Performance Evaluation Process

The UW Child Development Lab's performance evaluation process begins each fall with a work planning and goal-setting meeting between teachers and administrators. During this meeting, teachers recap recent achievements, set job goals for the next 12 months, and create a continuing education plan to support these goals. Teachers also evaluate their own classrooms using a structured tool and set goals for improvement. Ongoing feedback is provided through classroom observations, family program evaluations, peer feedback, and targeted training. Staff receive an annual written performance review, assessing areas such as job knowledge, child interactions, health and safety, family engagement, supervision, creativity, communication, professionalism, and personal growth.

5. PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS125

  1. Work Planning/Goal Setting

Each fall there is a meeting between teacher and administrator where goals are set for the academic year. At the start of the goals setting process, the employee recaps recent achievements. Then they list overall job goals for the next 12 months including activities that will be performed to help meet those goals. Finally, a continuing educational plan is identified that will help support the goals identified.

  1. Classroom Evaluation

Each fall, teachers evaluate their own classroom using a prescribed evaluation tool and set goals for continuous improvement.

  1. Feedback

Ongoing feedback/support is provided via different methods including classroom observations, family program evaluations, peer feedback, and specific training related to individual needs.

  1. Annual Performance Review

Academic staff receive an annual written review of their performance. The evaluation criteria includes: Job knowledge/expertise, interactions with children, health and safety, work with families, supervision, creativity, organizational qualities, communication, professionalism, and growth & development.


Keywords:
performance, goal, evaluation, feedback, annual performance, review 
Doc ID:
143084
Owned by:
Katie M. in UW Child Development Lab
Created:
2024-10-16
Updated:
2024-10-22
Sites:
UW Child Development Lab