1. Evaluation weights for 2015-16
Peter Shulman
Assistant Commissioner and Chief Talent Officer
August 5, 2015

2. Evaluation Weight Requirements and Progression
The Department is required to announce the weights for each component of evaluation for teachers and principals/APs/VPs by August 31 each year.
In response to significant educator feedback, and acknowledging the transition from NJ ASK to PARCC last year, the Department reduced the weight of the Student Growth Percentile (SGP) component for all educators to 10% in
Building on our commitment to a thoughtful, deliberate process of continuous improvement, weights will remain consistent with those in This will allow the state and local districts the ability to make more meaningful judgments about trends in the data over time.

3. Progression of Teacher Evaluation Weights
Weights: SGP at 30%
Non-SGP Teachers
(Outside of Grades 4-8 LAL and Math)
45%
Student Achievement
55%
Teacher Practice
85%
Teacher Practice
15%
Student Achievement
and Weights: SGP at 10%
Non-SGP Teachers
(Outside of Grades 4-8 LAL/4-7 Math)
20%
Student Achievement
30%
Student Achievement
70%
Teacher Practice
80%
Teacher Practice
Student Growth Percentile
Student Growth Objectives
Teacher Practice

4. Progression of Principal Evaluation Weights
Weights: Note differentiation among Multi- and Single-Grade SGP Principals
50% Student Achievement
50% Student Achievement
50% Principal
Practice
50% Principal
Practice
50% Student Achievement
50% Principal
Practice
and Weights: SGP=10% for all Principals with any SGP population
5 Measures:
Observations
Schoolwide Student Growth Percentiles
Schoolwide Student Growth Objectives
School-specific achievement goals
Evaluation leadership
Grades Number % of NJ Schools Grades w/ SGP Principal Classification
Pre K, K – 5 ~ % 2 of 6 SGP
Pre K, K – 4 ~ % 1 of 5
Pre K, K – 3 ~ % 0 of 4
Pre K, K – 8 ~ % 5 of 9 SGP
4,5,6 -8 ~ % 3 of 3 SGP
9-12 ~ % 0 of 4
Single Grade (5-8) ~10 < 1% 1 of 1 SGP*
Ed Services Schools ~50 2% 0
TOTAL % -
*SGP will apply to single grade schools