North Dakota Teacher Evaluation Software
Run teacher evaluations in the model your district adopts, Danielson, CP2R, Marshall, or Marzano, aligned to North Dakota's requirements under NDCC 15.1-15.
Evaluation is the entry point, not the whole story. In EX in Education, your evaluations connect to coaching, goals, PD, and retention, so every educator moves from hired to thriving.
Classroom Observation
How North Dakota Teacher Evaluation Works
North Dakota is a local-control state. State law (NDCC Title 15.1) requires districts to evaluate teachers, but each district adopts its own evaluation system from a set of state-recognized models. In EX in Education, whichever model your district uses becomes the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
Local Control, State Requirements
North Dakota does not publish a single statewide evaluation rubric. Districts adopt their own system within the requirements set by state law, and EX holds whatever model you choose.
- Evaluation required under NDCC Title 15.1
- Each district adopts its own evaluation system
- ESPB governs licensure and standards, not the rubric
- DPI collects effectiveness data at the school level
State-Recognized Evaluation Models
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction recognizes several evaluation models districts may select from. Configure the one you use once, then run it across every school.
- CP2R framework
- Danielson Framework for Teaching
- Marshall Teacher Evaluation Rubric
- Marzano teacher evaluation model
The Models North Dakota Districts Use
Bring your district's adopted model into EX in Education, or start from one of the state-recognized frameworks below. Observe, score, and generate evidence against the components your district uses.
CP2R Framework
A framework recognized by North Dakota DPI, organized around capacity, presence, passion, and relevance.
- Growth-oriented look at practice
- Configurable components per district
- Evidence captured against each area
Danielson Framework for Teaching
Widely adopted in North Dakota, organized into four domains of teaching practice.
- Planning and Preparation
- Classroom Environment
- Instruction
- Professional Responsibilities
Marshall Teacher Evaluation Rubric
A concise, evidence-based rubric built for frequent, short observations.
- Short observation friendly
- Rubric-based indicators
- Timely, specific feedback
Marzano Teacher Evaluation Model
A model centered on instructional strategies and their observable impact.
- Instructional strategy focus
- Element-level evidence
- Growth over the year
Evaluation Frequency (NDCC 15.1-15)
- • Teachers in their first three years: at least twice per school year
- • More experienced teachers: at least once per school year
- • District sets the cycle within the law
- • EX tracks each cycle with reminders
Locally Designed Systems
- • District adopts one recognized model
- • District decides which components apply locally
- • Each evaluated teacher is rated on the same factors under the same model
- • Formal observations and walkthroughs in one place
ESPB and district evaluation are not the same thing: The North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB) governs educator licensure, teacher preparation program approval, and the Educators' Code of Ethics. It does not publish a statewide evaluation rubric. Teacher evaluation itself is required by state law and adopted locally by each district. EX in Education holds whichever model your district uses and keeps evaluation cycles on schedule.
Performance Levels, Kept Over Time
North Dakota does not set one statewide rating scale. Each recognized model brings its own performance levels. The four-level example below comes from the Danielson Framework for Teaching, a common North Dakota choice. EX records whichever levels your district's model uses and carries them forward so growth is visible from one cycle to the next.
Distinguished
Consistently exceeds expectations and models practice for others
Proficient
Meets expectations and demonstrates solid, effective practice
Basic
Shows growth potential and needs support in some areas
Unsatisfactory
Requires significant improvement and intensive support
For federal reporting under ESSA, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports ineffective teaching at the school level, using the lowest performance levels of each model, to show whether students in high-poverty and high-minority schools have equitable access to effective teaching. It is a school-level equity measure, not a public label on individual teachers. EX in Education keeps each teacher's rating history 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 North Dakota's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives North Dakota districts what they need to run their adopted model aligned to state requirements, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Your Adopted Model
Observation forms configured to whichever recognized model your district uses, on that model's rating scale.
- • CP2R, Danielson, Marshall, or Marzano
- • District-defined components
- • 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
Frequency Tracking
Stay on the NDCC 15.1-15 cycle, twice a year for newer teachers and at least once for experienced staff.
- • Early-career and experienced tracks
- • Automatic reminders
- • Status by school
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
Professional Growth Planning
Set professional goals tied to what the evaluation surfaced, with progress and evidence tracked across the year.
- • Goal setting tools
- • Progress tracking
- • Linked to PD
Records & Reporting
Keep evidence organized so your district record-keeping and state effectiveness reporting are ready when they are due.
- • Evidence in one record
- • Rating history
- • Exportable reports
Why North Dakota Districts Run Evaluations Inside EX in Education
Run your model 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 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 Teacher Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators work through your model faster while keeping every judgment in human hands. It drafts and organizes, evaluators decide.
Draft Feedback From Evidence
Turn observation notes into clear feedback aligned to your model's components, which the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Component
Sort notes and artifacts against the components of your adopted model, 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 Evaluation Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs your district's model aligned to North Dakota's requirements, then connects evaluations to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for North Dakota's requirements. Bring your own model, or start from ours. Connected to coaching, PD, and goals.
Part of EX in Education
One piece of the educator experience.
North Dakota 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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