ABSTRACT
A persistent admonition of many superintendents and school board members is to be certain that the evaluation program will positively identify so-called deadwood so that it can be eliminated. Remediation requires adequate and accurate information, usually gathered by means of increased observations and other contacts with the individual, so that the evaluator will be fully informed about the nature of the deficiencies. One of the most useful functions of the evaluator is to assist in the improvement of performance. A primary evaluator must be held responsible for making the summative assessment of overall performance as well as for judging the extent to which improvement has occurred in specific areas of need. There is a possibility that by treating those whose performance is substandard differently from those whose work is quite satisfactory, a charge of a lack of comparability may be made.
