Alaska Teacher Evaluation Software
Run teacher evaluations aligned to Alaska's Professional Teaching Standards and cultural standards, built for the evaluation system your district designs.
Evaluation is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, Alaska evaluations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
Alaska Standards Observation
Alaska's Standards-Based Evaluation Framework
Alaska does not mandate one statewide rubric. The state sets the Professional Teaching Standards in regulation (4 AAC 04.200) and the evaluation requirements (4 AAC 19), then each district designs its own evaluation and support system with local input. In EX in Education, those standards are the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
8 Professional Teaching Standards
Alaska's content and performance standards define effective teaching statewide. Districts base their evaluation systems on these standards, and the state's four-level scale is applied to standards 2 through 8. EX comes pre-configured so evaluators score against them without rebuilding forms.
- Grounded in 4 AAC 04.200
- Standards 2 through 8 rated in evaluation
- Cultural standards considered throughout
- Pre-configured in EX for evaluators
Districts Design the System
There is no single statewide named rubric. Districts build their own system, often aligning to the Alaska teaching standards, the Danielson framework, or the Marzano model, and decide whether to incorporate student learning data. EX adapts to whichever your district adopts.
- Locally designed, standards-based
- Aligns to Danielson, Marzano, or Alaska standards
- Student learning data at district discretion
- Built with local stakeholder input
The 8 Alaska Professional Teaching Standards
Alaska's teaching standards are pre-built in EX in Education, so evaluators can observe, score, and generate evidence against the standards your district adopts. Standards 2 through 8 carry the state's four-level rating in evaluation.
Philosophy of Education
A teacher can describe a philosophy of education and demonstrate its relationship to practice. This foundational standard is not itself rated in evaluation, which focuses on standards 2 through 8.
Student Learning & Development
Understands how students learn and develop, and teaches to their developmental, individual, and special needs.
Individual & Cultural Characteristics
Teaches with respect for students' individual and cultural characteristics, connecting instruction to local culture and community.
Content Knowledge & Instruction
Knows the content area and how to teach it, using current, varied instructional strategies and technology.
Facilitating & Assessing Learning
Facilitates, monitors, and assesses learning, using formative and summative data to plan and adjust instruction.
Engaging Learning Environment
Creates and maintains a safe, engaging environment with high expectations and effective classroom management.
Parents, Families & Community
Works as a partner with parents, families, and the community to support student learning.
Professional Practice
Participates in and contributes to the profession through ethics, collaboration, and continuous growth.
Observations & Evaluation
- • At least two observations per year for each nontenured teacher
- • At least an annual evaluation for tenured teachers meeting standards
- • Pre- and post-observation conferences per district policy
- • Written feedback, with copies of evaluations to the teacher
Support When It Is Needed
- • Each standard rated on the four-level state scale
- • Basic on two or more standards triggers district support
- • Assistance focused on the standards in question
- • Cadence set by district policy and bargaining agreements
Locally designed systems: Alaska districts design their own evaluation and support systems and review them periodically with input from teachers, administrators, families, community members, and bargaining units (AS 14.20.149). EX in Education adapts to the standards, rubric, and cadence your district adopts, rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model.
Alaska's Four Performance Levels, Tracked Over Time
For standards 2 through 8, districts rate teachers on Alaska's four-level scale, and define the specifics of each level. EX in Education records each rating, ties it to the evidence behind it, and carries it forward so growth is visible from one cycle to the next.
Exemplary
Practice consistently exceeds the standard and can model for others
Proficient
Practice consistently meets the standard
Basic
Practice partially meets the standard and needs support
Unsatisfactory
Practice does not yet meet the standard
When a teacher is rated Basic on two or more standards, Alaska requires the district to provide support and assistance on the standards in question. EX in Education keeps each teacher's rating history and support plans in one place, and routes the ones who need help into coaching cycles, so a rating leads to next steps, not just a score.
Built for Alaska's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Alaska districts what they need to run evaluations aligned to state standards, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Standards-Aligned Forms
Observation forms built for the Alaska teaching standards on the four-level state scale.
- • Standards 2 through 8 included
- • Four-level rating scale
- • Evidence collection tools
Framework Flexibility
Run the rubric your district adopts, whether the Alaska standards, Danielson, or Marzano, all mapped to the state standards.
- • District rubric support
- • Aligns to state standards
- • Configurable indicators
Cultural Responsiveness
Capture the cultural standards Alaska districts consider when evaluating each teaching standard.
- • Cultural standards evidence
- • Local community connections
- • Part of each standard
Observation Cycles
Manage formal observations alongside quick walkthroughs, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- • Formal observations
- • Informal walkthroughs
- • Cycle reminders
Student Learning Data
Record the student learning data your district chooses to include, alongside observation results.
- • District-defined measures
- • Optional under 4 AAC 19
- • Evidence in one record
Growth Goals
Set professional goals tied to what the evaluation surfaced, tracked in the same module that follows a teacher across the year.
- • Goal setting tools
- • Progress tracking
- • Linked to PD
Why Alaska Districts Run Evaluations Inside EX in Education
Run evaluations aligned to state standards, then use what they surface to actually grow and keep your teachers. Evaluation is the doorway. Educator growth and retention is the product.
Less admin, more coaching
Structured workflows and feedback tools free evaluators to spend more of their time in coaching conversations, not paperwork.
Consistent across schools
Shared standards-based rubrics and processes help evaluators score consistently, whether it is one remote site or the whole district.
Growth you can see
Ratings, goals, and coaching history sit together, so progress is visible over time instead of scattered across files.
Retention, not just ratings
When feedback connects to PD, goals, and support, teachers keep developing, and districts keep the ones they worked hard to hire.
How AI Supports Alaska Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators work through Alaska evaluations faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, evaluators decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear, standards-aligned feedback that the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Standard
Sort notes and artifacts against the Alaska teaching standards, so nothing is missed when it is time to score.
Suggest Growth Next Steps
Surface coaching moves and PD ideas tied to what an observation revealed, ready for the evaluator to assign.
Bring Evaluation Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs evaluations aligned to Alaska's teaching standards, then connects them to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Alaska's standards. Bring your own rubric, or start from ours. Connected to coaching, PD, and goals.
Part of EX in Education
One piece of the educator experience.
Alaska teacher evaluations are one part of how districts support educators. In EX in Education, they connect to the bigger picture: walkthroughs, coaching, evaluations, goals, PD, recognition, surveys, and retention. Bring your own process, or start from a template, then run it across every school so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
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