The State of Teacher Evaluations in California K-12 Public Schools during COVID-19

<p>Three key aspects were revealed through the literature review of teacher evaluations. First, teacher evaluations have been controversial nationwide and revised from the outset. Second, the COVID-19 pandemic added a layer of complexity. Third, research on the state of teacher evaluations was minimal, particularly for California K-12 public schools. This mixed methods non-experimental case study employed a grounded theory research approach to gain an understanding of teacher evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic. To conduct the study, human resource administrators in public school districts serving K-12 students across all 58 counties in California were invited to participate in an online survey. A total of 134 respondents representing 36 counties completed the survey, and some participated in a semi-structured interview. The data was analyzed, and a theme emerged, which was confirmed by the semi-structured interviews. This study unearthed a substantive theory: Collaboration overcomes adversity. Collaboration made supposedly impossible situations manageable. The substantive theory and findings are currently limited to education and teacher evaluations. Further exploration is recommended for policy, research, and practice. Some limitations include single-source information and limited participation from urban school districts.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Education, PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Educational Studies

Year dc:date.available

2022

Author dc:creator

• Preciado, Irene

Contributors dc:contributor

• Thomas F. Luschei
• Frances Marie Gipson

• California K–12 public schools
• collaboration
• collaboration overcomes adversity.
• COVID-19
• memorandum of understanding (MOU)
• teacher evaluations
• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgu_etd/497

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarship.claremont.edu:cgu_etd-1528