District-certified evaluation plans should reflect and support Kentucky’s commitment of every school being led by an effective leader. Local plans should be designed to catalyze professional growth and create a fair and equitable system to promote and measure the effectiveness of school leaders by:

• providing a basis for leadership improvement through productive principal performance appraisal and professional growth
• encouraging collaboration between the principal and superintendent
• promoting self-growth, leadership effectiveness, and improvement of the principal’s overall job performance

As of 2021, 704 KAR 3:370, defines the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) as the required performance criteria for evaluating all principals and assistant principals. While these standards are required, local district 50/50 Committees and Boards of Education have flexibility in determining how the standards align with the four measures of Planning, Environment, Instruction and Professionalism outlined in the Framework for Personnel Evaluation. All standards and evaluation procedures are defined in each local district Certified Evaluation Plan (CEP).Read more on the Certified Evaluation webpage.

Helpful Resources

• KY PSEL Growth & Evaluation Tool
• Assurances Document
• CEP Resources for PSEL (change this when all P3 materials are moved)
• 2020 Update: PSEL for Principals
• KyFfPE Graphic 2020 – updated with PSEL alignment for Principals
• Professional Standards for Educational Leaders