Educational Specialists Performance Evaluation System (ESPES) Overview

The Educational Specialist Performance Evaluation System (ESPES) serves the following:

Pupil Personnel Services: School Counselors, School Nurses, School Psychologists, School Social Workers

Instructional Support Services: Library Media Specialists, Instructional Technology Specialists, Instructional / Learning Coaches.

Special Education Services: Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Autism Support  Specialists, Speech and Language Specialists

The primary purposes of the Educational Specialist Performance Evaluation System (ESPES) are to:

• Optimize student learning and growth
• Improve the quality of instruction by ensuring accountability for classroom/learner performance and educational specialist effectiveness
• Contribute to successful achievement of the goals and objectives defined in the vision, mission, and goals of the school district
• Provide a basis for instructional improvement through productive educational specialist performance appraisal and professional growth
• Implement a performance evaluation system that promotes trust and a collaborative partnership between the educational specialist and  their evaluator promoting self-reflection, professional growth, instructional effectiveness, and improvement of overall job performance

• A focus on the relationship between professional performance and improved learner academic achievement
• Sample performance indicators for each of the educator performance standards including job specific performance indicators.
• A system for documenting educator performance based on multiple data sources
• A procedure for conducting performance reviews that stresses  accountability, promotes professional improvement, and increases the involvement of educators in the evaluation process
• A support system for providing assistance when needed.