206-29 Wyo. Code R. §§ 29-2 - Definitions
(a) "Best practice"
means practices that have produced positive, documented results in a similar
situation and could be replicated.
(b) "Classification system" means a system of
classification by which information is provided regarding the professional
practice of persons being evaluated as measured against professional
standards.
(c) "District leader"
means a person employed as superintendent of schools by any district board of
trustees or other district leader serving in a similar capacity, as determined
by the local board of trustees.
(d)
"Evaluation cycle" means the timelines under which the various components of an
evaluation process occurs.
(e)
"Formative feedback" means information communicated to a person being evaluated
that is intended to modify thinking or behavior.
(f) "Locally designed district and school
leader evaluation system" means a locally designed district and school leader
evaluation system comprising the standards and comprehensive system components
described in sections
3 and
4 of this rule, which must be evaluated and
approved by the State Board of Education, prior to adoption by a board of
trustees.
(g) "Multiple sources of
evidence" means using more than one method or source of data to determine a
person's level of performance in an area of practice or outcomes.
(h) "Performance level descriptor" means a
description of the classification used to summarize the knowledge and skills
associated with each performance level used in a classification
system.
(i) "Professional
standards" means the standards that define the knowledge, skills, and
professionalism expected of persons who will be evaluated.
(j) "School leader" means a school principal
or other school leader serving in a similar capacity, as determined by the
local board of trustees.
(k)
"Significantly amended" means a change to an evaluation system that replaces an
existing system or materially changes any required component of an existing
system.
(l) "Stakeholder" means an
individual who is or will be directly impacted by the evaluation
system.
(m) "State-defined district
and school leader evaluation system" means a district and school leader
evaluation system comprising the standards and comprehensive system components
described in sections
3 and
4 of this rule.
(n) "Teacher" means a person who is licensed
by the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) and is responsible
for providing instruction to students.
(o) "Teacher evaluation system" means a
standard structure and set of procedures by which a school district initiates,
designs, implements, and uses evaluations of its teachers for the purposes of
professional growth and continued employment.
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