The purpose of formative evaluation is to improve professional practice.  All educators participate yearly, including their summative year.  It involves the following:

     • Setting professional improvement goals by every educator.
     • Determining if educators are making progress toward meeting their professional improvement goals.

During the formative evaluation process the educator will participate in the following four areas:

Setting Goals
• Discussing goals and lines of evidence with supervisor
• Determining goals related to standards
• Completing side one of Formative Evaluation Conference form (Professional Growth Plan)

Working on Goals
• Gathering data
• Assessing progress

Achieving Goals
• Reviewing goal completion and lines of evidence
• Completing side two of Formative Evaluation Conference form (Goal Review)
• Evaluating progress toward meeting goals with supervisor