Mississippi Teacher Evaluation Software
Run Teacher Growth Rubric evaluations across all 4 domains and 9 standards, aligned to Mississippi's Professional Growth System.
The rubric is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, Teacher Growth Rubric evaluations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
Teacher Growth Rubric Observation
Mississippi's Teacher Growth Rubric
The Teacher Growth Rubric is the statewide instrument school administrators use to observe and evaluate teachers under the Mississippi Professional Growth System. It organizes practice into 4 domains and 9 standards. In EX in Education, that framework is the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
4 Domains, 9 Standards
The Teacher Growth Rubric organizes teacher practice across four connected domains, each pre-configured in EX so administrators score against Mississippi's standards without rebuilding forms.
- Lesson Design
- Student Understanding
- Culture and Learning Environment
- Professional Responsibilities
Observation and Feedback Cycles
The Professional Growth System is built around observation and feedback cycles across the year, with growth scores completed by the state deadline. EX keeps every cycle on schedule.
- A minimum of three cycles per school year
- Two informal and one formal observation
- Growth scores completed by June 30
- Formerly known as the M-STAR appraisal
Complete Teacher Growth Rubric Coverage
All four domains and their nine standards are pre-built in EX in Education, so Mississippi administrators can observe, score, and generate evidence against the state rubric from day one.
Lesson Design
Two standards covering how teachers plan aligned, rigorous learning for every student.
- 1. Lessons are aligned to standards and represent a coherent sequence of learning
- 2. Lessons have high levels of learning for all students
Student Understanding
Two standards covering how students make meaning of content and own their learning.
- 3. Assists students in taking responsibility for learning and monitors student learning
- 4. Provides multiple ways for students to make meaning of content
Culture and Learning Environment
Three standards covering community, classroom management, and respect for all.
- 5. Manages a learning-focused classroom community
- 6. Manages classroom space, time, and resources effectively for student learning
- 7. Creates and maintains a classroom of respect for all students
Professional Responsibilities
Two standards covering professional learning and communication with families.
- 8. Engages in professional learning
- 9. Establishes and maintains effective communication with families and guardians
Formal Observations
- • Announced observation using the rubric
- • Pre-observation and post-observation conferences
- • At least one formal cycle per year
- • Written feedback across the domains
Informal Observations
- • At least two informal cycles per year
- • Shorter classroom visits
- • Timely, growth-focused feedback
- • Part of the minimum three cycles
Evaluator training: Administrators who observe and evaluate staff complete the Mississippi Department of Education's Professional Growth System rubric training before scoring. Observations and evaluations are completed by June 30 and submitted through the state's educator records system. EX tracks formal and informal cycles together, with reminders so districts stay on schedule.
Teacher Growth Rubric Ratings, Tracked Over Time
The Teacher Growth Rubric scores practice on a four-level scale, with Level 4 the highest. 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
Advanced practice, with students assuming a large part of the responsibility for their learning
Level 3
Effective practice, with the teacher driving the success of the lesson and student learning
Level 2
Not yet fully effective; needs clear, specific, actionable feedback to improve practice
Level 1
Needs immediate and comprehensive professional learning and support
Under the Teacher Growth Rubric, each standard is scored on the four-level scale and the feedback describes exactly what to do next. EX in Education keeps each teacher's rating history, cycle schedule, and growth plans in one place, and routes the teachers who need support into coaching cycles so a rating leads to next steps, not just a score.
Built for Mississippi's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Mississippi districts what they need to run the Teacher Growth Rubric aligned to state requirements, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Rubric-Aligned Forms
Observation forms pre-built for all 4 domains and 9 standards, on the Teacher Growth Rubric's four-level scale.
- • All 9 standards included
- • Four-level rating scale
- • Evidence collection tools
Observation Cycles
Manage the formal cycle alongside informal observations, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- • Formal observations
- • Informal observations
- • Cycle reminders
Conference Records
Keep pre-observation and post-observation conferences and written feedback attached to each observation.
- • Pre and post conferences
- • Written feedback in one record
- • Evidence by standard
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
Growth Analytics
Track ratings across the nine standards to see where teachers are strong and where support is needed.
- • Trends by standard
- • School and district views
- • PD needs surfaced
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 Mississippi Districts Run the Teacher Growth Rubric Inside EX in Education
Run the rubric 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 administrators to spend more of their time in coaching conversations, not paperwork.
Consistent across schools
Standard rubric forms and processes help administrators 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 Teacher Growth Rubric Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps administrators work through the rubric faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, evaluators decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear, standard-aligned feedback that the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Standard
Sort notes and artifacts against the nine 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 the Teacher Growth Rubric Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs the Teacher Growth Rubric aligned to Mississippi's requirements, then connects evaluations to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Professional Growth System 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.
Mississippi Teacher Growth Rubric 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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