The authors present guidelines for results-based management appraisal based on a pilot program in New York City government. Included are steps in formulating objectives, standards of accomplishment, and expected results for different types of executive and technical personnel. (MF)

Offers rationale for emphasizing management by job standards (MJS) rather than management by objectives. Presents program assumptions and implementation issues. One issue is that supervisors and, if possible, employees need to develop skill in writing job standards. Provides guidelines/examples for developing job standards. Examines implementation…

This report assesses the current state of the art of personnel performance appraisal in education to provide guidelines for new initiatives and developments in the use of personnel evaluation systems in Ontario schools. It is organized in such a way that the major issues related to performance appraisal are presented in the order in which an…

This study addresses four questions: (1) What types of performance appraisal policy for educational staff have been adopted by Ontario school boards? (2) To what extent have these policies been implemented in practice? (3) What types of appraisal policies are most effective? and (4) What processes have school boards used to develop and implement…

This report, the fourth and final volume of a series, examines in a summary fashion the results from a massive study of performance appraisal policies and procedures currently used in Ontario school boards. The study, a two-year undertaking, focused on appraisal practices for certified educational personnel in Ontario: teachers, principals,…