1. Performance Management & Evaluation
Summary

2. Performance Management & Evaluation
Content in Context
How do we support the performance and development of our staff?
Performance Management & Evaluation

3. What is Performance Management?
And how does it differ from Evaluation?
The holistic system, with specific actions, that systemically moves the caliber of a group of people year over year
Performance Management
A component part of performance management that
Serves as an assessment of an individual’s work,
Measured against a standard of performance,
Based on a specific period of time
Teacher Evaluation
Strategic or Not

4. Principals’ Actions as Performance Managers
Understand individual needs and trends in the workforce
Understand Current Performance
Recruit & Hire Strategically
Retain & Leverage Top Performers
Grow Teacher Practice
Exit Lowest Performers
Take action to exit persistently low performers
Anticipate vacancies, hire to balance team strengths
Provide strategic support to develop all teachers
Retain your best, leverage to develop others
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5. Why is This Important? Performance Management
Strong performance management builds an effective workforce capable of meeting your organization’s goals
Evaluation, in particular, differentiates quality among the workforce, allowing for a more customized and strategic management of human capital
Strategic or Not

6. Keep in Mind Things to Remember
Performance management and evaluation are not synonymous
The HR Team’s role in performance management is to set up systems and support the process
Performance management has many stakeholders – be clear about roles and expectations for each
Strategic or Not

7. Making Connections Related Content
Strategic or Not Quiz – Performance Management Edition
This is a short quiz that provides the starting point to discuss which HR activities related to performance management and compensation are strategic and can impact teacher quality. Districts can use this to open up a conversation about the difference between compliance- and strategic-driven work.
Top 10 Strategies for HR to Support Principals in Performance Management
This tool lists ten top ways that HR can support principals in strategically managing performance at the school level. Districts can use this tool when considering new performance management services that will add value to principals.
Challenge Scenario on Performance Management
This challenge scenario is a brief narrative story about how a chief of HR struggles in a situation relating to his HR partner, retention issues, and performance management. An HR Team can read and discuss this scenario to identify shared problems and solutions.
Adobe Case Study
This case highlights one private sector company’s work in rethinking its performance evaluation. Teams can use this case to spark a discussion about how evaluation is working in their organization.