What makes a teacher-evaluation record survive a grievance, non-renewal, or due-process hearing: factual documentation, a real improvement plan, notice and time to improve, plus templates and checklists.
A teacher pushing back on their rating is normal. How to handle evaluation disagreements: prevent disputes, run the conversation, and know when to change a rating.
Whether an AI-assisted teacher evaluation holds up depends on the process, not the AI itself. The four properties that make any evaluation defensible, where AI helps, where it adds risk, and what to ask before it reaches a personnel file.