APPR: Annual Professional Performance Reviews
What is APPR?
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Still have questions?
Anyone with questions
about the district's APPR plan or the Common Core
Learning Standards can find
more information by
calling the district’s curriculum office at 399-9141,
ext. 85015 or by contacting their
child’s principal.
It is important to remember
that these new
laws and regulations are all designed with one goal in
mind – improving student achievement. As school leaders
and teachers work together to understand and implement
each facet of the new legislation, it is important that
students and parents also join in this effort. Home and
school partnerships are crucial to student success,
especially during times of tremendous change.
APPR stands for Annual Professional Performance Review, and it is the process by which teachers and principals are evaluated in New York state. The purpose of APPR is to empower educators to improve the quality of instruction in schools and, in turn, to improve students’ performance and readiness for colleges and careers.
APPR plans must meet strict state guidelines and are negotiated with local unions. Under state guidelines, APPR takes into account classroom observations, student test scores, and a variety of achievement and assessment measures – many of which are decided at the local level. Teachers and principals across New York ultimately receive a number grade every year, which equates to an effectiveness rating.
Request for teacher or principal overall score and effectiveness rating
All parents/guardians have the right to obtain the APPR
quality ratings and composite effectiveness scores for their
child's teacher(s) and principal(s) once the scores are
officially available in accordance with state law.
1. Parents/guardians who wish to request teacher/principal APPR
quality ratings and composite effectiveness scores must do so by
filling out and submitting a district-provided request form.
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Hard copies of the form are also available at each school.
2. Completed forms must be submitted to your child's school in person. Parent/Guardians are required to show photo ID to verify identity. This can be done when dropping off the request form at your child's school.
3. Once the completed form has been processed and school personnel have verified the request is valid in accordance with state law, you will be contacted via telephone.
Teacher or principal evaluation scores are for parent/guardian personal use only. It is expected that parents and guardians will respect the privacy of district employees and not share this information with others, including other parent/guardians or via social media.
