Minnesota Teacher Evaluation Software
Run Minnesota's Teacher Development and Evaluation cycle, the three-year professional review of every teacher, aligned to state requirements and the Standards of Effective Practice.
TDE 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.
Minnesota TDE Review
Minnesota's Teacher Development and Evaluation System
Minnesota law requires every district to run a Teacher Development and Evaluation (TDE) system on a three-year professional review cycle. Districts may adopt the state model or a locally developed plan agreed with their teachers. In EX in Education, that system is the doorway into a connected approach to coaching, PD, and retention.
Three Model Components
The Minnesota state model measures teacher performance across three components, each tracked in EX alongside the evidence behind it.
- Teacher practice
- Student engagement
- Student learning and achievement
- Evidence gathered through points of contact
Student Growth at 35 Percent
Under Minnesota statute, state and local measures of student growth and literacy determine 35 percent of a teacher's evaluation results. EX records those measures alongside observation evidence.
- Valid and reliable assessments
- Value-added models or student learning goals
- State and local growth measures
- District chooses the measures
The Three-Year Professional Review Cycle
Minnesota's TDE cycle brings together an individual growth and development plan, peer review, and summative evaluation. EX in Education runs all three together, so districts stay on cycle and nothing falls through.
Individual Growth and Development Plan
Each teacher sets an individual growth and development plan that guides their work across the cycle.
- Goals aligned to the Standards of Effective Practice
- Teacher-identified focus areas
- Reviewed with the evaluator
Peer Review
Teachers take part in a peer review process, including in years when they are not evaluated by an administrator.
- Teacher-identified peer reviewer or team
- Reviewer approved by the summative evaluator
- Ongoing points of contact
Summative Evaluation
At least one summative evaluation is performed by a qualified and trained evaluator, such as a school administrator, within the three-year cycle.
- Qualified, trained evaluator
- Evidence drawn from points of contact
- At least once per three-year cycle
Standards of Effective Practice Rubric
The rubric of performance standards is built on Minnesota's Standards of Effective Practice, with common descriptions of effectiveness.
- Based on Minnesota Rules, part 8710.2000
- Includes culturally responsive methodologies
- At least three levels of performance
Points of Contact
- Evidence gathered primarily through points of contact
- Classroom observations
- One-on-one meetings with evaluators and peer reviewers
- Frequency set by the district plan
State Model or Local Plan
- Adopt the state TDE model, or
- A locally developed plan by joint agreement
- State model applies if there is no agreement
- Three-year cycle either way
How the requirement works: Under Minnesota statute (sections 122A.40 and 122A.41), the summative evaluation must be performed by a qualified and trained evaluator. Districts may adopt the state TDE model or a locally developed plan agreed with their teachers, and the state model applies where there is no agreement. EX tracks observations, peer review, and summative evaluations together so districts stay on the three-year cycle.
Performance Levels, Tracked Over Time
Minnesota's rubric describes effectiveness using at least three levels of performance. Districts set the exact labels in their plan. EX in Education records each teacher's results, ties them to the evidence behind them, and carries them forward so growth is visible across the three-year cycle.
Exceeds Expectations
Consistently goes beyond the rubric and models practice for others
Meets Expectations
Demonstrates effective practice against the rubric standards
Developing
Shows growth potential and needs targeted support
The labels above are illustrative. Minnesota statute sets a floor of at least three performance levels, and some district plans use four. Under the three-year cycle, results from the individual growth plan, peer review, and summative evaluation come together to describe a teacher's practice against the rubric. EX in Education keeps each teacher's results, cycle schedule, and growth plans in one place, and routes the ones who need support into coaching cycles, so an evaluation leads to next steps, not just a label.
Built for Minnesota's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Minnesota districts what they need to run TDE aligned to state requirements, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Standards-Aligned Forms
Observation forms built on Minnesota's Standards of Effective Practice, so evaluators score against the rubric your district uses.
- Standards of Effective Practice
- Configurable performance levels
- Evidence collection tools
Three-Year Cycle Tracking
Keep every teacher on the three-year professional review cycle, with the growth plan, peer review, and summative evaluation scheduled together.
- Cycle scheduling
- Year-by-year status
- Cycle reminders
Peer Review
Manage teacher-identified peer reviewers and the evaluator approval that goes with them.
- Teacher-identified reviewers
- Evaluator approval
- Points of contact logged
Student Growth Measures
Record the state and local growth and literacy measures that count for 35 percent of results alongside observation evidence.
- 35 percent growth weighting
- Value-added or student learning goals
- District-defined measures
Coaching Handoff
Turn what an observation or peer review surfaces into a coaching cycle, so feedback leads to real support instead of a filed form.
- Evidence to coaching
- Structured feedback
- Follow-up visits
Growth Goals
Set individual growth and development plan 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 Minnesota Districts Run TDE Inside EX in Education
Run TDE 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
A shared rubric and process help evaluators and peer reviewers apply the Standards of Effective Practice consistently, whether it is one building or the whole district.
Growth you can see
Results, goals, and coaching history sit together, so progress is visible across the three-year cycle 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 Minnesota Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators and peer reviewers work through TDE faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, people 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 Minnesota's Standards of Effective Practice, 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 or peer review revealed, ready for the evaluator to assign.
Bring TDE Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs Minnesota's Teacher Development and Evaluation aligned to state requirements, then connects evaluations to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Minnesota TDE requirements. Bring your own plan, or start from the state model. Connected to coaching, PD, and goals.
Part of EX in Education
One piece of the educator experience.
Minnesota TDE 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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