# GCOC - Evaluation of Administrative Staff

**GCOC - Evaluation of Administrative Staff**

The Superintendent shall implement and supervise an evaluation system for all administrative personnel.

Formal evaluations shall be made in accordance with the Board approved [PE/PG](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1q7zYURA5asQgFZy4_CeTU9X5lRruPPtz/view) Plan.  They shall be conducted according to the following guidelines:

A. Evaluative criteria for each position shall be in written form and made permanently available to the administrator;

B. Evaluations shall be made by the Superintendent or immediate supervisor;

C. Results of the evaluations shall be put in writing and shall be discussed with the administrator;

D. The administrator being evaluated will have the right to attach a memorandum to the written evaluation; and

E. Results of all evaluations shall be kept in confidential personnel files maintained at the Superintendent’s office.

In accordance with Maine’s Educator Effectiveness law (20-A MRSA § 13701-13706), by the end of the  2016-2017 school year, the school unit will have developed and piloted a performance evaluation and growth system (PEPG), consistent with the requirements of  the law and applicable Department of Education rules, for full implementation in the 2017-2018 school year.

This system, which will apply to the evaluation and growth of school principals, must be approved by the Board.

Legal Reference:

20-A MRSA §§13701-13706; 13802

Me. Dept. of Ed. Rule Ch. 125 §§ 4.02(E) (3), 8.08)

Me. Dept. of Ed. Rule Ch. 180

*Policy Adopted: October 21, 2026*