TAP’s Instructionally Focused Accountability

With a "get down to business" approach, TAP holds teachers accountable for meeting established standards for teacher and student advancement.

Teachers are responsible for meeting the TAP Teaching Skills, Knowledge and Responsibility (SKR) Standards, as well as for the academic growth of their students. TAP helps teachers meet accountability standards through ongoing individualized training, mentoring and classroom support.

TAP-certified staff analyze classroom instruction for every TAP teacher four times a year, comparing instruction techniques and performance with TAP Instructional Standards. Conferences are held between the teacher and evaluator before and after announced observations to discuss areas of reinforcement and refinement with the goal of strengthening classroom instructional techniques in order to meet identified student needs.

At the school year's end, teachers are eligible for performance awards based on the learning growth achieved by their students throughout the school year.

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