Virginia Teacher Evaluation Software
Run Virginia Uniform Performance Standards evaluations across all 8 standards, aligned to the Board of Education guidelines and built for the divisions that use them.
The standards are 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.
Performance Standards Observation
Virginia's Uniform Performance Standards
The Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers are Virginia's state framework for measuring teacher effectiveness. They set eight performance standards, with student academic progress as a required, significant component. In EX in Education, that framework is the doorway into a connected system for coaching, PD, and retention.
8 Performance Standards
Virginia organizes teacher practice across eight standards, each pre-configured in EX so evaluators score against the state criteria without rebuilding forms.
- Professional Knowledge and Instructional Planning
- Instructional Delivery and Assessment of Learning
- Learning Environment and Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Professionalism and Student Academic Progress
Student Academic Progress
Under the Code of Virginia, student academic progress must be a significant component of every teacher's evaluation. EX tracks the goals and measures behind it alongside observation results.
- Standard 8 is a required, significant component
- At least 10 percent and not the sole least-weighted standard
- Determined by multiple measures of learning
- Divisions set goals and approved measures
Complete Uniform Performance Standards Coverage
All eight Virginia performance standards are pre-built in EX in Education, so evaluators can observe, score, and gather evidence against the state framework from day one. Sample performance indicators guide each standard; divisions can adapt them to local criteria.
Professional Knowledge
The teacher demonstrates an understanding of the curriculum, subject content, and the developmental needs of students.
- Addresses appropriate curriculum standards
- Demonstrates accurate content knowledge
- Bases instruction on high expectations
Instructional Planning
The teacher plans using the Virginia Standards of Learning, the division curriculum, and data on student needs.
- Uses student data to guide planning
- Aligns lessons to curriculum standards
- Plans time and resources realistically
Instructional Delivery
The teacher effectively engages students in learning using a variety of instructional strategies to meet individual needs.
- Engages and maintains attention
- Differentiates to meet student needs
- Uses instructional technology
Assessment of and for Student Learning
The teacher systematically gathers, analyzes, and uses data to measure student progress and guide instruction.
- Uses formative and summative measures
- Gives timely, constructive feedback
- Uses data to adjust instruction
Learning Environment
The teacher uses resources, routines, and procedures to provide a respectful, positive, safe, student-centered environment.
- Maximizes instructional time
- Establishes clear expectations
- Promotes a culture of respect
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Equitable Practices
The teacher demonstrates a commitment to equity and provides instruction and a classroom environment that are responsive to and respectful of the learning needs of all students.
- Fosters and models respect for diverse backgrounds
- Builds an inclusive, equitable learning environment
- Uses culturally responsive instructional practices
Professionalism
The teacher maintains professional ethics, communicates effectively, and takes responsibility for professional growth.
- Collaborates with colleagues and families
- Adheres to professional ethics
- Engages in ongoing professional growth
Student Academic Progress
The work of the teacher results in acceptable, measurable, and appropriate student academic progress, determined by multiple measures of learning and achievement.
- Sets measurable student progress goals
- Documents progress with multiple measures
- Provides evidence of impact on learning
Formal Observations
- Documented observation of instruction
- Pre- and post-observation conferences
- Written feedback tied to the standards
- Length and number set by division policy
Informal Observations
- Shorter, more frequent classroom visits
- Used throughout the year, including interim years
- Brief, timely feedback
- Number set by division policy
Weighting the standards: The state's sample model weights all eight standards roughly equally, at about 12.5 percent each, with divisions setting local weights. Under the Code of Virginia and the current guidelines, student academic progress must be a significant component, no less than 10 percent, and not the sole least-weighted standard. Divisions set final weights within these rules, and EX in Education mirrors the weighting your division adopts.
Performance Ratings, Tracked Over Time
Virginia's model rates each individual performance standard on four levels, then rolls them into a four-level overall summative 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.
Rating each performance standard
Exemplary
Consistently exceeds expectations and models practice for others
Proficient
Meets expectations and demonstrates effective practice
Developing / Needs Improvement
Shows growth potential and needs support in some areas
Unacceptable
Requires significant improvement and intensive support
Overall summative rating
Highly Effective
Consistently exceeds the performance standards
Effective
Meets the performance standards
Approaching Effective
Approaches, but does not yet fully meet, the standards
Ineffective
Does not meet the performance standards
Under the state model, continuing-contract teachers receive a summative evaluation at least once every three years and are informally evaluated in the interim years, while probationary teachers are typically evaluated every year. Teachers who are not meeting expectations move to a shorter cycle and are often supported with a performance improvement plan 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 Virginia's Evaluation Process
EX in Education gives Virginia divisions what they need to run the Uniform Performance Standards aligned to state guidelines, then connects that evidence to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Standards-Aligned Forms
Observation forms pre-built for all eight performance standards, on Virginia's four-level rating scale.
- All 8 standards included
- Four-level rating scale
- Evidence collection tools
Observation Cycles
Manage formal observations alongside informal walkthroughs, with scheduling and reminders in one connected system.
- Formal observations
- Informal walkthroughs
- Cycle reminders
Student Progress Tracking
Record the student academic progress goals and measures your division uses alongside observation results.
- Multiple approved measures
- Evidence in one record
- Division-defined goals
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
Cycle Management
Track probationary and continuing-contract cycles so summative and interim years stay on schedule.
- Probationary vs continuing status
- Three-year cycle tracking
- Improvement plan support
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 Virginia Divisions Run Evaluations Inside EX in Education
Run the Uniform Performance Standards 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 division.
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 divisions keep the ones they worked hard to hire.
How AI Supports Virginia Evaluations
AI in EX in Education helps evaluators work through the performance standards 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 eight performance 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 Virginia Evaluations Into the Bigger Picture
See how EX in Education runs the Uniform Performance Standards aligned to Virginia's guidelines, then connects evaluations to coaching, PD, goals, and retention across every school.
Built for the Uniform Performance Standards. 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.
Virginia performance evaluations are one part of how divisions 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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