The Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness System is a learning-centered, continuous improvement system designed to improve the education of all students in the state of Wisconsin by supporting guided, individualized, self-determined professional growth and development of educators.
2024-25: Wisconsin EE System State Model Implements Updated, Danielson Framework
Starting in the 2024-25 school year, the Wisconsin Educator Effectiveness (EE) System state model is implementing the 2022 Danielson Framework for Teaching (FfT) as the framework for the evaluation of teaching. This updated framework features many improvements over the previously used 2013 version with a focus on:
- Educational rigor and resources for all students,
- Knowing and valuing students,
- Supporting social and emotional learning,
- Authentic engagement with families and communities,
- Support for prioritization and flexibility based on local context, and
- Alignment of the structure and language of the framework.
Resources available:
- New certification for new observers and recertification training for current observers of teachers aligned to the updated framework.
- Rubric information resources:
- rubric overview for teachers
- conversation points and resources for administrators
- revised teacher evaluation process manual
- Revised electronic evaluation management forms in Frontline Education and Google format to reflect the new framework.
DPI will continue to provide the ongoing supports to help implement the WI EE System and the new rubric, including the following resources:
- CESA supports,
- TeachForward video library for observation calibration,
- LinkedIn Learning to support professional development, and
- Library of resources and professional learning.
- System process flexibilities
2025-26 Changes to State Model EE Documentation & Record-Keeping
Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, state model school districts and independent charter schools will have new options and resources for educator effectiveness (EE) system record-keeping support as DPI will no longer be contracting with Frontline Education for an educator effectiveness management platform.
Learn details of how DPI's free forms meet required EE processes, the available transition supports, and documentation elements to be locally maintained: Documentation of EE Processes.
Submit questions about this information to Ask an EE Question.