Evaluating teacher consultants for behavior with the Danielson Framework

A behavior consultant runs functional behavior assessments, writes and monitors behavior intervention plans, coaches staff through difficult situations, collects data across settings and responds to crises that do not schedule themselves.

Almost none of that is a lesson, and much of it happens in other classrooms with other adults present.

What we provide

A rubric written for this role on the same four-domain structure your administrators already use, in both the 2013 and 2022 editions.

• Components cover assessment quality and intervention plan design
• Coaching and consultation with staff are recorded as practice
• Data collection across settings is evidence rather than paperwork
• Crisis response can be documented without a scheduled observation

The rubric derives from Danielson consulting work published by state education agencies. The 2022 edition is our own.

The 2022 rubric at a glance

22 components across 4 domains, written for this role rather than borrowed from the classroom teacher rubric.

Planning and Preparation

• 1a Applying Knowledge of Behavior Science and Consultation Practice
• 1b Knowing and Valuing Students and Teacher Capacity
• 1c Setting Goals for the Behavior Support Program
• 1d Using Resources Effectively
• 1e Planning a Coherent Behavior Support Program
• 1f Designing Program Evaluation

Learning Environment

• 2d Supporting Positive Student Behavior and Classroom Management
• 2a Cultivating Respectful and Affirming Environments
• 2b Fostering a Culture for Ongoing Instructional Improvement
• 2c Maintaining Clear Procedures for Accessing Support
• 2e Organizing Spaces for Consultation and Professional Learning

Behavior Support Practice

• 3a Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA)
• 3b Developing and Supporting Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
• 3c Coaching and Consulting with Educators on Behavior Support
• 3d Supporting PBIS/MTSS Implementation Across Tiers
• 3e Responding Flexibly to Student and Teacher Needs

Principled Practice

• 4a Engaging in Reflective Practice
• 4b Collaborating with Educators and the IEP Team
• 4c Maintaining Data and Records
• 4d Contributing to School Community and Culture
• 4e Growing and Developing Professionally
• 4f Acting in Service of Students

Each component carries level-of-performance descriptors in all four levels, written in first, second and third person so self-assessments and evaluations read correctly from the same source. Ask us for the full rubric and we will walk you through it.

More than the rubric

Evidence can come from functional assessments, intervention plans and staff coaching across settings. The rubric is not a document you print and fill in. It is built into software that runs the whole cycle: observations scheduled and recorded, rubric language inserted into the evaluation for you, self assessments and professional development plans running against the same rubric, and district reporting at the end of the year.

Plenty of districts already have the right rubric sitting in a filing cabinet. The work is in running the cycle with it. See how the software works → See the other 13 roles

Evaluating behavior consultants this year?

Tell us how your behavior team works, and we will show you how assessments, intervention plans and staff coaching are recorded across settings. If we are not the right fit for your district, we will tell you that too. Talk with us about behavior consultant evaluation →