Many schools rely on rotating evaluation cycles because evaluating every teacher every year feels impossible. Veteran teachers move to a three-year schedule, administrators focus where problems appear, and the system feels manageable. But this compromise often creates unintended consequences: documentation gaps, increased legal exposure, and cultural signals that weaken a school’s expectations for professional growth.

In this webinar, ISM Adjunct Consultant Mike Gwaltney explains why annual evaluation and growth are foundational to a healthy faculty culture — and why rotating cycles can quietly undermine both. Drawing on ISM research and the Comprehensive Faculty Development framework, he will also show how schools can design evaluation systems that are both rigorous and sustainable. Participants will leave with practical strategies for building a system that evaluates every teacher every year, without overwhelming school leaders.