Clarification on Evaluator Approval

There have been many questions surfacing regarding what is needed to renew an administrator or evaluator license. Please see the latest information from the BOEE in the letter dated December 18, 2012 where it states:

In light of the current conversations around changing the evaluation process, the BOEE and the DE have determined that practitioners must complete one (1) of the current evaluator renewal courses.

The DE approved courses include: Assessing Academic Rigor or iEvaluate. Please be aware that renewal of an administrator license, with an evaluator endorsement, requires a total of four semester hours of renewal credit.

To find iEvaluate courses, please visit the AEA PD Online catalog. There are currently four iEvaluate classes scheduled with the next course beginning March 18.

There is one Assessing Academic Rigor (AAR) course scheduled beginning in April with another course proposed for April and May to be held in our Ames office. Looking ahead, we hope to offer another AAR course in late summer. Please watch the Administrator Connection for more information.

Assessing Academic Rigor
April 9, 18, 30 and May 16, 2013
8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Johnston REC
Activity Number: AD013992111306

Please contact Sue Schirmer at sschirmer@aea11.k12.ia.us if you have any questions.