Vermont Teacher Evaluation Software
Vermont sets educator standards but leaves evaluation design to local supervisory unions and districts. EX runs evaluations aligned to Vermont's InTASC-based Core Teaching Standards and to whatever supervision and evaluation system your district already uses.
Evaluation 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.
Classroom Observation
How Vermont Approaches Teacher Evaluation
Vermont is a strong local-control state. The Agency of Education and State Board set educator standards and, under the Education Quality Standards (State Board Rule 2000), require schools to provide teacher support and evaluation aligned with State Board-approved guidelines. There is no single statewide evaluation rubric. Each supervisory union and district designs its own supervision and evaluation system, often informed by the InTASC-based Core Teaching Standards. In EX in Education, that local system is the doorway into a connected approach to coaching, PD, and retention.
Core Teaching Standards
The Core Teaching Standards for Vermont Educators, adopted in 2011 and periodically updated, are based on the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards. Ten standards group into four categories, each ready to build into observation forms in EX.
- The Learner and Learning
- Content
- Instructional Practice
- Professional Responsibility
Local Systems, Not a State Rubric
Because Vermont does not mandate one statewide rubric, supervisory unions and districts build their own supervision and evaluation policies. EX adapts to your framework instead of forcing a template.
- No mandated statewide rubric or rating scale
- Supervisory unions and districts set the design
- Often InTASC or Danielson-informed
- Bring your own rubric, or start from ours
The 10 Core Teaching Standards
Vermont's Core Teaching Standards, based on the InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards, describe what every Vermont educator should know and be able to do. They group into four categories, all available to build into observation forms in EX in Education.
The Learner and Learning
Three standards covering how students grow, differ, and engage.
- 1. Learner Development
- 2. Learning Differences
- 3. Learning Environments
Content
Two standards covering command of the discipline and how it is applied.
- 4. Content Knowledge
- 5. Application of Content
Instructional Practice
Three standards covering how teachers plan, assess, and teach.
- 6. Assessment
- 7. Planning for Instruction
- 8. Instructional Strategies
Professional Responsibility
Two standards covering ethical practice, growth, and collaboration.
- 9. Professional Learning and Ethical Practice
- 10. Leadership and Collaboration
Formal Observations
- • Structure set by your supervisory union or district
- • Commonly includes a pre-observation conference
- • Post-observation conference and written feedback
- • Cadence defined by local policy
Informal Walkthroughs
- • Short, frequent classroom visits
- • Announced or unannounced
- • Brief, timely feedback
- • Number set by district policy
Local control: Vermont does not mandate a single statewide observation count, rubric, or rating scale. Supervisory unions and districts set their own, aligned to State Board guidelines under the Education Quality Standards. EX is configurable, so it matches your local system rather than forcing a state template, and keeps observations, evidence, and reminders together.
Your District's Rating Scale, Tracked Over Time
Vermont does not prescribe a statewide rating scale, so districts and supervisory unions define their own performance levels. Many use a four-level scale like the example below. Whatever scale you use, EX records each rating, ties it to the evidence behind it, and carries it 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 effective practice
Developing
Shows growth potential and needs support in some areas
Ineffective
Requires significant improvement and intensive support
Example only. Districts and supervisory unions define their own performance levels; EX adapts to whichever scale you use.
Many Vermont supervisory unions run reduced cycles for experienced, strong-performing educators and closer, more frequent support for those who are newer or need it, with improvement plans and mentoring where appropriate. Under the Education Quality Standards, mentoring is a required part of a district's professional learning system for new staff. EX in Education keeps each educator'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 Vermont's Local Evaluation Systems
EX in Education gives Vermont districts what they need to run their own evaluation systems aligned to the Core Teaching Standards, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Standards-Aligned Forms
Observation forms you can build around the InTASC-based Core Teaching Standards, on the rating scale your district uses.
- • 10 standards, 4 categories
- • Configurable rating scale
- • Evidence collection tools
Bring Your Own Rubric
Load the framework your supervisory union already uses, whether InTASC-based, Danielson, or a custom local rubric.
- • Custom domains and criteria
- • Matches local policy
- • Start from a template
Observation Cycles
Manage formal observations alongside quick walkthroughs, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- • Formal observations
- • Informal walkthroughs
- • Cycle reminders
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
Mentoring & Induction
Track the mentoring the Education Quality Standards require for new educators, connected to their evaluations.
- • Mentor assignments
- • Induction milestones
- • Tied to evaluation records
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 Vermont Districts Run Evaluations Inside EX in Education
Run evaluation the way your supervisory union designs it, then use what it 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 a supervisory union
One shared rubric and process helps evaluators score consistently, whether it is a single school or every district in the union.
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 Vermont 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, standards-aligned feedback that the evaluator reviews and edits before it is shared.
Organize Evidence by Standard
Sort notes and artifacts against the Core Teaching 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 Evaluation Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs evaluations aligned to Vermont's Core Teaching Standards and your district's own system, then connects them to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for Vermont's local evaluation systems. 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.
Vermont 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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