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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

Comprehensive Evaluation

Data sources from observations, student surveys, curriculum planning, and professional development plans – with integrated professional learning customized for individual needs.

Classroom Observation

Evaluators conduct frequent short observations to provide regular, meaningful feedback and avoid the high stakes of a one-time visit.

Student & Teacher Surveys

The online NEE student survey provides an easy, accurate, effective way for students to give input on teachers. The NEE teacher survey allows teachers to provide input on principals.

Training

NEE provides both initial and ongoing classroom observation training using detailed rubrics to reduce subjectivity and ensure consistency in evaluations.

Affordable

As a nonprofit, NEE operates on a cost-recovery basis, making our system a fraction of the price of other evaluation tools (while getting a product that’s more robust).

Online Evaluation System

Our secure online Data Tool provides a simple way to input data and access building-wide and district-wide reports.

Professional Development

Integrated in the Data Tool, the EdHub Library provides 500+ professional learning materials targeted to individual needs.

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.

Learn More About NEE

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Why Teachers Ignore So Much PD — and What Makes Them Use It

At the 2026 Association for Education Finance & Policy conference in Chicago, one theme stood out: Schools do not necessarily need more professional development. They need professional development teachers will

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Why School Districts Choose NEE to Drive School Improvement

If your district is searching for a proven, research-backed way to improve teaching, strengthen leadership, and elevate student outcomes, the Network for Educator Effectiveness (NEE) offers something few systems can: A comprehensive evaluation

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Using NEE to Improve Teaching and Learning: Lessons from School Leaders

Professional development is one of the most important tools schools have for improving classroom instruction to support student learning. Yet many educators have experienced professional development that feels disconnected, overly broad,

NEE has helped us streamline the evaluation process for teachers and administrators. This has been such a game-changer when looking at the amount of time we spend on staff evaluations!

Jeri Hardy
Superintendent
Gasconade County R-2 (MO)
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 Assistant 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