Great Teachers & Leaders
- Leadership Standards
- Principal Supervisor Standards
- Principal Evaluation
- Principal Preparation and Certification
Location of standards
Learning Centered Leadership Policy 5.101
Alignment to national standards
ISLLC 2008
Year of law passage/rule change
2015
Name and overview of standards
The Tennessee Instructional Leadership Standards includes four standards: Instructional Leadership for Continuous Improvement; Culture for Teaching and Learning; Professional Learning and Growth; and Resource Management.
Use of standards
The Tennessee Instructional Leadership Standards serve as the basis for selection, preparation, licensure, evaluation, and professional development.
References
[1] Tennessee State Board of Education. (2015). Tennessee learning centered leadership policy. Retrieved from http://tn.gov/assets/entities/sbe/attachments/5.101_Learning_Centered_Le...
Location of standards
Not specified
Alignment to national principal supervisor standards
N/A
Year of law passage/rule change
N/A
Overview of standards
N/A
Use of standards
N/A
Presence of principal supervisor job description
Yes
References
N/A
Location of performance evaluation requirement
T.C.A. § 49-1-302
Year of passage/revision
2015
Name of evaluation system
Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM)
Description of evaluation system
Administrator evaluation combines 50% quantitative measures based on value-added data and 50% qualitative measures, which includes 15% toward an assessment of the administrator's implementation of the teacher evaluation process and the remaining 35% on the administrator evaluation rubric.
Frequency of performance evaluation
Annually
Intended use of performance evaluation
Used to inform human capital decisions such as professional development plans, hiring, assignment, promotion, tenure, dismissal, and compensation
Rubric or evaluation instrument
Administrator Evaluation Rubric
References
[1] Tennessee Department of Education. (2016). Administrator evaluation rubric. Retrieved from http://team-tn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/TEAM-Admin-Evaluation-Rubr... [2] Tennessee Department of Education. (n.d.) Administrator evaluation. Retrieved from http://team-tn.org/evaluation/administrator-evaluation/ [3] Tennessee State Board of Education. (2016). Teacher and principal evaluation policy. Retrieved from https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/sbe/attachments/5.201_Teacher_and_Pri...
Principal preparation program accreditation or approval standards
Tennessee has an agreement with CAEP and its standards include: Content and Pedagogical Knowledge; Clinical Partnerships and Practice; Candidate Quality, Recruitment, and Selectivity; Program Impact; and Provider Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement.
Description of program approval review process
Programs may seek national accreditation through CAEP or approval through a state-managed process via the Tennessee Department of Education. Program approval includes on-site visits, document review, and data such as candidate selectivity, percentage of graduates placed in Tennessee public schools, percentage of completers retained in the third and fifth years, employer satisfaction, graduation rates, first time pass rates on certification exams, and completer impact based on evaluation results.
Minimum years of educational experience or degree required by candidate for acceptance to principal preparation program
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum test scores for preparation program entrance
Not specified
Number of credits in coursework required for graduation
Not specified
Degree level required for principal entry-level certification or licensure
Master's degree
Field work or internship required for degree or license
Yes
Minimum test score requirements for certification
Praxis II School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) with a minimum score of 160
References
[1] Tennessee Department of Education. (n.d.). EPPs in Tennessee: Review and approval: Preparing effective teachers. Retrieved from https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/epp_review_and_... [2] Tennessee Department of Education. (n.d.) Tennessee educator preparation policy. Retrieved from http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/epp_policy.pdf [3] ETS. (n.d.). Tennessee test requirements. Retrieved from https://www.ets.org/praxis/tn/requirements/