Compass

Compass

The Compass tool supports teachers and principals in defining expectations for student learning and monitoring progress against those goals throughout the year.

District leaders, principals and teachers each play an important role in the implementation of Compass.

District Leaders:

  • set and implement policies

  • support principal and teacher improvement

  • observe, support, and evaluate principals

Principals:

  • set schoolwide student growth goals

  • guide teachers to set student growth goals

  • observe, support, and evaluate teachers

Teachers:

  • set student growth goals

  • teach and monitor student learning

  • continue to improve

USE OF Compass RESULTS

Compass results inform educator workforce decisions at the school and district level including:

  • hiring and placement
  • compensation
  • retention, promotion and tenure
  • certification
Compass results are available in the Teacher Effectiveness Data Library.



For more information about Compass, please visit the Compass Library.