Evaluation That Coaches
MODEL DESIGN
Growth, not punishment, drives the score
Competency-based scoring means early low scores don’t drag down a teacher’s improved later rating.
FIELD RESEARCH
Evaluation already eats real time
Principals report spending 11–15 hours per teacher per year on evaluation alone, while instructional coaching gets only a fraction of their time.
Maxwell, EducationWeek, 2014 · NAESP/NASSP principal survey
INDUSTRY RESEARCH
Replacing a teacher isn't cheap
Averages $11,860 per teacher in small districts, $16,450 in medium districts, and $24,930 in large districts (Learning Policy Institute, 2024)
Learning Policy Institute, 2024 — industry benchmark
COMPARISON
Guesswork vs. Evidence
Traditional Model
- ✕Simple score averaging penalizes teachers for growing — early low scores drag down improved later ratings
- ✕Vague feedback (“great lesson”) gives no clear path to improving practice
- ✕Evaluation data sits in HR files, disconnected from PD planning or instructional decisions
Marzano Focused Teacher Evaluation Model
- ✓Competency-based scoring rewards growth — a teacher who improves across the year earns the score they've grown into, not an average of where they started
- ✓Feedback is tied to a specific strategy, its desired effect, and concrete techniques to improve — not just a number
- ✓Real-time data connects observation scores to PD priorities, so PD and evaluation finally point the same direction
FRAMEWORK DETAIL
The Focused Teacher Evaluation Model is Built
Around 23 Competencies Across Four Domains:
Standards-based planning
Standards-based instructions
Conditions for learning
Professional responsibilities
Every element is scored on a 5-level performance scale (Not Using → Beginning → Developing → Applying → Innovating),
giving every teacher a visible path forward, not just a single number at the end of the year.
Feedback ties to a specific strategy and its desired effect — the kind of concrete,
actionable input that makes evaluation feel like coaching conversations, not a compliance event.
FREE DIAGNOSTIC
Is your evaluation system driving growth — or just documenting?
18 questions across 6 areas. Score yourself 1–4.
Start the conversation with your leadership team.
"We're excited by the possibilities for teacher and student growth thanks to the Marzano Focused Teacher Evaluation Model and its support for standards-based classrooms."
Lucinda Kelley
Deputy Superintendent, Hendry County District Schools, FL
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FREE DIAGNOSTIC
Is your teacher evaluation system driving growth — or just documenting it?
18 questions across 6 areas. Score yourself 1–4. Start the conversation with your leadership team.
Ready to build an evaluation system your teachers will actually trust?
Talk to one of our specialists about your district’s goals, timeline, and current system. No pitch decks. No pressure.
Talk to an Expert
No obligation. Response within one business day
FREE DIAGNOSTIC
Is your teacher evaluation system driving growth — or just documenting it?
18 questions across 6 areas. Score yourself 1–4. Start the conversation with your leadership team.
