TEAM rubric.

Educators must be certified. Conducting observations without full certification is a grievable offense. Certification entails participating in an official state-sponsored TEAM training and passing the subsequent online certification test. Certification is valid through June of the current school year regardless of the certification date.

• All evaluator certification training for 2022-23 is virtual. The certification window for recertification is from June 8 - August 31.
• The certification window for initial certification is from June 8, 2022, -  March 31, 2023. Certification is valid until June 30, 2023. TEAM CERTIFICATION FAQS
• The district completion deadline for ALL returning evaluator Certifications is August 31, 2022.

Please submit your TEAM certificate to eps@scsk12.org upon completion of the course. Certification must be completed by August 31.

The SY2022-2023 TEM and NIE Evaluator Certification periods are open for new and returning evaluators. For more information, check out SY2022-2023 TEM & NIE Evaluator Certification Process. Registration is required in PLZ (registrations will open 30 days before the session start date).

• TEM Certification: Course Number 30158
• NIE Certification: Course Number 30314

Questions? Please reach out to eps@scsk12.org.  

Returning TEM & NIE Recertifications must be completed by August 31.

The TEM TEACHer Training Series is now open for ALL teachers. The series aims to identify teacher and student actions that guide effective instruction at performance levels 3-5 of the TEACH indicators. 

Register in PLZ, course #26177.

The Goal Setting season is here, and non-instructional evaluations are now available in PLZ! All non-instructional employees must have a goal-setting conference as the first step of the performance appraisal process.  

* As a reminder, the Goal-Setting Conference should be completed within 30 days of the NIE employee's hire/contract start date. 

Click HERE for more NIE Goal Setting Conference details. 

Fine Arts, Physical Education (2nd and 5th Grades), Pre-K, and World Language Educators (French and Spanish) will submit Student Growth Portfolios for SY2022-23. The deadline for all submissions is 11:59 p.m., May 1, 2023. 

For important updates regarding the Portfolio process, please click here.    

Kindergarten teachers will not submit Portfolios for SY22-23. The Universal Screener (iReady) will be used as this year's Growth Measure.