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VAL-ED
Professional Accountability
The Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED) is a researched-based evaluation tool that measures the effectiveness of school leaders by providing a detailed assessment of a principal's perceived performance. VAL-ED focuses on learning-centered leadership behaviors that influence teachers, staff, and most importantly, student achievement. VAL-ED is also a 360° assessment, intended to be taken by not only the principal, but by teachers and the principal’s supervisor, ensuring that the very best feedback is given to principals.- Measure leadership skills of school principals
- Focus on learning-centered leadership behaviors that influence teachers, staff, and student achievement
- Interpret against both norm-referenced and standards-referenced criteria
- Assess principals against six key processes and six core components
- Develop effective leadership for school improvement
Below is a list of features included with the purchase of VAL-ED.
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Online Survey
Quick, easy and cost-effective, the online survey facilitates the administration to multiple respondents - teachers, supervisors and, principals - with immediate scoring and reporting
Professional Development
Access to unparalleled expertise and perspective on how best to use data to drive growth and effective leadership of school administrators
Administration Tools
Easily manage the program at the school, cluster, district, regional or state level
Summative and Formative Results
To be used within a comprehensive principal effectiveness program, the effectiveness scale and both criterion-referenced and norm-referenced scores provide valid and reliable results to evaluate the performance of a principal and identify specific leadership behaviors for improvement
Reports
Individual and Aggregate reports are interpreted against both norm-referenced and standards-referenced criteria that highlight areas of strength and possible areas for improvement
Learning Centered Leadership Framework
Focused on two key dimensions educational leadership (core components and key processes), VAL-ED measures the leadership behaviors that lead to changes in the school, which in turn lead to student success
Learning Profile
Diagnose principal actions and recommend leadership behaviors for possible improvement
For downloadable research studies on VAL-ED, please visit the Features tab. For more comprehensive research information, please visit www.valed.com.
Learning-Centered Leadership Framework: The Blueprint for VAL-ED
Discovery Education ASSESSMENT VAL-ED is an annual-subscription based product.
Purchase of Discovery Education ASSESSMENT VAL-ED is per principal or assisstant principal, and includes all necessary materials, scoring, and reporting.
VAL-ED may be purchased for an individual, select groups, or for an entire district or state.
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What Your Colleagues Are Saying
"Our district selected VAL-ED as part of our principal evaluation system due to its unparalleled reliability and validity, and for the comprehensive data that it provides. Most importantly, VAL-ED includes feedback from the entire teacher faculty – a response group that is best able to provide insight on their principal’s instructional leadership. Principals receive detailed data on their performance in order to grow and improve as educational leaders, and with the comprehensive VAL-ED data, our district is able to tailor and direct our limited professional development funds for the greatest impact."
Karen Kemp, Senior Coordinator of Leadership Development, Polk County Public Schools (FL)
View an Informational Webinar with Author Dr. Joseph Murphy
Dr. Murphy discusses current issues and opportunities in developing fair and equitable principal evaluation systems, the purpose and role of the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED), and his work with numerous states and districts in building effective principal leadership and evaluation systems.
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