91做厙ぢ賤唳 Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (STEPS) System
The purpose of this 12-minute video webinar is to introduce the new Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (STEPS) system.泭
The webinar covers the following topics:
- NYS STEPS Plan
- Impact of the New Law on Existing Evaluation Plans
- The Vision for STEPS Plans
- Role of NYS Teaching Standards & PSELs
- Multiple Measures of Assessing the Standards
- Required Observations / School Visits
- Scoring of the Evaluation System
- Evaluation Cycles in a STEPS Plan
- Professional Learning System & Support Plans
- Steps for your STEPS Plan泭泭(Published 4/8/25)
Questions and Answers Relating to Evaluation Plans for the 2024-25 School Year
On Friday, June 28, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed Chapter 143 of the Laws of 2024, which amends Education Law 禮3012-d and establishes Education Law 禮3012-e. The purpose of this guidance is to answer common questions that the Department has received about statutory changes and their impact on Educator Evaluation plans for the 2024-25 school year. (Published 8/29/24)
Overview of Requirements - NYS Educator Evaluation Plans
The purpose of this document is to provide a comparison of Educator Evaluation plans under Education Law 禮3012-d as-amended in 2019 with the newly established Education Law 禮3012-e (Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support system). (Published 3/26/25)
Designing a NYS STEPS Plan - A Preliminary Guide
The enactment of Education Law 禮3012-e provides an opportunity for school districts and BOCES to reflect on their current educator evaluation practices and to develop new locally designed systems consistent with NYSEDs vision and shared goal of supporting teacher and leader development across the career continuum. This guidance introduces the new Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (STEPS) system, designed to support all educators professional growth as a part of a comprehensive, systematic approach to advancing excellence in teaching and learning.泭 This guidance document recommends a process for designing a STEPS plan, which includes an assessment of the LEAs needs, goals, resources, and existing processes, using a theory of action informed by local priorities.泭(Published 11/05/24)
Designing a NYS STEPS Plan Requirements and Guidance
The purpose of this document is to:
- Answer questions that educators, administrators, and community stakeholders may have about the requirements for a STEPS plan - Education Law 禮3012-e as enacted by Chapter 143 of the Laws of 2024, and Subpart 30-4 of the Departments regulations; and
- Provide guidance to Local Educational Agencies as they transition to a STEPS plan.泭 泭(Published (3/31/25)
The STEPS Plan Form
A PDF of the STEPS Form is available for download (updated March 2025).泭泭
For questions related to designing a STEPS plan or to request access to the plan form in the , please email educatoreval@nysed.gov.