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AI in Teacher Evaluation: A School Leader's Guide to Doing It Right (2026)

AI in Teacher Evaluation: A School Leader's Guide to Doing It Right (2026)by: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 12/08/2026

What school leaders need to know about AI in teacher evaluation: the one line the law, unions, and federal guidance all draw, the Illinois law, the risks to manage, a district decision framework, questions to vet any tool, and sample policy language.

AI in Teacher Evaluation: A School Leader's Guide to Doing It Right (2026)

AI in Teacher Evaluations: The Line Between Watching and Writing

AI in Teacher Evaluations: The Line Between Watching and Writingby: Anthony D. Neely, Ph.D.Published on: 22/07/2026

AI can cut a teacher evaluation in half, but which half? The watching (human judgment) must stay human; the writing (rubric translation) is what AI can safely do. Why that line is the whole question, and why the write-up tool you pick still matters.

AI in Teacher Evaluations: The Line Between Watching and Writing