AIR, in partnership with other leaders in the field, was selected by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to conduct a randomized control trial to study the implementation of a package of teacher and leader evaluation system practices in selected school districts. The five-year, $20 million Teacher and Leader Evaluation Systems study is being implemented in eight school districts across the United States. Teachers and principals receive feedback on their practices and their contributions to student growth.

The findings will provide rigorous evidence on the implementation of evaluation system practices and on the impacts of such practices on student achievement, as well as teacher and leader motivation, learning activities, professional practices, and retention.