Frequently Asked Questions

E3 stands for Educator Effectiveness & Empowerment

Yes, it is included in the Ed Code language, which applies to anyone who has taught for 10 years and had effective evaluations.  

E3 is not mandatory for the 23-24 school year.  Educators have the option of participating in E3 or the alternative Stull evaluation.  Educators should communicate with their administrator about which process they select.

All on-cycle educators and non-classroom educators can participate in the Growth and Development process for the 23-24 school year.

Educators participating in Induction have the option of participating in E3 or the alternative Stull evaluation. Educators should communicate with their administrator about which process they select. All educators designated as Probationary 1, Probationary 2 and during their first year of tenure, will be “on-cycle”.  

Yes. Educators can use the same goal for both processes. Please refer to the Induction/E3 alignment guide for further information. 

While there are some similarities in timelines, each process has timelines specific to their components.  Please see E3 Timelines here. (insert link)

A minimum of two Scheduled Observations are required for an E3 growth cycle.

Reflective Conversations and Scheduled Observations are both considered a type of “Visits”.

Reflective Conversations are an opportunity to engage in informal discussion around practice and progress toward growth goal.

Scheduled Observations are a formal process that includes an observation with the intention to gather evidence of planning and instruction.

Educators will select one CSTP as their focus as well as select 2 or 3 additional CSTPs that align with their goal to incorporate into their action plan  and professional growth work.

Participating educators self-assess 3 times throughout the growth cycle.  Once at the beginning, once at the mid-year check-in, and once at the summary reflection stage.  

Administrators have the opportunity to measure progress of instructional practice during the mid-year check-in and the summary growth conference.

A growth cycle in E3 is considered complete if all elements are completed on the platform and when the administrator enters the completion on PeopleSoft.

Only the following job classifications will be held harmless for the 2023-24 school year: Nurses, Librarians and Audiologists. All other Educators will no longer be held harmless.