My first experience with APPR was last year, my first year of teaching. My understanding is that each year teachers determine some way for their performance to as a teacher to be assessed. They can choose to be assessed using many different formats which include observations, lessons, portfolios, rubrics, student samples, projects, lesson reflections, and/or presentations. Part of the assessment is parent/student communication. One way to ensure you are fulfilling this requirement is to keep a daily communication log citing administrator, parent and student communication. These include letters/forms sent home, phone calls, emails, meetings (both formal & informal), and daily student interactions.

Teachers should be able to connect their lessons with the common core standards and prove that they used those standards within their lessons. Essentially teachers need to be able to give examples and reasons for why they are teaching what they are teaching.

As FACS teachers we do not have Standardized Tests or a common way for the State or Districts to measure our success. one way to do this is to give students a pre-test, create yearly tests within your department and create hands-on assessments. It is important to remember as FACS teachers we must be constantly promoting our programs and maintain professionalism within the classroom.