Supporting Educator Effectiveness in Pennsylvania Aligned to PDE 82-1: Connecting Evaluation & Professional Growth in One Unified System Pennsylvania districts operate within a clear educator effectiveness framework: PDE 82-1 Educator Effectiveness Framework Act 13 Differentiated Supervision Models Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) Structured evidence collection and summative reporting requirements Frontline Professional Growth provides a connected system to operationalize this framework — connecting evaluation, professional learning, and compliance. Learn More “Frontline Professional Growth provides a learning environment that really fits the needs of educators and administrators alike. Easy to access, easy to pull reports, and easy to visualize where you are during your process.” Jill Neuhard Capital Area IU Built Around Pennsylvania Evaluations Frontline Employee Evaluation Management (EEM) enables districts to implement Pennsylvania’s framework with structure and consistency. Districts can: Align observation workflows to PDE 82-1 domains and components Support formal, informal, and differentiated supervision pathways Capture structured evidence aligned to district expectations Maintain summative records consistent with Act 13 updates Generate consolidated, audit-ready reporting Track and maintain Professional Growth Plans (PGPs) The result: a structured evaluation system that reflects how Pennsylvania districts already operate. Connecting Evaluation and Professional Learning While Pennsylvania embeds growth into its evaluation framework, many districts still manage: Evaluation in one platform Professional development in another Mandated compliance training separately This fragmentation creates duplicate data entry, disconnected growth conversations, and limited visibility into educator development. Because Frontline connects EEM and Professional Learning Management (PLM), districts can: Link observation feedback directly to targeted professional development Align Professional Growth Plans to specific learning activities Build individualized development pathways based on evaluation dat Track educator progress over time within a single, continuous record Reduce administrative handoffs between evaluation and PD systems Generate reporting that reflects both performance and growth Evaluation becomes the foundation. Professional learning becomes the extension. Growth becomes measurable — not siloed. Supporting Pennsylvania-Specific Compliance & Mandated Training Through Frontline Learning & Collaboration Resources (LCR), districts can assign and track Pennsylvania-specific courses such as: Act 126 Child Abuse Recognition & Reporting Act 55 Mandated Training Act 115 Suicide Prevention Youth mental health awareness Trauma-informed approaches and school climate training Because LCR integrates within the same system, districts can: Assign required compliance courses Track completion centrally Connect mandated training to Professional Growth Plans Maintain consolidated documentation for audits Compliance, evaluation, and professional development are managed together — not in separate systems. “It had the capability to add on those learning and collaboration resources and to make each dashboard personalized for the staff member so they could align each activity with the goal. They could see where they are metric-wise. Am I coming along in this? Do I need more support? Should I ask for more support? We’re making it open to staff for those conversations. What is it that they truly need and what’s the ‘why’?” Jill Neuhard Capital Area IU Reducing Administrative Lift Pennsylvania leaders must balance: PDE-aligned evaluation documentation Differentiated supervision tracking Professional Growth Plan accountability Mandated training requirements Board and audit visibility Frontline provides: ✔ One unified educator record ✔ Centralized documentation ✔ Streamlined reporting ✔ Fewer disconnected tools ✔ Clear visibility into educator effectiveness
