AI-Powered Observations for Arkansas Principals
Generate TESS-aligned feedback from your observation notes in seconds - built for Arkansas principals and evaluators using the Danielson-based evaluation system.
Education in Arkansas
Education Landscape
Arkansas serves approximately 475,000 students across 244 school districts, with roughly 37,000 teachers statewide. The Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) mandates that all districts use the Teacher Excellence and Support System (TESS) for teacher evaluation, providing a consistent statewide framework grounded in the Danielson model.
Observation Requirements
Under TESS, Arkansas requires a summative evaluation for each non-novice teacher at least once every four school years, covering all components of the Danielson-based rubric. Novice teachers receive ongoing mentoring, feedback, and support. Teachers placed on Intensive Support status receive informal observations at least twice per month and at least one formal observation per semester. Evaluations include both formal observations and informal walkthroughs.
Framework Spotlight
Supported Frameworks in Arkansas
Arkansas uses the Teacher Excellence and Support System (TESS), a statewide evaluation framework based on Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching. TESS organizes teacher performance across four domains - Planning and Preparation, Classroom Environment, Instruction, and Professional Responsibilities - with four rating levels: Distinguished, Proficient, Basic, and Unsatisfactory. Observation Copilot is an Official Partner of the Danielson Group, providing native alignment to the framework that underpins TESS.
Why Observation Copilot
Built for Arkansas School Leaders
TESS-Aligned Out of the Box
Observation Copilot automatically organizes your notes by the four Danielson domains used in TESS - Planning and Preparation, Classroom Environment, Instruction, and Professional Responsibilities - so your feedback matches the rubric Arkansas requires.
Official Danielson Group Partner
As an Official Partner of the Danielson Group, Observation Copilot ensures your TESS feedback reflects the latest framework standards, language, and rubric indicators.
Same-Day Feedback for Teachers
Arkansas principals using Copilot deliver observation feedback within hours instead of weeks, keeping post-observation conferences timely and focused on growth.
How Observation Copilot Helps
AI-powered observations for Arkansas
- Maps your observation notes directly to the four TESS/Danielson domains and components
- Generates evidence-based summaries with specific examples from your scripting
- Suggests ratings across the four-level TESS scale based on observed indicators
- Creates targeted next steps tied to specific Danielson components for coaching conversations
- Reduces post-observation write-up time from 45 minutes to under 10
What Educators Say
Trusted Nationwide
Principals across the country describe Observation Copilot as a game changer for their observation workflow. From Texas to Maine, school leaders are saving hours every week and delivering faster, more specific teacher feedback.
Observation Copilot has helped me to streamline and speed up the teacher feedback process. I'm able to organize the notes that I take during the lesson into summaries about the different dimensions while I get straight to the work of rating the lesson on the rubric.
Jason Cunningham - Stockdale, TX
Principal, Stockdale Independent School District
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