Meaningful teacher evaluation involves an accurate appraisal of effective teaching, strengths and areas for development, followed by feedback, conversations, coaching, support and opportunities for professional learning. The WEA continues to work to ensure the state-wide teacher and principal evaluation program (TPEP) reflects this perspective. 

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WEA Professional Learning Available 

All teachers in all districts are now being evaluated using the newly revised student growth goal rubrics. Come to WEA professional learning to find out more.

Register for WEA TPEP professional learning using WEA's new registration and clock hour system, WEA-WIN.org. The first time you register for a course, you will set up your own WEA-WIN.org profile. This will allow you to access your course information, and to download your own clock hour transcripts after completing a course.

• Questions on WEA-WIN.org registration or clock hours? Email weapd@washingtonea.org.
• Questions on TPEP policy and practice? Email WEA Policy, Practice, and Certification Specialist Maren Johnson.

Developing TPEP Student Growth Goals with the New Rubrics

Developing TPEP Student Growth Goals with the New Rubrics. (Leadership). 3 clock hours. Register.

Learn about the changes to TPEP Student Growth Goals. Examine the shifts, including an increased focus on educator reflection, and the role of educator knowledge of students’ assets in developing student growth goals. Learn about the student growth critical attributes, and how these critical attributes may already be part of your practice. You will have the opportunity to explore tools and resources for your own student growth goal-setting process. Clock hours for this course meet the Washington state leadership certificate renewal requirement. Courses meet 4:30-7:30 via Zoom:

• Wednesday, October 23, 2024
• Tuesday, November 5, 2024
• Wednesday, December 11, 2024
• Monday, January 20, 2025
• Monday, February 3, 2025
• Monday, March 3, 2025
• Tuesday, April 22, 2025

TPEP 101: Artifacts and Evidence 

TPEP 101: Artifacts and Evidence. (Leadership). 2 clock hours. Register.

Explore the major components of the TPEP evaluation process and learn about updates which enhance professional growth and improve student learning. Areas of emphasis include state criteria, comprehensive and focused evaluations, and scoring methodologies. Demystify collecting and providing evidence. Get tips to harvest evidence to best represent your instruction, and authentically align evidence to your framework. Clock hours for this course meet the Washington state leadership certificate renewal requirement. Courses meet 4:30-6:30 via Zoom:

• Wednesday, February 26, 2025
• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Asynchronous Courses 

Coming Soon!

Our TPEP mission statement 

The over-arching objective of teacher evaluation is to ensure that an authentic process contributes to the improvement and enhancement of teacher practice resulting in improved student learning. Good evaluation provides both formative and summative feedback and the feedback is used primarily for growth. Improving the efficiency and quality of schooling depends, in large measure, on ensuring that teachers are highly skilled, well resourced and well supported. 

TPEP should reflect educator values and practice 

WEA members believe our evaluation system should: 

• Hold teachers and principals accountable to high standards 
• Have the faith, confidence and support of the teachers who are being evaluated 
• Measure student growth over time by using multiple measures determined locally 
• Use reliable, valid assessments to measure student growth in ways that help both teachers and students 
• Provide school districts flexibility to meet student and teacher needs 
• Provide the support, feedback and resources teachers need to strengthen their teaching 
• Encourage and value collaboration among teachers, administrators, and their local communities  
• Emphasize the success of students and teachers rather than focusing on deficits 
• Exist within a K-12 school system that is fully funded by the state as required by the state Constitution and the Supreme Court’s McCleary decision 

How WEA is involved with TPEP 

WEA has been involved in TPEP from the very beginning and remains involved in the development, refinement, and implementation of TPEP: 

1. State Steering Committee: The WEA participates collaboratively with AWSP, WASA, WSSDA, PTSA, and OSPI on the state steering committee and continues to positively refine the evaluation system. 
2. Legislation: The WEA influenced the crafting of new legislation (SB 6696; SB 5895, HB 1139), including changes to teacher and principal evaluation. Elements related to evaluation criteria, differentiated four tier rating scales and the architecture and frequency around focused and comprehensive teacher evaluation were some of the enhancements. The WEA has been instrumental in keeping out mandated use of state-wide assessment data to determine teacher quality. 
3. Professional Learning and support to local associations: The WEA helps locals across the state construct effective evaluation systems for districts and provides professional learning opportunities for our members. Writing student growth goals and evidence and artifacts are some of our member-designed trainings.