CTESS Process Timeline

Orientation

• Completed at least fifteen (15) school days prior to the first formal IPOP

Self-Assessment: Professional Learning Goal 

• September 30 – Professional Learning Goal submitted to the evaluator

Student Growth Goal 

• October 30 – Student Growth Goal submitted to the evaluator

Beginning-of-Year Conference (BYC) 

• October 6 – Professional Learning Goal feedback provided
• November 5 – Student Growth Goal feedback provided

Instructional Priorities Observation Protocol (IPOP)

• May begin fifteen (15) school days after the orientation

Feedback for Provisional Educators (Year 1) 

• November 30 – Two formal IPOPs completed for provisional educators (Year 1)

Analysis/Response to Stakeholder Feedback 

• December 15 – Response Statement regarding student and parent feedback

Mid-Year Conference: Instructional Quality Rating (IQR) 

• January 30 – IQR completed for provisional educators (Years 2 and 3)
• March 30 – IQR completed for provisional educators (Year 1), probationary educators, and career educators in Phase Three

Student Growth 

• April 30 – Response Statement regarding Student Growth Data

End-of-Year Conference: Summative Overall Rating (SOR) 

• May 30 – Summative Overall Rating completed for all provisional educators, probationary educators, and career educators in Phase Three