RETURNING NIE Evaluators

• The NIE Recertification process for the 2023-2024 school year began June 1st. Identified Returning NIE Evaluators who were certified during the 22-23 school year were automatically placed in the Recertification Self-Paced course in Canvas. Therefore, self-registration is not necessary and will not be accessible in PLZ.
• Please check your Canvas dashboard for this course.
• The district completion deadline for ALL RETURNING EVALUATOR Certifications is August 31st.

NEW NIE Evaluators

• Registration is now open to Evaluators that are NEW to the Non-Instructional Evaluation process. NEW Evaluators MUST attend one of the LIVE (Virtual) NIE Certification trainings that will begin July 13th.
• Please reference PLZ Course# 30314 to register.
• For more information including training dates, please click the link below.
  • SY2023-2024 NIE Evaluator Certification Training Calendar

Questions/Concerns? Send an email to eps@scsk12.org.

According to Tennessee State Board of Education Policy5.201, all educators must be evaluated annually by a certified evaluator.

For SY2023-24, there are three tiered options offered in attaining TEM Certification:

1. Returning Observers - Self-Paced (Canvas)
   • TIER I (Self-Paced): Conducted a minimum of one instructional evaluation during the 22-23 school year
   • TIER II (Self-Paced): Certified sometime within the last 1 -2 years (school years 2021-22, 2022-23) but did not conduct an observation during SY22-23
2. New Observers - 2-Day Live Virtual Session or Canvas Self-Paced
   • TIER III: Administrators who have never conducted a formal TEM observation or do not qualify for TIER I or TIER II

Course numbers and date information can be found HERE.

The course went live in Canvas on June 1st.  TIER I and TIER II participants were placed in their prospective courses.  *Note: ALL TIER I and TIER II participants must complete their TEM coursework and calibration by August 31st.

Questions/Concerns? Send an email to eps@scsk12.org.