Case Studies: Overview | APEP | ISLLC | VAL-ED
The following case studies focus on how administrators' behaviors are evaluated through performance rubrics in three different evaluation systems - the Administrator Portfolio Evaluation Process (APEP), the Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards, and the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED). Each case study page includes an overview and key elements of the system and a resources section with links to tools and additional information. For a brief overview of each page, see the descriptions below.
Administrator Portfolio Evaluation Process (APEP)
The Administrator Portfolio Evaluation Process (APEP) modifies the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) leadership standards and applies the concept of a performance-based rubric. APEP was developed in Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District in California. Subsequently, its principles were applied to the performance evaluation for FIRST, a pay for performance program funded by the Federal Teacher Incentive Fund Grant and used to evaluate administrators in Prince George's County, Maryland. This page provides evaluation and self-reflection tools that support administrator growth, school improvement, and student achievement.
Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC)
The Council of Chief State School Officers developed The Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards, which have become the foundation for many administrator evaluation systems across the country. These standards are anchored in student learning, shift the focus of administrator evaluation from management to school improvement, emphasize the collaborative nature of school leadership, and provide an integrated and coherent framework for action. This page provides an overview of the standards and performance expectations, as well as concrete examples of how they have been implemented in various states.
Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED)
The Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education (VAL-ED), developed under a three-year project funded by the Wallace Foundation, is a multi-component standards-based leadership assessment system for measuring administrators' performance. The results of VAL-ED can be used for both summative and formative administrator evaluation, as well as to guide professional development efforts. This page discusses the research supporting the definition of effective leadership and provides concrete information on the validity and reliability of the instrument used for measuring administrator performance.