

GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS
THE STANDARDS
Contact your regional Race to the Top PD lead for current information on training. All North Carolina Professional Educator Evaluation Systems have the following characteristics:
- Their purpose is to support and promote effective leadership, quality teaching, and student learning
- The design is a growth model to improve instruction and enhance professional practice
- The evaluation instruments are based on the Framework for 21st Century Learning and the Standards
- They are flexible enough to be fair to all educators of varying levels of experience and school settings
- The rubrics are formative in nature based on a rating scale from developing through distinguished
- Multiple data sources, artifacts, and evidence will be used in assessing educator performance
- They will provide the basis for performance goals and professional development activities
Standards for Professional Learning
Standards for Professional Learning - Quick Reference Guide
(pdf, 1.0mb)
Code of Ethics Statement
(pdf, 36kb)
Professional Standards for NC School Executives:
- Standards for NC Superintendents
(pdf, 111kb) LAST UPDATED: JULY 15, 2009 - Standards for NC Principals and Assistant Principals
(pdf, 1014kb) - Standards for NC Central Office Administrators
(pdf, 18kb) - Standards for NC Media Specialists
- NC Standards for Technology Facilitators
- Standards for NC School Counselors
- Standards for NC Social Workers
- Standards for NC School Psychologists
- Standards
for NC Mentors
(pdf, 279kb)
NC Professional Teaching Standards
(pdf, 95kb)
School Boards Association Standards
(pdf, 463kb)











