Educator Appraisal System

Helping Teachers Master the Art & Science of Great Teaching

EdAppraisal™ is a powerful web-based application that lets teachers and administrators analyze instruction, document professional growth, and manage improvement with efficiency and ease. EdAppraisal's easy and intuitive interface makes the Texas PDAS process simple for teachers and appraisers.

• Automatic PDAS Observation Notifications can be set up within the application according to state or district time requirements
• Teachers, appraisers, principals and district administrators may create documents and notifications from the system for delivery via regular email
• EdAppraisal automatically flags teachers that require an Intervention Plan
• Teachers can complete and submit Teacher Self Reports online
• Principals can easily track teachers by contract type in order to effectively schedule observations
• EdAppraisal prevents users from prematurely completing the Summative Annual Report's Domains VII and VIII
• Observation Summary Reports are easy to complete with check boxes where appropriate
• EdAppraisal archives previous years' reports
• District documents, such as a PDAS Office Handbook, are accessible for all users within EdAppraisal

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Continuous Improvement & Accountability

Using Data for Continuous Improvement Planning

SchoolPortfolio™ is an automated tool that assists with the creation of a school or district Portfolio to support the process of systemic continuous improvement in learning organizations.

The SchoolPortfolio™ is based on the research of Education for the Future (Victoria L. Bernhardt, Executive Director).

• Automatically creates your own comprehensive hh and longitudinal data profile
• Records strengths, challenges, and next steps
• Guides users through the planning process to find commonalities among different types of data
• Carries forward implications from each data area to the planning section to make planning easier and more complete
• Stores data, notes, and plans in a single place for easy roll over from one year to the next
• Includes downloadable professional development activities
• Links to activity artifacts for easy viewing and retrieval
• Provides examples and relevant educational resources
• Includes examples and resources for doing the actual work
• Enables you to create a school improvement plan that is based on data, and that will make a difference for all of your students
• Integrated online survey tool

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Instructional Guide that Gets You

Meet IGGY, Instructional Guide to the STARS™

IGGY is an assessment and instructional planner fully aligned with your district's pacing guide and testing schedules. IGGY also happens to be one of STARS™ most powerful formative assessment management solutions. Teachers are only one click away from accessing daily guidance on standards, concepts and lessons to be introduced or reviewed on any given day.

• Teachers can view lessons by grade and subject to determine what standards should be covered
• IGGY lets teachers create, store, and share lesson plans
• Users can view the standards associated with each day of instruction
• District-level users can switch between grade levels or courses
• Grade levels or courses can be color coded to differentiate for more intuitive viewing
• Users can also access tests and associated files with the calendar, syncing teachers and instruction with district efforts for measuring student performance

IGGY is your district's 'GPS for Assessment,' letting teachers and students know where they've been, where they're at, and how best to get where they want to be!

Your Climate Survey & Questionnaire Solution

Don't Monkey Around with your Survey Data!

Perceptions about school climate impact teacher morale, student achievement and parental involvement. QuestEd™ is your Climate Survey and Questionnaire solution, making it easy to gather and analyze stakeholder perceptions about your schools and programs. Developed in collaboration with Education for the Future (EFF), a non-profit foundation whose Continuous School Improvement model is used by schools nationwide.

QuestEd™ lets you:

• Generate a host of dynamic, understandable charts and graphs
• Disaggregate survey data
• Create and deliver custom questionnaires
• Effectively analyze open-ended responses
• View trends across multiple years to identify strengths and challenges

QuestEd™ includes:

• Fully vetted questionnaires designed by EFF's Dr. Victoria Bernhardt
• Online hosting and electronic questionnaire delivery
• Data analysis tools and scanning services
• Spanish language versions of questionnaires for parents and students

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