Discussion: Evaluate your Current System (1/3) Page 4

2/8/2017

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1. Does your current evaluation method include any of the previously mentioned components? How does this affect your staff?

99 Comments

Lindsey

6/11/2018 01:37:57 pm

We currently do evals at the end of the employee's first 90 days of employment and then again at their year mark. Evaluations are measured by observations from admin, and lead teachers. prior to each eval employees are part of monthly meetings to help train and coach them.

Katie Elliott

6/12/2018 01:03:35 pm

We have evaluations. At hiring, we review expectations. At 30 days we review the expectation checklist.
We are a small school. We have monthly staff meetings.
We also have monthly small check in's to address successes the staff have been having, as well as areas we would like to see the school improve in.

Joyce Anderson

6/21/2018 12:08:54 pm

Our company is very goal oriented. I set up goals for the year and evaluate annually. Lots of positive motivation and communication.

Anna Reed

6/27/2018 12:50:16 pm

We currently aren't doing evaluation but are working on getting them back into them. WE have a training next month to learn what to do for them.

Jennifer

8/3/2018 12:11:20 pm

I have a evaluation tool, but haven't used it in many years. I want to get back into the habit of more formal observations and evaluation rather than just impromptu meetings and discussions.

Chelsea

8/6/2018 12:44:55 pm

Our current evaluation contains all of those components but may be too lengthy. We need shorter evaluations done more often I think.

Shakti Prabha

8/8/2018 01:04:00 pm

currently working on doing evaluation

Tracy

8/9/2018 08:07:11 am

Our Center does random evaluations which include input from our teachers before, during and after the observation portion. I am a huge believer in accommodating each teacher individually and knowing their strength and weaknesses before evaluating to give myself the proper outlook.

Richelle Jensen

8/9/2018 10:03:15 pm

Our center does yearly evaluations that not only covers all of the subject mentioned but also asks us how we feel we have improved and what our goals are going to be the following year, they then save them and ask us if we have accomplished our goal from the previous year. i feel we have a great evaluation system

Heidi

8/15/2018 03:33:45 pm

Our evaluation process has been a bit haphazard. The principal has done some of our evaluations and the director has done some. I would like to set up a system that is more uniform each year.

Lisa

8/20/2018 08:27:31 pm

Our evaluation system is very uniform. My childcare center is part of a huge corporation For employee's children. We evaluate over company values and create individual objectives yearly.

Lindsay

8/21/2018 10:47:13 am

My center does yearly evaluations as well. We are graded on a scale of 1 to 5 ( 1 -performing above and beyond for current job level/ 5 - unsatisfactory performance).Which I feel works nicely because it let's us know what our true strengths are and anything we need to work on.It includes interaction with children, interaction with parents, healthcare policies and procedures, employee policies, attitude and skills with co-workers, general work habits, training and education. It also addresses what the individual feels their strengths are, and the areas they wish to improve upon in the next year. I feel like it's a pretty detailed and covers a broad range of duties and gives positive feedback to employees.

Terri

9/11/2018 06:46:22 pm

I am the only staff in my home based childcare so my evaluation entails mostly of how I can improve certain areas of my program. Evaluations of child development are what I am more involved in.

Janet McClelland

9/13/2018 10:16:15 am

We are a new center so I am just starting to formulate my plan as far as teacher evaluation. I am definitely leaning towards summative evaluations.

Sher

9/23/2018 01:21:11 pm

We currently do an annual self evaluation, teachers rate themselves in specific areas and state which goals they have reached and which ones still need to be worked on. We also go over observations made and discuss why they gave the ratings they did.

Sher

9/25/2018 06:25:58 pm

Jenifer White

9/26/2018 03:26:53 pm

We currently do staff evaluations at 90 days after initial employment begins and then again annually on or right before their anniversary date. We have a system that aligns the WAC, our policies, and EA guidelines that help to bring our staffs minimum standard of achievements to acceptable level. We sit down with them one on one to discuss the results.

Stephanie

10/3/2018 01:23:50 pm

We do not currently have a method for evaluating our staff and recently ran in to a problem regarding this.

Sarah

10/6/2018 12:26:11 pm

We do a staff evaluation after 90 days and then yearly after that. It is a time to reflect on how they are doing in there classrooms and having it written down to look at they can reflect on what is discussed and know where they need to improve. They also will do a self evaluation to see if they know their own weeknesses

Nikole Tucker

10/6/2018 01:14:56 pm

I currently run a family home childcare licensed for 12 kids with one employee. We currently do not have evaluation system. My employee is my best friend. We work well together, and we have frequent informal discussions. I involve her in most decisions regarding the childcare.

Jackie

10/8/2018 08:53:52 pm

Our current evaluation does an initial 90 day, then 1 year and it is annually thereafter. It covers different focus areas that pertain to job responsibilities on a scale from Very Good to Needs Improvement. The employee does a self-evaluation and each are discussed at the time of the meeting. It covers several observations over the year.

Bethany Tatum

10/17/2018 11:00:53 am

Our preschool program does not have a formal evaluation system. I am currently working on developing our extended care program and I am hoping this course can help me develop a formal evaluation. I think that this would be helpful for my team and will encourage my staff where they are doing well, and hopefully make them excited for what they can do better.

Cassy Cardenas

10/18/2018 09:58:11 am

I am the Center Director of a large Center with 15 Employees. I do a 90 day evaluation and quarterly evaluations. I give my input as well as letting each employee give there's..

Mary

10/21/2018 02:08:13 am

I am a Director for an Air Force Child Development Center. Working with the Human Resource Office we are legally required to give 90-day feedback and the employees complete self-evaluations on themselves prior to the annual aprasials. The employees know their strengths and have the opportunity to voice their concerns

flipflop

10/24/2018 11:56:11 am

I have a family daycare and i only have 4 kids at this time.

Karen

10/26/2018 08:36:54 pm

We need to find a new evaluation tool. We also need to get back into the habit of doing it.

Denise Ellenwood

11/6/2018 01:28:42 pm

I have a couple I am using that I have used from multiple resources that I have added to and taken out. I do feel the key component is empowering teachers and building from their strengths and learning/teaching styles. Also, that it is goal oriented.

Starla Franks

11/11/2018 10:47:17 am

I get the staff input into what they feel are their strengths, weaknesses, what stands out about them and what they would like more training in. Then I write up the evaluation and have them state goals for the following year.

Caitlin Cerio

11/15/2018 01:01:56 pm

Our Center practices annual self evaluations. After the teachers fill out the self evaluation the administration sits down with each teacher to go over goals and improvements that the teacher would personally like to achieve.

Kathleen Nicole Co

11/17/2018 01:39:46 pm

We currently do not have any evaluations, but we are working our way to creative one and doing it every 6 months and also right after their probationary period. We believe it is important to assess the performance not only of the teachers but to also get the teacher's opinion of the school and the administration.

Stephanie Co

11/21/2018 11:13:27 am

We currently do not have any formal evaluation system in place. We have a 6-month probationary period for new employees and we do an informal assessment daily. We communicate our observations to other team members informally.

Stephanie Hetzer

11/25/2018 08:53:29 pm

Our center does evaluations on a comprehensive level with all supervisors giving input, critiquing with examples and complimenting strengths with examples. These evaluations are given to the staff to look over, ask questions, give input on how they feel they are doing, etc... The goal is to do this twice a year. Our staff seem to appreciate this method and the opportunity to reflect on how they see their job performance as well as see how it is observed by supervisors.

Nila

11/26/2018 10:11:56 am

I currently do not have an evaluation process set up. I talk to each teacher regularly however and we have monthly meetings. I am working on doing evaluations

christina crandall

11/26/2018 12:00:30 pm

I do not have a staff but this may come in handy in the future.

Kris link

11/26/2018 02:08:58 pm

We hold annual evaluations based on a self evaluation and observations, however I feel that our methods are stale and would like to change things up this year.

Kathy

11/26/2018 06:36:17 pm

Our center currently does an initial evaluation after an employee has completed the first 90 days. We also have the employee do a self evaluation, at that time, to see how it compares with the observations I have made. We discuss a plan of action to address any areas needing attention or specific areas the employee would like more training in. We also do annual evaluations to help us stay on track.

Sandra

11/26/2018 07:36:18 pm

Our tool does contain many of those components. It does however take too long for the teachers and needs to be updated.

misty

11/26/2018 10:11:28 pm

We do not currently have a tool for staff evaluation. Problems are addressed as they arise and positive feedback given occasionally. I think this will be a very useful class.

Heather Fuhrman

11/27/2018 10:13:39 am

Our current evaluations seem to match almost all of the previously stated material. We do they based on teachers, parents, children and other staff. They are gauged over a long period of time. Initial is 90 days and then after they are done yearly in their anniversary dates.

Deepthi Devadithya

11/27/2018 11:53:48 am

Currently, I don't have evaluation form. We just talk and get teachers ideas and discuss verbally.

Annie

11/27/2018 06:11:39 pm

We currently do evaluations and plan to keep doing them. We do one after their 90 day probationary period to let them know what we are seeing and get a sit down time to talk about how they fill they are doing and what they may need additional help/training in. We then do evaluations on their yearly anniversary unless we are seeing issues, we then will do another one to try and get that person back on track.

Amanda

11/27/2018 08:33:34 pm

The evaluation form that I use is provided to me by those in our corporate office. These evaluations are done annually, and they are observation-based, although I do keep locked notes on my computer about staff performance throughout the year so that I can remember things later as I'm actually filling out the evaluation forms.

Teresa

11/28/2018 09:39:16 am

I believe we meet the components of an effective evaluation program. Nearing 90 days of employment, we give the teachers a self-evaluation to complete, as well as a copy of their job description with space for reflection. The self-evaluation has a goal-setting section and also asks what additional time and resources on our part would help them meet these goals. The evaluation takes place in a comfortable atmosphere and we do our best to put the employees at ease by stressing it is a collaborative process meant to help them and us. There is give and take, and the the discussion includes ways we can better equip them to do their jobs.

Jamie

11/29/2018 09:22:21 am

We meet a lot of these components. At the moment, we only do yearly reviews, but hold more as needed. We have a corporate evaluation form that we follow that covers many of these areas.

Molly Howard

11/29/2018 02:13:28 pm

I feel that it is very important to make the evaluation process a two way conversation. It is important to listen to the staff and here how they feel things are going. I like to let them help set goals for themselves and their classrooms.

Amanda L.

11/29/2018 08:18:15 pm

There are regular evaluations performed at the center that I work. These evaluations are mainly so that the early childhood educators within the entire center can continually improve. It is important as someone in leadership to also perform consistent observations of the early childhood educators within your center so that you can easily determine their strengths and weaknesses.

Arti

11/30/2018 02:38:48 pm

We have a meeting every quarter and set goals and expectations and as we go along we evaluate to see if the goals are met. Positive feed backs are given and things that need to be worked on are conveyed with a resourceful solution.

Jayme

12/4/2018 01:29:03 pm

We absolutely incorporate many of these components. Obviously the teachers are well trained through AMS accreditation before taking a lead teaching role. Evaluations involve input from other administrators and the teachers themselves. I allow for flexibility in teaching implementation to a degree based on the individual culture of the classroom and the unique student population. There are various ways the evaluations take place and there are always opportunities for open communication.

Paige Ayling

12/4/2018 10:19:09 pm

As of right now we do not have a formal evaluation in place for teachers. We are a really small center so I work in the classroom most of the day beside the employees and can help guide them and train as they are working. I like to take a step back from the lead role sometimes and just observe the other teacher with me and their interactions with the children and the curriculum to help me better understand how I can help them improve.

Kami

12/5/2018 11:36:27 am

I do evaluations on my staff 3 times a year. I observe them with the children and fill out the evaluation form. After we discuss the form together.

Diane Larson

12/5/2018 07:05:39 pm

We are working on building a better one , right now we have a 2 week and yearly observation. If we notice something that needs to be corrected we get a group meeting paperwork to be read over .

Orianna O'Neill

12/5/2018 08:53:58 pm

We recently implemented a system that involves a meeting with the director about general goals, a sharing of a lesson plan, then the observation, then a meeting afterwards discussion how that observation went according to the teacher's goals. I appreciated that the observation feedback was based on my goals as a teacher, not the director's goals for me.

Meaghan

12/6/2018 01:05:48 pm

As a school we are using 5D+ Rubric for Instructional Growth and Teacher Evaluation. It connects with the goals stated above even this year as we only focus on 2 of the 5 areas. This year we are assessing student engagement and lesson purpose. We are assessing learning targets, communication of learning targets, lessons connected to previous and future lessons, quality of questioning, ownership of learning, capitalization of student strengths, opportunity for students to make meaning, and allowing for student talk. Next year we will add in curriculum and pedagogy, assessment for student learning, and classroom environment and culture.

Charlene

12/8/2018 05:51:36 am

Our center currently does an evaluation at the 90 day probation as well as a yearly evaluation. The evaluation consists of observations, discussion and feedback. Along with monthly meetings.

Wendi Blythe

12/8/2018 11:59:27 am

As a director I am floating in the classrooms daily, hitting hot spots and coaching staff. simply observing does not seem to change behaviors or create growth

Holly

12/8/2018 08:29:29 pm

Yes,we have a Orientation Meeting, a 90 day review and then annual meetings reviewing how things are going. I observe almost daily and meet once a week to check in on how things are going.

lynn

12/9/2018 09:19:05 pm

we have meetings a couple times a month, a yearly review and once a year observation

Lorie Lafferty

12/11/2018 11:11:28 am

Our center currently uses a once a year evaluation form and it's not very fluid. I would like to use a system where observations are done more often and the teacher has a chance to use the suggestions of the person who is evaluating them

Kristen

12/11/2018 12:48:42 pm

Our center has an open door policy. I welcome open lines of communication to all my staff. I also encourage open communication amongst themselves. I prefer to have them discuss problems and concerns with each other first to come up with a resolution, I offer input and advice, but ultimately I want them to come to a conclusion together. We have yearly evaluations, but if they're needed more often for a certain staff member or for a classroom that has had continuous issues, then I'll do weekly or monthly evals as well.

Beverly Curtis

12/11/2018 02:37:51 pm

Our Center's policy goes over all of these and a few more. All the employees are given a yearly review in January with the Director and the Program Supervisor both. During this time we talk about how well the teacher is doing and also what they can work on. We also have a questionnaire that teacher's fill out regarding us and how we can do our jobs better by helping them,

Amanda

12/11/2018 03:07:20 pm

That's the problem, we currently don't have a form and I am trying to create something but need some resources.

Lorie Lafferty

12/11/2018 03:44:23 pm

we currently only evaluate once a year it would be nice if it were quarterly

Randee Mathers

12/12/2018 10:54:24 am

Our current system contains many of those elements but could use updating and improvements to streamline process.

Anne Auguiste

12/12/2018 05:14:17 pm

we do annual reviews but also give informal feedback throughout the year. The training in the beginning is key as fixing things after is hard.

Lisa

12/12/2018 08:20:57 pm

We do not currently have an evaluation system in place at our centers. I do believe that if we did, our morale would be a lot higher thn it is right now.

Christy

12/17/2018 06:22:58 am

We do yearly evaluations and for the most part all are helpful and we are able to increase our productivity. Sometimes an employee takes the evaluation wrong and it creates stress.

Nicole

12/18/2018 04:01:16 pm

We have a relatively new center and just celebrated our one year anniversary. We have a 90 day evaluation and another at one year. We have on going training within our center and open lines of communication with staff. As director I discuss concerns with my program supervisor and she sets up training accordingly. I would like to set up a more formal evaluation system. I would like staff to know exactly what areas they are succeeding and what needs work.

Mical

12/19/2018 09:48:15 am

Our current system needs an overhaul. We are very good at communicating regularly with staff about how things are going and addressing concerns as they come up. We suggest training and try to have trainings in house a couple times a year from an outside agency. I have used multiple different evals over the years and need to come up with a better formal yearly or twice yearly evaluation.

Jamie

12/19/2018 08:06:58 pm

Our current eval is not childcare friendly and is part of a school district with the union and my understanding is that we have to follow it. We do them once a year except after 90 after a new hire. I have asked for them to be done more often.

Amberlynne Umayam

12/20/2018 09:36:28 am

Our evaluation methods do have some of the methods discussed. We make sure our teacher are well prepared and trained by giving them multiple opportunities to learn whether that be through online training or in person. We also have open lines of communication to give more opportunities to learn.

Jaime Mansfield

12/22/2018 02:15:12 pm

We are not currently using evaluations at our center, but it is in the works. I feel evaluations can be a great tool for the centers and staff.

beth d link

12/22/2018 02:34:57 pm

we currently have a self evaluation form we give our employees after one year of employment, we also do open observation on them in the classroom and look at their file and attendance record, after we score them we give them an increase in salary

Anna link

12/23/2018 02:44:03 pm

We currently do 90 day reviews, 6 month review and yearly reviews. We also have the staff do a self evaluation at that time and the management will write the final evaluation

Nathan

12/23/2018 03:26:19 pm

I'm part of a staff of just one provider and assistant, so there is no staff evaluation but instead evaluations into how certain areas of the program can be improved.

Alyssia brock

12/24/2018 10:03:54 am

i have never experienced doing an evaluation. but I know my owners do evaluations and check in on us.

Anne Dziok

12/26/2018 01:14:08 pm

We cover many of the components, work needs to be done for schedule annual reviews and to get them done in a timely manner.

Jenifer

12/27/2018 01:09:25 pm

We do annual reviews each year. I typically do observations once every other month. I also write down things staff member do amazing or need help on as I see it so I have information for them when I am giving them their evaluation.

Andrea Thomas

12/28/2018 10:55:23 am

We have our annual reviews due in June. However they are to cover January - December. As I am a new Director, I find this massive gap an issue. I am implementing new annual reviews to be from January - December and due in February. Also, we have a 30 day "sit-down" with new employees but that hasn't been utilized much. I want to revamp this evaluation method and adjust what we have to work more for the employees future!

Tabatha Gates

12/28/2018 11:38:12 am

We have an evaluation that was collaboratively designed by staff and administration. It has many of the components listed.

Rebekka

12/28/2018 11:40:59 am

Yes we have an evaluation that occurs after 90 days of employment, but need to find a better way to get annual evaluations done because they don't always happen formally just meetings and talking with staff in mini meetings.

Laurice

12/29/2018 10:01:09 am

We gather so many ideas from the posts!
We have used a basis evaluation system that included self-evaluation, observations and goal setting. We have gone through some expansion changes over the past year and have not remained active in this area. We have recently been discussing how to streamline staff evaluations and begin them again.

Kerri

12/30/2018 09:09:04 am

I have an in home daycare, with only one employee.Right now I don't use a formal evaluation. But we are constantly discussing ways we can improve our skills, what methods are working and whats not. And which child certain methods work and don't work.

Hannah Ellertson

12/30/2018 10:32:03 am

We are not currently using any evaluation system. We are going to instate one immediately after reading about this.

Robyn

12/30/2018 03:00:18 pm

Our school does informal staff observations at least twice a month and then check ins with the staff thereafter - (to give feedback and to receive their feedback too). We create a formal annual evaluation based on these observations and feedback and ask the staff members to give a formal followup on management support and consistency at this time. For new staff members we meet and create our job expectations within the first week of employment and then check in bi-monthly to see how they are doing and how we can support them better. We do whole staff meetings quarterly to address issues that we observe across all classrooms and checkins daily to address issues within each individual class.

Nila Rosslow

12/30/2018 05:45:31 pm

We have a revaluation policy after 90 days however it needs to be revised and used more efficiently

Esther Faris

12/30/2018 10:52:17 pm

Definitely talk about the positives and what we are focused on developing. It's pretty fluid at the moment.

Annie Lumley

1/1/2019 01:51:19 pm

Yes we currently do evaluations. Our new employees get one after their 90 probationary period so we can see how we are feeling about the job they are doing and also to get their input and make sure that they are feeling successful as well.
We then do one every year unless we feel that there needs to be some things brought up or re-evaluated during the year with a certain teacher.

Rachel

1/8/2019 08:34:48 pm

We do an initial upon hire training, a 90 day training, then every 6 months. we will do more if the staff member appears to need more training or is struggling or requests more training.

Adila

1/15/2019 09:28:41 am

We try to complete 3 evaluation each year. two conducted by the program director and the third is done by an outside trainer or coach.
We use a variety of methods such as checklists, documentations and narrative descriptions of what goes on in class and teachers interactions.

prakash

1/18/2019 05:53:08 pm

Yes,we do use a variety of tools. Primarily everyday observation and timely feedback is something that we use which has seemed to work best.

Brittney

3/3/2019 09:56:35 am

Currently there is no evaluation system in place

Regina

3/30/2019 06:18:46 pm

We have evaluation at our preschool. It is monthly evaluation of the staff. After the evaluation, the Director typically sit down with the Teacher and discuss her observation, provide feedback and strategies on how to improve specific areas

Haylee

6/11/2019 12:48:31 pm

We aren’t currently doing any evaluations but will be soon

Haylee

7/8/2019 02:11:30 pm

We aren’t currently doing any evaluations but would like to soon

Kelly link

9/3/2019 01:55:12 pm

We do not have a system in place and I am happy to see there are alot of simple ways to evaluate staff.

Haylee

10/24/2019 01:34:15 pm

We don’t currently have an evaluation system

Sandi Lindsey-Tremble

11/9/2019 08:08:24 am

We don’t currently have an evaluation system. We are working on setting one up.

Haylee

11/19/2019 12:56:44 pm

We don’t have a current evaluation system in place

Dilistan link

12/11/2019 10:14:45 am

We just developed an evaluation form that based on teachers roles and duties as well as Montessori methods. We also participate in Early Achievers that also has a great evaluation tools either for teachers or environment that we were using past three years.

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