Arizona Teacher Evaluation Software
Run teacher evaluations aligned to the TAP System rubric and Arizona's Framework for Measuring Educator Effectiveness, built for the instructional model your district already uses.
TAP is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, evaluations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
TAP Classroom Observation
Arizona's Framework for Measuring Educator Effectiveness
Arizona's state framework sets how districts measure teacher effectiveness. It combines teaching performance, scored against a research-based instructional rubric aligned to national teaching standards, with student academic progress data. The state gives districts flexibility to adopt their own instructional model, and the TAP System is one widely used option. In EX in Education, whichever rubric you run becomes the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
Flexible, Locally Adopted Rubrics
Arizona lets districts choose the instructional framework they evaluate against. EX supports the model your district already uses, pre-configured so evaluators score without rebuilding forms.
- TAP System, widely used across Arizona
- Danielson Framework and other adopted models
- District-adapted rubrics supported
- Aligned to national teaching standards
Student Academic Progress
Arizona's framework requires student academic progress data to count for a defined share of each teacher's evaluation. EX tracks that evidence alongside observation results.
- Counts for a set share of the evaluation
- Draws on multiple approved measures
- Weighting set within state guidelines by district
- Evidence kept in one record
Complete TAP System Rubric Coverage
The TAP System rubric defines 19 indicators of effective teaching across planning, instruction, and the learning environment, with professional responsibilities alongside them. All of it is pre-built in EX in Education, so Arizona evaluators can observe, score, and generate evidence from day one.
Designing & Planning Instruction
Three indicators covering what teachers prepare before instruction begins.
- 1. Instructional plans
- 2. Student work
- 3. Assessment
Instruction
Twelve indicators covering instruction as it happens in the classroom.
- 4. Standards and objectives
- 5. Motivating students
- 6. Presenting instructional content
- 7. Lesson structure and pacing
- 8. Activities and materials
- 9. Questioning
- 10. Academic feedback
- 11. Grouping students
- 12. Teacher content knowledge
- 13. Teacher knowledge of students
- 14. Thinking
- 15. Problem solving
The Learning Environment
Four indicators covering culture, expectations, and classroom management.
- 16. Expectations
- 17. Managing student behavior
- 18. Environment
- 19. Respectful culture
Professional Responsibilities
A set of professional expectations scored separately from the instructional rubric, such as:
- Professional growth and learning
- School and community involvement
- Reflecting on teaching
Formal Observations
- • Announced, with pre-observation planning
- • Post-observation conference and written feedback
- • Scored against the full TAP rubric
- • Number and cadence set by district policy
Informal Walkthroughs
- • Shorter, often unannounced visits
- • Brief, timely feedback
- • Focused on a few indicators at a time
- • Number set by district policy
Observer training and calibration: In the TAP model, observers are trained and certified on the rubric so scoring stays consistent across schools. Arizona sets the overall framework, and districts define the observation cadence and who evaluates. EX tracks formal observations and walkthroughs together, with reminders so districts stay on cycle.
Arizona Performance Classifications, Tracked Over Time
Arizona's framework sorts each teacher into one of four performance classifications, drawn from rubric scores and student academic progress. EX in Education records each classification, ties it to the evidence behind it, and carries it forward so growth is visible from one cycle to the next.
Highly Effective
Consistently exceeds expectations and models practice for others
Effective
Meets expectations and demonstrates proficient practice
Developing
Shows growth potential and needs support in some areas
Ineffective
Requires significant improvement and intensive support
Under Arizona's framework, TAP indicators are scored on a 1 to 5 scale and combined with student academic progress data to reach a final classification. Teachers rated Developing or Ineffective are typically supported with improvement plans and mentoring. EX in Education keeps each teacher's classification history, cycle schedule, and improvement plans in one place, and routes the ones who need support into coaching cycles so a rating leads to next steps, not just a score.
Built for Arizona's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Arizona districts what they need to run TAP aligned to the state framework, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
TAP-Aligned Forms
Observation forms pre-built for all 19 TAP indicators and professional responsibilities, on the TAP 5-point scale.
- • All 19 indicators included
- • 5-level rating scale
- • Evidence collection tools
Observation Cycles
Manage formal TAP observations alongside quick walkthroughs, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- • Formal observations
- • Informal walkthroughs
- • Cycle reminders
Student Progress Tracking
Record the student academic progress measures your district uses alongside observation results.
- • Multiple approved measures
- • Evidence in one record
- • District-defined sources
Coaching Handoff
Turn what an observation surfaces into a coaching cycle, so feedback leads to real support instead of a filed form.
- • Evidence to coaching
- • Structured feedback
- • Follow-up visits
Observer Calibration
Track which observers are trained on the rubric and keep scoring consistent, so ratings mean the same thing across schools.
- • Training records
- • Shared rubric and scoring
- • Assignment by school
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 Arizona Districts Run TAP Inside EX in Education
Run TAP compliantly, then use what the evaluation surfaces 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
Standard TAP rubrics and processes help evaluators score consistently, whether it is one building 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 TAP Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators work through TAP faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, evaluators decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear, indicator-aligned feedback that the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Indicator
Sort notes and artifacts against the 19 TAP indicators, 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 TAP Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs TAP aligned to Arizona's framework, then connects evaluations to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Arizona's framework. 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.
Arizona TAP 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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