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Approved Teacher and Principal Practice Rubrics

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Please contact the provider directly if you are seeking information on costs, legal restrictions, and/or training and implementation details for a teacher or principal practice rubric on the approved list found below.

If you are seeking an application or information on the rubric variance process, please click the following link: Rubric Variance.


The New York State Education Department, as part of its implementation of the provisions of Education Law §3012-d regarding annual professional performance reviews (APPR) of classroom teachers and building principals, is pleased to post its lists of Approved Teacher Practice Rubrics and Approved Principal Practice Rubrics that meet the criteria established in our Request for Qualification (RFQ). This list will be updated periodically as additional applications are submitted and approved.

In choosing rubrics for use in the APPR, LEAs should note that the governing body of each school district and BOCES is responsible for ensuring that evaluators have appropriate training—including training on the application and use of the rubrics—before conducting an evaluation under §3012-d and Commissioner's regulations.  The governing body is also responsible for certifying a lead evaluator as qualified before that lead evaluator conducts or completes a teacher’s or principal’s evaluation. 

Some providers listed here charge a fee to license the rubric or to purchase the associated implementation support services, while others do not.  Further, all providers offer a range of optional services.  LEAs are encouraged to contact providers directly to discuss their specific needs in line with their APPR plan and their plans for training evaluators and certifying lead evaluators.

Questions or comments regarding this list can be directed to rubricrfq@nysed.gov.

Questions or comments regarding the district variance process can be directed to: rubricvar@nysed.gov.

NYSED’s recommended guidelines for agreements with an approved provider

Approved Teacher Practice Rubrics for New York State
 

Teacher Practice Rubric

Provider

CLASS

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Please contact provider for a copy of the complete rubric tool.
The posted materials represent a framework for this tool.

Teachstone

Application

 

Danielson's Framework for Teaching

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Association for Supervision and
Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Application

Danielson’s Framework for Teaching
(2011 Revised Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Teachscape

Application

Danielson’s Framework for Teaching
(2013 Revised Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Teachscape

Application

Danielson’s Framework for Teaching
(2013 Instructionally Focused Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Teachscape

Application

Danielson's Framework for Teaching 2022

The Danielson Group

Application

Marshall's Teacher Evaluation Rubric

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Michael Kim Marshall,
Educational Consultant

Application

Marshall's Teacher Evaluation Rubric
(2012 Revised Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Michael Kim Marshall,
Educational Consultant

Application

Marshall's Teacher Evaluation Rubric
(January 2014 Revised Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Michael Kim Marshall,
Educational Consultant

Application

Marzano Focused Teacher Model

Teacher Rubric 

Rating Conversion

Learning Sciences International, LLC

Application

Marzano's Causal Teacher Evaluation Model

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

Learning Sciences International, LLC

Application

 

Marzano's Teacher Practice Rubric

Teacher Rubric 

Rating Conversion

Marzano Research Laboratory

Application

 

McREL's CUES Framework
Teacher Evaluation Instrument

Teacher Rubric 

Rating Conversion

McRel

Application

 

New York LoTi Teacher Practice Rubric

 

LoTi Connection

Application

NYLA-SSL/SLSA School Librarian
Evaluation Rubric

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

New York Library Association

Application

NYSTCE Framework for the Observation
of Effective Teaching

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

NCS Pearson, Inc.

Application

NYSUT Teacher Practice Rubric
(2011 Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

New York State United Teachers
(NYSUT)

Application

NYSUT Teacher Practice Rubric
(2012 Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

New York State United Teachers
(NYSUT)

Application

NYSUT Teacher Practice Rubric
(2014 Edition)

Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

New York State United Teachers 
(NYSUT)

Application

Thoughtful Classroom
Teacher Effectiveness Framework™

Teacher Rubric - (Administrator Observation Rubric)

Teacher Rubric - (Teacher Self-Assessment)

Rating Conversion

Silver Strong & Associates, LLC

Application

Thoughtful Classroom
Teacher Effectiveness Framework™
(July 2016 Edition)

Teacher Rubric 

Silver Strong & Associates, LLC

Application

The Teaching and Learning Framework

*Teacher Rubric

Rating Conversion

*Tool has been approved to satisfy both
observation-only criteria & all applicable criteria.

D.C. Public Schools

Application

 

Approved Principal Practice Rubrics for New York State
 

Principal Practice Rubric

Provider

Marshall's Principal Evaluation Rubric

Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

Michael Kim Marshall,
Educational Consultant

Application

Marshall's Principal Evaluation Rubric
(2012 Revised Edition
with text updates as of May 2013)

Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

Michael Kim Marshall,
Educational Consultant

Application

 

Marzano's School Administrator Rubric

Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

Marzano Research Laboratory

Application

 

Marzano School Leader Evaluation Model 2013

Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

Learning Sciences International

Application

 

McRel Principal Evaluation System

Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

McRel 

Application

Multidimensional Principal Performance Rubric
(MPPR)

Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

Learner-Centered Initiatives, Ltd.

Application

New York LoTi
Principal Practice Rubric

LoTi Connection

Application

The Reeves Leadership Performance Matrix

Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

The Leadership and Learning Center /
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Application

Thoughtful Classroom
Principal Effectiveness Framework

Principal Rubric

Principal Self-Assessment

Rating Conversion

Silver Strong & Associates, LLC

Application

Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education
(VAL-ED)

*Principal Rubric

Rating Conversion

* At the request of the provider,
we have posted a rubric framework only.

Discovery Education

Application