ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a historical background on how evaluation models have developed, and possibly improved, over the years, with discussion of the resulting models of evaluation that are in use today. A wide variety of teacher evaluation models may be found in use in local school systems across the country; despite the variation in specific models, however, many common features may be identified. While the design of a new evaluation system can vary considerably depending on the purposes and values of a given school district, there are certain key characteristics that define a legally sound and ethical system. Propriety Standards "require that evaluations be conducted legally, ethically, and with due regard for the welfare of evaluates and clients of the evaluations. "Utility Standards are intended to guide evaluations so that they will be informative, timely, and influential". The collective evaluations of all employees should relate individual performance to the overarching organizational goals.
