Pennsylvania Statutes Title 24 P.S. Education § 11-1138.8. Rating tool

(1) The department shall establish professional development programs for professional employees serving as classroom teachers, temporary professional employees serving as classroom teachers, nonteaching professional employees, nonteaching temporary professional employees, principals and chief school administrators and any other individuals designated as evaluators.

(2) The professional development programs established under this subsection shall be tailored to the specific groups of employees listed in this subsection and shall be differentiated for evaluators and individuals being evaluated. The programs shall include the following:

(3) The department shall make the professional development programs established under this subsection available to all school districts, intermediate units and area career and technical schools. The department shall make the professional development programs established under this subsection available to all employees by posting the professional development programs on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.

(4) The department shall develop a standard professional development program to improve the consistency and quality of teacher-specific data measures across applicable schools.

(1) Each temporary professional employee serving as a classroom teacher and each nonteaching temporary professional employee shall complete the appropriate professional development program tailored to the evaluation system for classroom teachers or nonteaching professionals during the employee's probationary period.

(2) Each principal shall complete the professional development programs tailored to evaluators and to the principal evaluation system within the first six months of the employee's appointment as a principal.

(3) Schools shall incorporate training on the teacher observation and evaluation model inclusive of the consistent use of quality teacher-specific data and building-level data within student performance measures into induction programs required under 22 Pa. Code § 49.16 (relating to approval of induction plans).

(4) Each professional employee and principal shall complete a condensed version of the programs designed under subsection (b) every seven years.