New guidance is available to support the design and development of a STEPS plan

Resources include:

• Designing a STEPS plan: Developing the Components of a STEPS Plan
  • This document builds on prior guidance documents: Designing a STEPS plan – a Preliminary Guide and Designing a STEPS Plan - Requirements and Guidance, and provides specific examples of how an LEA could design the components of a STEPS plan.
• Webinars to support the STEPS plan design process:
  • Using a Needs Analysis to Select Teacher Measures
  • Using a Needs Analysis to Select Principal Measures

For questions or additional support, please contact the Office of Educator Quality and Professional Development at (518) 486-2573 or via email at educatoreval@nysed.gov.