Iredell-Statesville Schools

Observation - Licensure Guide

(Revised 7.5.12)

Teacher / Licensure / Observation Cycle / Contract/Salary
BT1 (Beginning Teacher - 1st year)
(Assigned a Mentor) / SPI (Education degree)
Or LL (Lateral Entry)
Or CTE Program / 4 Formal Observations
(3 Admin +1 Peer)
Self-assessment, PDP
Summative / If SPI, then Probationary 1 Contract
or
If LL or CTE, then Provisional Contract
* Not in Tenure Tract
BT2 (2nd year)
(Assigned a Mentor) / SPI
LL
CTE / 4 Formal Observations
(3 Admin +1 Peer)
Self-assessment, PDP &
Summative / If SPI, then Probationary 2 Contract
If LL or CTE, then Provisional Contract
* Not in Tenure Tract
BT3 (3rd year)
(Assigned a Mentor) / SPI
LL
CTE / 4 Formal Observations
(3 Admin +1 Peer)
Self-assessment, PDP &
Summative / If SPI, then Probationary 3 Contract
If LL or CTE, then Provisional Contract
*Not in Tenure Tract
Conversion to a SP II
(NO LONGER BT) / SP II / 4 Formal Observations
(3 Admin +1 Peer)
Self-assessment, PDP
Summative / For SPII only, then Probationary 4 Contract
If LL or CTE converts to SP II. *Begins Tenure Track (Probationary for 4 years)
Career Teacher (Formative)
…not in renewal year / SP II / 2 Informal Observations
Self-assessment, PDP &
Summative / Contract-Career
Career Teacher (Summative)
…in renewal year / SP II
Renewal Year / 1 Formal and
2 Informal Observations
Self-assessment, PDP &
Summative / Contract-Career

License Codes: SPI – Standard Professional I SPII – Standard Professional II LL – Lateral Entry CTE – Career Technical Educ.

Completion Dates for the Components of Teacher Evaluation Process

Required Online Orientation: Completed within 10 days of start of contract and authenticated in NCEES.

Required Pre-Conference for initial observation of the year for all teachers: Completed prior to first observation. Authenticated in NCEES

Required Self-Assessment: Completed and available for administrator to view 9/21/12

Professional Development Plans / Initial PDP developed and authenticated by:
Probationary 10/12/12
Career 11/9/12 / Mid-Year Review of PDP completed and authenticated
Probationary 2/15/13
Career 3/15/13 / End of Year Review of PDP completed and authenticated:
Probationary 4/19/13
Career 5/17/13
Observations / Observation #1
Probationary 10/12/12
Career * 11/9/12
*(Summative or Formative) / Observation # 2
Probationary 12/21/12
Career 2/15/13
(Summative)
Career 5/3/13
(Formative) / Observation # 3
Probationary 2/15/13
Career 5/3/13
(Summative) / Observation # 4
Probationary 3/28/13
Summative
Evaluations
Components and Completion Dates / BT1, 2, 3 and Probationary teachers: 4 Observations, Self-assessment, Summative, PDP and Record of Teacher Evaluation Activities by… 4/19/13
Career Formative: 2 Observations, Self-assessment, Summative, Record of Teacher Evaluation Activities and PDP by… 5/17
Career Summative: 3 Observations, Self assessment, Summative, Record of Teacher Evaluation Activities and PDP by… 5/17

* Any summative for non-renewals; a paper copy should be sent to HR with correspondence by…4/19

*All required evaluations document completed in NCEES by…6/3

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