Performance management
Find the requirements for the school performance management process.
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All staff must participate in the performance management process. Your performance is assessed against the professional standards set out in your employment agreement.
About performance management
Effective performance management means that as a principal or teacher you:
- know what’s expected of you
- are supported to achieve the agreed expectations
- are monitored and assessed on your performance
- can develop your skills
It also provides an agreed basis for salary progression.
Professional standards
Your performance is assessed against the professional standards set out in your employment agreement.
Assessment guidelines
The Secretary for Education has set out:
- principles underlying the policies and processes that boards must have in place for assessing teacher performance
- the process boards must follow in assessing teacher performance
- the aspects of a teacher’s performance a board must assess.
Note that these guidelines will be reviewed, once the Teaching Council has confirmed its new approach to teacher appraisal, following the Accord that was signed between the Ministry of Education, NZEI Te Riu Roa, and PPTA Te Wehengarua in June 2019. As part of the Accord, the parties agreed to work together to remove performance appraisal, with the Minister committing to removing the relevant requirements in legislation.
Performance management in schools guidelines [DOC, 252 KB]
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