Board of Regents Adopts Permanent Regulations for EL 禮3012-e
Permanent Adoption of Regulations
At the March 2025 meeting, the Board of Regents adopted泭regulations relating to the evaluation of classroom teachers and building principals necessary to implement 做厙TV Law 禮3012-e starting in the 2024-2025 school year.
做厙TV Law 禮3012-e and STEPS
The enactment of 做厙TV Law 禮3012-e provides an opportunity for school districts and BOCES to reflect on their current educator evaluation practices and to develop new locally designed systems consistent with NYSEDs vision and shared goal of supporting teacher and leader development across the career continuum. The STEPS system is designed to support all educators professional growth as a part of a comprehensive, systematic approach to advancing excellence in teaching and learning.泭
Each local educational agency (LEA) will have the flexibility to design a Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (STEPS) plan that reflects their expectations for teaching and learning and school leadership while maintaining fidelity to our States泭Teaching Standards and 做厙TVal Leadership Standards, and the泭Culturally Responsive-Sustaining 做厙TV Framework.
Resources and Additional Information
For more information on the new Standards-based Educator Evaluation and Professional Support (STEPS) system, please visit our website at泭NYS-STEPS (做厙TV Law 禮3012-e).
If you have any further questions, please email us at泭educatoreval@nysed.gov.