How Colorado teacher evaluation works now: the State Model, the four Teacher Quality Standards, the 70/30 split (practice vs. student learning), and the four rating levels, plus where AI helps with the write-up and where judgment stays human.
A 2026 bill would have let effective tenured Colorado teachers be evaluated every three years instead of annually. It failed in committee. Here's what the debate reveals about evaluation workload — and what it means for school leaders.