PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
First Year Teacher Job Performance Survey
First-Year Teacher: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Level Certification
Your Job Title: _______________________________________
Current Date: ______________
First Year Teacher’s Assignment: ___ Pre-K, ___ K, ___ 1, ___ 2, ___ 3, ___4, ___5, ___6, ___7, ___ 8,
___ Special Education, ___ Middle Level ____________________
(Subject)
I.
Please rate the first year teacher according to the following scale:
1 = Needs Experience (Incorrectly Demonstrated, Preparing or Unsatisfactory Performance)
2 = Developing Competence (Infrequently Demonstrated, Adjusting, or Weak Performance)
3 = Competent (Basically Demonstrated, Performing, or Proficient Performance)
4 = Showing Effective Competence (Consistently Demonstrated, Habitually Performing, or
Effective Performance)
5 = Distinguished (Naturally Demonstrated, Personally Creating, or Outstanding Performance)
ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE AREA
RATING
A. Professional Characteristics
________
The first year teacher demonstrates specific attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors which illustrate
a commitment to a dependable and professional demeanor, an underlying belief system that all
students can learn and specific efforts that foster collaborative/caring relationships.
B. Relationships with Students
________
The first year teacher demonstrates specific attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors which portray a
caring relationship with students, a positive rapport developed through enthusiasm and high student
expectation.
C. Instructional Planning
________
The first year teacher demonstrates specific attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors which denote a
strong knowledge base, an understanding of learning theory, an approach to outcomes-based
instructional planning, an integrated lesson design, and a variety of instructional strategies to
provide opportunities for all students to learn.
D. Instruction
________
The first year teacher demonstrates specific attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors which provide
active student-centered instruction characterized by clarity, variety, and flexibility.
E.
Classroom Management
________
The first year teacher demonstrates specific attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors which promote
an orderly, safe classroom environment conducive to learning by providing clear rules and
procedures which are taught, monitored and consistently reinforced.
F.
Evaluation
________
The first year teacher demonstrates specific attitudes, values, beliefs and behaviors which establish
fair expectations, provide for multiple assessment opportunities, monitor progress in a timely
fashion, provide feedback through multiple means, and collaborate with others to meet the needs of
all students.
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II.
Circle the number that best represents the first-year teacher’s level of expertise.
Subject-Matter competence
Language Competency
Technological Literacy
Relations with Colleagues
Writing Skills
Communication Skills
Willingness to work with
all students
Outstanding
Good
Fair
Poor
Not
Observed
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Please explain any Fair or Poor ratings related to Subject-Matter Competence.
III. Based on comparisons with first-year teachers from other institutions, please rate PSU graduates:
_____ better prepared
_____ not as well prepared
_____ as well prepared
_____ no comparison available
IV. Please respond to the following questions:
A.
What, in your opinion, are the strengths of this first-year teacher?
B.
What, in your opinion, are the challenges this first-year teacher faces in becoming a highly effective
teacher?
C.
In regard to the above stated challenge(s), do you believe the challenge(s) could have been or should
have been addressed during the professional semester? Or could PSU work with the teacher to
strengthen challenge areas during the first-year of teaching?
D. COMMENTS:
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