Delaware DPAS-II Teacher Evaluation Software
Run Delaware evaluations across all four DTGSS performance areas and nine observation indicators, aligned to state requirements and built for credentialed observers.
Evaluation is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, Delaware observations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
DTGSS Classroom Observation
Delaware's DPAS-II and DTGSS Evaluation Framework
DPAS-II, the Delaware Performance Appraisal System, is the state's framework for measuring educator effectiveness. For classroom teachers, Delaware now runs the process through the Delaware Teacher Growth and Support System (DTGSS), adopted statewide starting in 2023-2024, which organizes practice into four performance areas. DPAS-II continues for specialists and administrators. In EX in Education, that framework is the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
4 Performance Areas, 9 Indicators
DTGSS organizes teacher practice across four performance areas. The first three are observed in the classroom through nine indicators, each pre-configured in EX so observers score against Delaware's framework without rebuilding forms.
- Learning Environment
- Engagement in Learning
- Maximizing Learning
- Outcomes of Learning
Outcomes of Learning
Performance Area 4 is where student improvement lives. Teachers and administrators set student improvement goals and professional growth priorities, and EX tracks that evidence alongside observation results.
- Student improvement goals set with an administrator
- Professional growth documented in a growth plan
- Ties educator impact to the overall evaluation
- Districts choose approved data sources
Complete DTGSS Framework Coverage
All four DTGSS performance areas, and the nine indicators in the observation framework, are pre-built in EX in Education, so Delaware observers can observe, score, and generate evidence against the state framework from day one.
Learning Environment
Does the classroom environment support all students to learn? Three indicators observed in the classroom.
- 1.1 Structures for Learning
- 1.2 Positive Classroom Climate
- 1.3 Equitable Access
Engagement in Learning
Does the instruction support and engage all students? Three indicators observed in the classroom.
- 2.1 Objectives for Learning
- 2.2 Learning Experiences
- 2.3 Checks for Understanding and Feedback
Maximizing Learning
Do all students retain and apply their learning with productive struggle? Three indicators observed in the classroom.
- 3.1 Rigorous Assignments
- 3.2 Questioning and Discussion
- 3.3 Academic Language and Vocabulary
Outcomes of Learning
The student improvement and growth goals teachers set with an administrator, outside the classroom observation.
- Student improvement goals
- Professional growth plan
- Evidence tied to areas 1 through 3
Classroom Observations
- • At least three per year for every teacher
- • Each expected to last at least 15 minutes
- • Brief, focused, and evidence-based
- • Announced or unannounced per district policy
Feedback and Debriefs
- • A debrief meeting follows each observation
- • Ongoing feedback across the year
- • Performance ratings assigned at year end
- • Based on evidence from all observations
Credentialed observers: Delaware observations that inform a teacher's rating are conducted by credentialed observers who complete the state's approved training before observing. EX tracks observations and debriefs together, with reminders so districts stay on cycle.
Delaware Performance Ratings, Tracked Over Time
Delaware produces one of four summative ratings. 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.
Level 4
Consistently exceeds expectations and models practice for others
Level 3
Consistently meets professional standards with clear evidence of impact
Level 2
Inconsistently meets standards and requires targeted support
Level 1
Does not meet standards and requires intensive support
Within the observation framework, each indicator is scored at one of four performance levels, and those combine with the Outcomes of Learning goals into a summative rating. Teachers who need support are observed more closely and are typically paired with improvement plans and mentoring, while experienced teachers who demonstrate effectiveness may follow a modified evaluation schedule under state and district rules. EX in Education keeps each teacher's rating 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 Delaware's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Delaware districts what they need to run DTGSS aligned to state requirements, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
DTGSS-Aligned Forms
Observation forms pre-built for the three performance areas and nine indicators, on Delaware's four-level scale.
- • All 9 indicators included
- • Four-level performance scale
- • Evidence collection tools
Observation Cycles
Manage the frequent, brief classroom observations DTGSS calls for, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- • At least three per year
- • Debriefs after each
- • Cycle reminders
Outcomes of Learning
Record the student improvement goals and professional growth priorities your teachers set alongside observation evidence.
- • Student improvement goals
- • Professional growth plans
- • Evidence in one record
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 Credentials
Track which observers are credentialed and trained, so observations that inform a rating stay valid.
- • Credential records
- • Training status
- • 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 Delaware Districts Run Evaluations Inside EX in Education
Run DTGSS 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 observers to spend more of their time in coaching conversations, not paperwork.
Consistent across schools
Standard DTGSS rubrics and processes help observers 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 Delaware Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps observers work through DTGSS faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, observers decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear, indicator-aligned feedback that the observer reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Indicator
Sort notes and artifacts against the nine DTGSS indicators, so nothing is missed when it is time to score at year end.
Suggest Growth Next Steps
Surface coaching moves and PD ideas tied to what an observation revealed, ready for the observer to assign.
Bring Delaware Evaluations Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs DTGSS aligned to Delaware's requirements, then connects evaluations to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for DTGSS requirements. 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.
Delaware DPAS-II and DTGSS 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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