Maryland Teacher Evaluation Software
Run professional practice observations across the Danielson Framework's 4 domains and 22 components, alongside student growth measures, aligned to Maryland's requirements.
Evaluation is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, Maryland evaluations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
Professional Practice Observation
Maryland's Teacher Evaluation Framework
Maryland teacher evaluation is set by state regulation (COMAR 13A.07.09) and delivered by each district. It pairs professional practice with student growth, and the state's default model weights the two equally. Most Maryland districts base professional practice on the Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching. In EX in Education, that framework is the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
4 Domains, 22 Components
The Danielson Framework organizes professional practice across four connected domains, each pre-configured in EX so evaluators score against the components without rebuilding forms.
- Planning and Preparation
- The Classroom Environment
- Instruction
- Professional Responsibilities
Student Growth Measures
Maryland pairs professional practice with student growth, measured through multiple sources rather than a single statewide test. Student Learning Objectives are a common measure. EX tracks the evidence alongside observation results.
- Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) supported
- Growth from multiple measures, not one test
- In the state model, no single measure counts for more than 35 percent of the overall evaluation
- Districts define approved growth sources
Complete Danielson Framework Coverage
All four Danielson domains and their 22 components are pre-built in EX in Education, so Maryland evaluators can observe, score, and generate evidence against the professional practice framework from day one.
Planning & Preparation
Six components covering what teachers do before instruction begins.
- 1a. Knowledge of content and pedagogy
- 1b. Knowledge of students
- 1c. Setting instructional outcomes
- 1d. Knowledge of resources
- 1e. Designing coherent instruction
- 1f. Designing student assessments
The Classroom Environment
Five components covering culture, relationships, and classroom management.
- 2a. Environment of respect and rapport
- 2b. Culture for learning
- 2c. Managing classroom procedures
- 2d. Managing student behavior
- 2e. Organizing physical space
Instruction
Five components covering instruction as it happens in the classroom.
- 3a. Communicating with students
- 3b. Questioning and discussion techniques
- 3c. Engaging students in learning
- 3d. Using assessment in instruction
- 3e. Flexibility and responsiveness
Professional Responsibilities
Six components covering reflection, records, families, and continued growth.
- 4a. Reflecting on teaching
- 4b. Maintaining accurate records
- 4c. Communicating with families
- 4d. Participating in the professional community
- 4e. Growing and developing professionally
- 4f. Showing professionalism
Formal Observations
- • Announced, with pre-observation planning
- • Full-lesson classroom observation
- • Post-observation conference and written feedback
- • Number and cycle set by district policy
Informal Walkthroughs
- • Typically 5 to 15 minutes
- • Announced or unannounced
- • Brief, timely feedback
- • Number set by district policy
State model and local systems: Maryland lets each district negotiate a locally developed evaluation system, and the state default model applies if there is no local agreement. Details like observation counts, weighting, and cycle length can vary by district. EX in Education adapts to your district's model and tracks formal observations and walkthroughs together, with reminders so evaluators stay on cycle.
Maryland Performance Ratings, Tracked Over Time
Maryland teacher evaluation produces an overall performance rating. 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.
Highly Effective
Consistently exceeds expectations across practice and growth
Effective
Meets expectations for professional practice and student growth
Ineffective
Requires significant improvement and intensive support
Under the Danielson Framework, evaluators score each component on four performance levels, from Unsatisfactory to Distinguished, and those scores roll up alongside student growth into an overall rating. Teachers who are rated Ineffective are typically supported with improvement plans and mentoring. 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 Maryland's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Maryland districts what they need to run evaluations aligned to state requirements, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Danielson-Aligned Forms
Observation forms pre-built for all 4 domains and 22 components, on Danielson's four performance levels.
- • All 22 components included
- • 4-level performance scale
- • Evidence collection tools
Observation Cycles
Manage formal observations alongside quick walkthroughs, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- • Formal observations
- • Informal walkthroughs
- • Cycle reminders
Student Growth & SLOs
Record the student growth measures and SLOs your district uses alongside observation results.
- • SLO tracking
- • Multiple approved measures
- • 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
Your District's Model
Configure weighting, observation counts, and cycles to match your locally developed system or the state default.
- • Configurable weighting
- • Local or state model
- • 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 Maryland Districts Run Evaluations Inside EX in Education
Run evaluations compliantly, 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
Standard Danielson 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 Maryland Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators work through evaluations faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, evaluators decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear, component-aligned feedback that the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Component
Sort notes and artifacts against the 22 Danielson components, 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 Maryland Evaluations Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs evaluations aligned to Maryland's requirements, then connects them to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Maryland's 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.
Maryland 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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