The Network for Educator Effectiveness

Discover how our comprehensive evaluation system can develop and empower the educators in your school.

The Network for Educator Effectiveness is a comprehensive educator evaluation system with a purpose: to grow teachers and improve schools. NEE brings together classroom observation with multiple measures of effectiveness in a secure online portal designed to record feedback, start meaningful conversations, and provide high-quality resources for educator growth and development.

Who We Serve

317 districts
1062 buildings
36724 teachers
373342 students

NEE is a research-based framework for educator evaluation that combines:

  • Easy-to-understand rubrics and “look-fors” for 27 observable classroom indicators. NEE encourages schools to pick three to five indicators to focus on for district-wide or building-wide improvement.
  • In-depth training for administrators to conduct reliable, consistent classroom observations and provide meaningful feedback to teachers.
  • Online Data Tool to record feedback, track formative assessments over time, and generate summative assessments annually.

  • More than 300 professional learning resources integrated within the online tool for individualized development at the local level.
  • Training opportunities for teacher professional development plans and curriculum planning.
  • Student survey feedback on teachers and teacher survey feedback on principals.

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Recent News & Research

  • I have been an administrator for 16 years. NEE is by far the best system I have used for walkthroughs, evaluations, and growing teachers. Everything is transparent with staff, administrator, and superintendent.  We worked with our staff to set our goals and have received more training than any other model and method I have used.

    Gale Dunkhas
    High School Principal
    Falls City, NE

  • NEE is a great tool that, if implemented correctly and with passion, will quickly help your school improve teacher effectiveness, teacher growth, and the learning-centered culture of your school.

    Keith White
    Superintendent
    Diamond, MO

  • NEE is the most beneficial teacher evaluation tool we have used. Implementing the NEE evaluation system has provided a positive impact on our teachers and our students. Teachers have commented on the invaluable conversations and timely feedback they have with administration. The use of NEE has developed a different level of positive relationships between staff and administration. They truly value it as a growth tool. This has developed a higher level of awareness in teaching, resulting in higher student learning.


    Elementary Principals
    Neosho, MO