Overview

To ensure every student has access to an excellent education, the Highly Effective Teachers and Leaders Division supports educators, students, parents, schools, districts and various partnership entities with critical technical assistance and professional development in a diverse array of programs and services. Through strong leadership, we help schools close achievement gaps by ensuring every student has a highly effective teacher in a school led by a highly effective leader.

Areas encompassed under this division:

• AZCSP
• AZ LEADS
• Educator Excellence Section (formerly Highly Qualified Unit)
• Certification
• Effective Teachers and Leaders
• Professional Development
• Teacher/Principal Evaluation

Resources

• Arizona Framework for Measuring Educator Effectiveness (State Board Adopted Framework)
• AZCSIP PowerPoint Information Presentation
• Leadership Development (AZ LEADS)
• The National Teachers Hall of Fame
• Use of Title IIA funds to Support the Development, Implementation & Evaluation of Education Evaluation Systems