OSPI and the TPEP Steering Committee have proposed a new rule to make changes to the evaluation timeline for principals and assistant principals.

From the CR-102 (rulemaking) form: 

Purpose of the proposal and its anticipated effects, including any changes in existing rules:
OSPI is proposing to establish a timeline and defined process for professional performance evaluations of certificated principals and assistant principals. The proposal would require evaluations and summative conferences be conducted by the evaluator prior to June 1 of the school year of which the evaluation is made. The proposed timeline would apply to both focused and comprehensive evaluations for principals and assistant principals. The proposal is intended to ensure that principals and assistant principals receive timely feedback as well as indications of their employment status.

Reasons supporting proposal:
In collaboration with the Teacher and Principal Evaluation Program (TPEP) Steering Committee*, this proposal supports growth and development for all principals and assistant principals by requiring evaluations and summative conferences occur in a timely manner. Unlike teacher evaluations, whose evaluation timeline is established by collective bargaining agreements, principal and assistant principal evaluations might not be completed in a  manner or on a timeline that allows a principal/assistant principal to improve their practice or to seek another position.

*The TPEP Steering Committee includes the following: Association of Washington School Principals (AWSP), Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA), Washington Education Association (WEA), Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA), and Washington State Parent Teacher Association (WSPTA), as well as OSPI.

You can make public comment during the January 5th, 3:00 pm Zoom hearing, or email written contents to Katie Taylor, OSPI's Director of Educator Effectiveness, by January 5th.