The Teacher/Principal
Evaluation Pilot was born out of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill
6696 during the 2010 legislative session. The evaluation provisions in
the bill were part of a larger reform effort made during Washington’s
Race to the Top application. The bill created our pilot projection and
moved the state from a two-tiered system of unsatisfactory to a
four-tiered evaluation system. In addition to moving to a four-tiered
system, the legislation created eight new criteria for teachers and
principals to be evaluated upon, with common themes tying the criteria
for teachers and principals together. E2SSB 6696 also created a TPEP
Steering Committee made up of representatives from the following
organizations.