TKES

Timeline for SY 2017-18

*** All Evaluators must complete the TKES Credentialing Evaluator Review for SY 2017-18***


Full Plan Dates Flex Plan
Orientation/Familiarization August 1-31 Orientation/Familiarization
Teacher logs into the TLE Platform and completes the Orientation Teacher logs into the TLE Platform and completes the Orientation
(Recommended during Pre-Planning) (Recommended during Pre-Planning)
Self-Assessment August 1-31 Self-Assessment
Teacher completes the Self-Assessment prior to Pre-Evaluation Teacher completes the Self-Assessment prior to Pre-Evaluation
Conference with Evaluator Conference with Evaluator
Professional Learning Plan August 1-31 Professional Learning Goals
Teachers who meet one of the six criteria listed under the Professional Teachers who have 4 or more years of teaching experience and received a
Learning Goal Setting Level III or Level IV on their TAPS Summative Assessment
Pre-Evaluation Conference September 1-30 Pre-Evaluation Conference
Can be facilitated as a group or individually. Can be facilitated as a group, team, or individually.
Notes are collected and placed in the TLE Platform. Notes are collected and placed in the TLE Platform.
Observation #1 Walkthrough (up to 4 standards may be observed) September 1-30
Time: Minimum of 10 minutes
Observation #2 Walkthrough (up to 4 standards may be observed) October 1-31
Time: Minimum of 10 minutes
Formative Assessment Cycle #1 November 1-30 Formative Assessment Cycle #1
Formative Observation (30 minutes) Formative Observation (30 minutes)
Observation #3 Observation #1
Observation should be unannounced Observation should be unannounced
Formative Assessment (First Semester) Within 10 Formative Assessment (First Semester)
Must be completed within 10 working days of the formative observation working days of Must be completed within 10 working days of the formative observation
Evaluator completes the Formative Assessment in the TLE Platform Formative Evaluator completes the Formative Assessment in the TLE Platform
Evaluator will rate all 10 standards and provide commentary Observation #1 Evaluator will rate all 10 standards and provide commentary
Evaluator will SAVE changes and SHARE with the teacher within Evaluator will SAVE changes and SHARE with the teacher within
10 days of the observation date 10 days of the observation date
Teachers will review the Formative Assessment and sign off in the Teachers will review the Formative Assessment and sign off in the
TLE Platform TLE Platform
Mid-Year Conference December 1-31 Mid-Year Conference

Can be done as a group or individually. Deadline has Can be done as a group or individually.
Sign off on Assurances been extended Sign off on Assurances
 TKES Timeline for SY 2017-18
*** All Evaluators must complete the TKES Credentialing Evaluator Review for SY 2017-18***

to January 15th
Observation #3 Walkthrough (up to 4 standards may be observed) January 1-31
Time: Minimum of 10 minutes
Observation #4 Walkthrough (up to 4 standards may be observed) February 1- 28
Time: Minimum of 10 minutes
Formative Assessment Cycle #2 March 1-31 Formative Assessment Cycle #2
Formative Observation (30 minutes) Formative Observation (30 minutes)
Observation #6 Observation #2
Observation should be unannounced Observation should be unannounced
Formative Assessment #2 March 1-31 Formative Assessment #2
Must be completed within 10 working days of the formative observation Must be completed within 10 working days of the formative observation
Evaluator completes the Formative Assessment in the TLE Platform Evaluator completes the Formative Assessment in the TLE Platform
Evaluator will rate all 10 standards and provide commentary Sign off Evaluator will rate all 10 standards and provide commentary
Evaluator will SAVE changes and SHARE with the teacher within Completion Evaluator will SAVE changes and SHARE with the teacher within
10 days of the observation date Container 10 days of the observation date
Teachers will review the Formative Assessment and sign off in the TLE (verify that all Teachers will review the Formative Assessment and sign off in the TLE
Platform teachers have Platform
the correct
number of
evaluations)
Summative Assessment/Summative Conference Summative Summative Assessment/Summative Conference
Evaluator reviews all observation data complied throughout the year Assessment Evaluator reviews all observation data complied throughout the year
Evaluator completes the Summative Assessment in the TLE Platform Due: April 15th Evaluator completes the Summative Assessment in the TLE Platform
Evaluator rates all 10 standards with commentary This step is Evaluator rates all 10 standards with commentary This step is
important Summative important
Evaluator saves changes in the TLE Platform and shares with the Conference Evaluator saves changes in the TLE Platform and shares with the
teacher Due April 30th teacher

Summative Conference Summative Conference
Must be completed individually Must be completed individually
Notes are taken and uploaded into the TLE Platform Notes are taken and uploaded into the TLE Platform
Teacher reviews and signs off in the TLE Platform Teacher reviews and signs off in the TLE Platform