CONTINUUM OF TEACHING STANDARDS - pdf file

A few years ago, a task force of teachers and administrators began the process of reviewing the teacher evaluation documents. That work was continued under the leadership of Charlotte Kutzner and several of the Poway Peer Assistance Program (PPAP) consultants. The foundation for this work included early drafts of the California Standards for the Teaching Profession. Although the present CSTP are categorized by six (6) Standards, Poway assured alignment of its five (5) Domains with the CSTP during the work of adopting BTSA into the culture of teacher assistance in Poway. The results were a new evaluation document based on five teaching domains and a continuum of teaching skills that define and describe the domains.

Both the evaluation document and the continuum of skills were piloted during the 1997-1998 school year and again in 1998-1999. Teachers from every school provided comments and suggestions. The documents were reviewed during the summers of 1998 and 1999 in light of those suggestions, resulting in this document, the latest revision.

The main purpose of the continuum is to provide a structure for teachers to reflect on their own teaching. The continuum also provides a basis for establishing improvement goals and for evaluating teacher performance. Even though this continuum has been refined over the last two years, we want this to be a living document. Your comments and suggestions for improvement are always welcome.