Educator Effectiveness
Act 13 of 2020 
, signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on March 27, 2020, revises the Act 82 Educator Effectiveness (EE) process used to evaluate professional employees and temporary professional employees in PK-12 education across the commonwealth. Effective the 2021-2022 school year, the revised rating system applies to classroom teachers, nonteaching professionals, and principals as defined in Act 82 and Act 13:
- Classroom teachers, defined as professional employees or temporary professional employees who provide direct instruction to students related to a specific subject or grade level.
- Nonteaching professionals, defined as professional employees or temporary professional employees who are education specialists or provide services and who is not a classroom teacher.
- Principals, defined as principals, assistant or vice principals, and directors of career & technical education. NOTE: Supervisors of special education (non-teaching professionals under Act 82) are considered principals for the purposes of Act 13.
Questions related to Act 13 may be directed to RA-PDE-Evaluation@pa.gov
- Add Toolkit Content Item
- Toolkit
- Educator Effectiveness Interactive Toolkit opens in new window
- Educator Effectiveness Toolkit (PDF) Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- The Toolkit for the Evaluation of Educator Effectiveness was designed to provide guidance on the revised rating system for professional employees and temporary professional employees pursuant to Pa. Act 13 of 2020 (Act 13).
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- Frameworks for Observation & Practice
- Classroom Teacher
- The Framework for the Evaluation of Classroom Teachers is adapted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education from Charlotte Danielson’s 2011 “Framework for Teachers” and adapted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education from Charlotte Danielson’s 2020 “Framework for Remote Teaching”.
- Framework for Observation & Practice - Classroom Teacher Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Principal (and Other School Leadership)
- The Framework for Leadership is utilized for the evaluation of: Principal, Assistant/Vice Principal, CTE Director, Supervisor of Special Education, Non-Teaching Professional Supervisor
- Framework for Observation & Practice - Principal Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Non-Teaching Professional
- The Frameworks for the Evaluation of Non-Teaching Professionals were adapted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education from Charlotte Danielson’s 2011 “Framework for Teachers” and adapted by the Pennsylvania Department of Education from Charlotte Danielson’s 2020 “Framework for Remote Teaching”.
- Framework for Observation & Practice - NTP Speech Language Pathologist Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Framework for Observation & Practice - NTP School Social Worker/Home and School Visitor Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Framework for Observation & Practice - NTP School Psychologist Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Framework for Observation & Practice - NTP School Health Specialist Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Framework for Observation & Practice - NTP School Counselor PK-12 Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Framework for Observation & Practice - NTP Other Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Framework for Observation & Practice - NTP Instructional Technology Specialist Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
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- Performance Templates
- Student Performance Measure: LEA Selected Measures Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Student Performance Measure: LEA Selected Measures (Word) Downloads a Word file
- Student Performance Measure: IEP Goals Progress Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Student Performance Measure: IEP Goals Progress (Word) Downloads a Word file
- Principal Performance Goals Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
- Principal Performance Goals (Word) Downloads a Word file
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- Rating Forms
- Classroom Teacher
- 13-1 Downloads an Excel file
- For the annual evaluation of a classroom teacher
- 13-1 TPE Downloads an Excel file
- For the semi-annual and annual evaluation of a temporary professional employee serving as a classroom teacher
- Principal (and Other School Leadership)
- 13-2 Downloads an Excel file
- For the evaluation of a professional employee serving in a principal role which includes building principal, assistant or vice principal, director of career and technical center, and director of special education
- Non-Teaching Professional
- 13-3 Downloads an Excel file
- For the evaluation of a nonteaching professional which includes educational specialist, certificated professionals, instructional certificated professionals other than classroom teachers, supervisor certificated professionals other than supervisors of special education
- 13-3 TPE Downloads an Excel file
- For the semi-annual and annual evaluation of a temporary professional employee serving as a nonteaching professional
- Professional Employee - Optional, Interim Evaluation
- 13-4 Downloads an Excel file
- Optional, interim evaluation of a professional employee deemed Unsatisfactory on the last annual evaluation
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- Professional Development
- Act 13 Training Modules
- This website provides information and resources on Act 13 of 2020 for use in training educators about this law governing Educator Effectiveness in Pennsylvania.
- PA Act 13 Website opens in new window
- Three modules are available:
- Module 1: Overview, Observation & Practice, and Building Level Score opens in new window
- Module 2: Data Focus: LEA Teacher Specific Data and LEA Selected Measure opens in new window
- Module 3: Educator Effectiveness as Professional Growth opens in new window
- Program for Principals/School Leaders
- Act 13 and Beyond is a 30-hour PIL course available to all principals and meets the Act 13 requirements for those newly appointed principals required to complete the professional development program within the first six months of the appointment as a principal.
- Registration is available at:
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- Programs for Classroom Teacher, Non-Teaching Professionals, and Supervisors of Special Education
- Relative to Act 13, the SAS PD Center is now offering Act 48 courses, per the following: Act 13: Classroom Teacher (5 hours), Act 13: Non-Teaching Professional (5 hours), Act 13 Non-Teaching Professional – Supervisor (5 hours), and Act 13: Supervisor of Special Education (5 hours).
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- Training Schedule
- Act 13 Training Schedule Opens up a PDF file in a new tab
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- Recorded Sessions
- Toolkit Overview/Rating Forms
- Act 13 Overview of Toolkit and Rating Forms Downloads a PowerPoint file
- Toolkit Overview/Rating Forms (Recorded Webinar) opens in new window
- Interactive Toolkit: A Deep Dive
- Act 13 Interactive Toolkit: A Deep Dive Downloads a PowerPoint file
- Interactive Toolkit: A Deep Dive opens in new window
- Frequently Asked Questions: TPE, IEP Goals Progress, and Employee Categories/Rating
- Act 13 Frequently Asked Questions Downloads a PowerPoint file
- Frequently Asked Questions: TPE, IEP Goals Progress, and Employee Categories/Rating (Recorded Webinar) opens in new window
- Student Performance Measures/Performance Templates
- Act 13 Performance Measures & Performance Templates Downloads a PowerPoint file
- Student Performance Measures/Performance Templates opens in new window
- Rating Forms
- Act 13 Rating Forms Downloads a PowerPoint file
- Rating Forms opens in new window
- Trig Teacher Rating 13-1 (Sample) Downloads an Excel file
- Open Office Hours
- Targeted Open Office Hours Downloads a PowerPoint file
- Targeted Open Office Hours opens in new window
