Beyond Accountability: A Growth-Oriented Teacher Appraisal System for Professional Development

This article proposes a school-wide, growth-oriented teacher appraisal system (GOAS) designed to improveinstructional quality, teacher motivation, and long-term professional development. In many public schools, currentappraisal practices are largely summative and fail to provide teachers with meaningful feedback. Common evaluationmethods, such as lesson observations and national attestations, do not adequately reflect classroom performance or supportinstructional improvement. GOAS addresses this gap by gathering performance data from multiple sources, includinglesson observations, peer-teacher feedback, student and parent input, self-evaluation, and structured leadership conferences.The proposed framework is formative, evidence-based, and designed to promote a culture of trust, reflection, andcontinuous learning. Drawing on international research and practical leadership experience, this article outlines the components,implementation cycle, and unique advantages of GOAS, and offers a contribution to the rethinking of teacherappraisal in Uzbekistan and similar education systems.