Principal Evaluation Resources

In a time when America's schools are under increasing pressure to improve so that student learning can exponentially grow, MESPA members have recommitted themselves to the importance of providing the state's children with world-class school principals. While enhancing professional growth, we must add substance and credibility to the important task of assessing the professional performance of school principals.

We offer two comprehensive resources.

The ECRA 360° Appraisal is a powerful tool for helping education leaders improve, grow, and develop their leadership skills.

The Evaluation of MN School Principals is a comprehensive assessment instrument that may be used in its entirety by district administrators, or parts of it may be incorporated into evaluation systems already in place. The document is vested in best practice and closely tied to Minnesota's core competencies.

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MN Principal Evaluation Model ECRA 360º Tool Principal Evaluation Working Group (MN Dept. of Education resources)

Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius, in collaboration the Minnesota Elementary Principals Association (MESPA), and the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP), has named members to serve on the legislatively mandated Principal Evaluation Working Group. The Working Group was created during the 2011 Special Session and is charged with developing a model and making policy recommendations to implement a principal evaluation process in Minnesota.

The model and recommendations will be presented to the Legislature in a report due on February 1, 2012. Materials from the Working Group meetings are posted at the link above. Meeting dates for the Working Group are scheduled for October 24, November 7, November 14, December 5, December 12, January 9 and January 16. (Meeting dates subject to change.)

Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.

Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.

Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association

1667 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108

651.999.7310 MN toll free 800.642.6807

Fax: 651.999.7311 E-mail: mespa@mespa.net