Teacher/Principal Evaluation Program

TPEP Office Hours

TPEP Office Hours take place every Thursday from 10 to 11am until June 26th and then will pause for the summer, returning in August.

Please email TPEP to request the Zoom link.

Contact Information

The Teacher and Principal Evaluation and Growth Program (TPEP) is based on these core principles:

  • High quality teaching and leading are key to student success.
  • Growth in practice is developmental in nature.
  • Growth occurs best when there are clear standards of practice supported by quality professional learning and learning-focused feedback.
  • Evaluation systems should reflect and address the career continuum.
  • The focus for teacher and principal growth should be driven by student learning needs.

Evaluation Guidance for 2025-26

For information and guidance on following the established evaluation procedures, please refer to the Frameworks and Student Growth page and consult the TPEP FAQ page. Of particular note for the 2025-26 school year include the following:

  • All districts are required to use the Final Revised Student Growth Goal Rubrics. As of August 2024, only the revised Student Growth Goals will appear on the website and in eVAL. For more information and resources, please visit the Student Growth page.
  • All districts that use the Danielson instructional framework are required to use the 2022 updated Framework for Teaching in their 2025-26 school year evaluations.  In August of 2025, the evaluation materials aligned to the 2011 version of the Danielson Group’s instructional framework will be taken off our website, will be removed from eVAL, and will no longer be available for use in evaluations. For information and resources please visit the Danielson Framework page.
  • The School Employee Evaluation Survey which collects evaluation data from the 2024-2025 school year will open in August 2025 and close in December 2025. The categories on this survey are the same as in previous years so districts can compile data prior to the survey being open. Please consult the SEES FAQ for more information.

eVAL

eVAL will be undergoing a process to make the platform ADA compliant. Under the advisement of the TPEP Steering Committee, OSPI is convening a technical advisory committee to provide input and guidance on the work of making eVAL ADA compliant. Districts will continue to have access to eVAL in its current form while the work of transitioning occurs. Once we have a clear timeline and transition plan, we will communicate it via GovDelivery and a Bulletin.