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TAPS Rubric Template: Georgia TKES Observation Form for All 10 Standards
The full Georgia TAPS rubric as a ready-to-use observation form. All ten performance standards, each with Georgia's description of Level IV through Level I, plus comments, photos, and video as evidence. Use it for the longer Formative Observation, when every standard is rated.
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At a glance
Framework
TAPS, the Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards in Georgia's Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES)
What it covers
All ten TAPS performance standards, as two rubrics: Standards 1-6 and Standards 7-10
Rating
Level IV, Level III, Level II, Level I, with Georgia's description at every level. Level III is the expected level.
Evidence
Comments, photos, and video on each rubric
What is on the form
Each section is one rubric, with a row for every standard and Georgia's description at Level IV, Level III, Level II, and Level I, as printed in the GaDOE TAPS Performance Standards and Rubrics (July 1, 2014). Want a quicker form for walkthroughs? Use the TAPS walkthrough form, with one question per standard. Read the official TKES Implementation Handbook, with the TAPS rubrics, from the Georgia Department of Education.
Standards 1-6: Planning, Instruction, and Assessment
Standard 1: Professional Knowledge
Standard 2: Instructional Planning
Standard 3: Instructional Strategies
Standard 4: Differentiated Instruction
Standard 5: Assessment Strategies
Standard 6: Assessment Uses
Standards 7-10: Learning Environment, Professionalism, and Communication
Standard 7: Positive Learning Environment
Standard 8: Academically Challenging Environment
Standard 9: Professionalism
Standard 10: Communication
When to use it
Formative Observations
Georgia's handbook sets Formative Observations at least thirty minutes, based on all ten standards. This form has all ten, with every level described.
Rating against the rubric language
Every standard shows Georgia's own description at each level, so you can match what you saw to the words in the rubric.
Feedback within ten working days
Georgia requires each classroom observation to be shared within ten working days. Send yours to the teacher the same day.
How to get it
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Click Get this template
It opens the full TAPS rubric template in the Education Walkthrough template library.
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Enter your email
We add the template to your account. If you are new, we email you the template and how to sign in.
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Walk your first classroom
Open it in the Education Walkthrough app on your phone or tablet, or in your web browser. Rate what you see and send the feedback to the teacher.
From walkthroughs to the whole picture
On premium plans, every TAPS walkthrough and observation you save feeds Report Builder. Pick a report, and it pulls your data together and explains what it means.
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Walk
Rate what you see on the ten standards, with notes, photos, or video.
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Feedback
Send the teacher your feedback right after the visit.
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Patterns
Report Builder pulls every visit together, by teacher, school, or district.
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Conference
Walk into each conversation with real evidence, not memory.
Teacher coverage
See who has been walked and who hasn't, so every teacher gets the observations TKES calls for.
Individual Teacher Report
Every walkthrough for one teacher in one place, with how often each area showed up, ready before the conference.
Qualitative Insights
The themes in your walkthrough comments and the language observers use most, explained in plain language.
Year in Review
A board-ready summary of your walkthrough year, including the instructional themes that came up most.
Sample reports shown with example data. Report Builder is included with premium plans.