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Rule 2. (1) The department may place an evaluation tool on the list under this rule.
(2) A district may request placement of an evaluation tool that it has adopted for use on
the list by submitting an online application available on the department’s website and all
of the following:
(a) Evidence of the evaluation tool’s research base.
(b) The identity and qualifications of the author or authors of the evaluation tool.
(c) Evidence of the evaluation tool’s reliability, validity, and efficacy.
(d) All frameworks and rubrics used with the evaluation tool, with detailed descriptors
for each performance level on key summative indicators.
(e) A description of the processes for conducting observations, collecting evidence,
conducting evaluation conferences, developing performance ratings, and developing
performance improvement plans.
(f) A description of the plan for providing evaluators and observers with training in the
use of the evaluation tool.
(3) A public or private organization other than a district may request placement of an
evaluation tool on the list by submitting an online application available on the department’s
website and all of the following:
(a) One of the following:
(i) Evidence that at least 2 state education agencies have approved or adopted the
evaluation tool.
(ii) Evidence that not less than 10 districts in this state will consider adopting the
evaluation tool if the department adds it to the list.
(b) Evidence of the evaluation tool’s research base.
(c) The identity and qualifications of the author or authors of the evaluation tool.
(d) Evidence of the evaluation tool’s reliability, validity, and efficacy.
(e) All frameworks and rubrics used with the evaluation tool, with detailed descriptors
for each performance level on key summative indicators.
(f) A description of the processes for conducting observations, collecting evidence,
conducting evaluation conferences, developing performance ratings, and developing
performance improvement plans.
(g) A description of the plan for providing evaluators and observers with training in the
use of the evaluation tool.
(4) The department shall review an evaluation tool submitted under this rule using the
scoring guide and examining all information required under subrule (2) or (3) of this rule.
(5) After receiving a request under this rule, the department shall notify the district or
organization if the department will place the evaluation tool on the list. If the department
determines that it will not place the evaluation tool on the list, the notice must include the
reasons for denial of the request.
(6) The department shall place an evaluation tool submitted under this rule on the list if it
satisfies the minimum requirements set forth in the scoring guide.