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Bon  \nUniversity of South Carolina  \nExisting principal evaluation research has failed to include the perspectives of multiple stakeholders. The present research study used focus group interviews to gather data about designing a principal evaluation process that includes these perspectives. Focus groups were conducted with principals, parents, certificated staff, and classified employees (N=34) in a public school district. Our findings revealed five common themes for all stakeholders, as well as themes unique to specific participant groups. We then examined the themes to determine how they aligned with the two primary purposes of evaluation: accountability and professional development (Stronge, 1995).  \nNCPEA Education Leadership Review, Vol. 16, No. 2– November, 2015 ISSN: 1532-0723 © 2015 National Council of Professors of Educational Administration  \nIntroduction  \nThe evaluation of school leaders has received much attention in research and policy debates (Council of Chief School Officers, 2008; National Association of Elementary School Principals, 2011) . Yet, the focus has been primarily on determining the content and purpose of evaluation, rather than on the principal evaluation process itself (Sun, Youngs, Yang, Chu, & Zhao, 2012: Goldring, Cravens, Murray, Porter, Elliott, & Carson, 2009) . Dialogue amongst researchers on the topic of evaluation has resulted in recommendations to include multiple stakeholders (VIVA Project Minnesota Teachers Idea Exchange, 2012; King & Ehlert, 2008; Clifford & Ross, 2011) . Scant empirical research has focused, however, on the inclusion of perspectives from these stakeholders in the design of the principal evaluation system (Mahar & Strobert, 2010) .  \nGiven the limited empirical research on the principal evaluation process, especially regarding incorporation of the multiple perspective framework, this study examined the evaluation process by exploring the perspectives of multiple parties who should be included in the principal evaluation. Focus group interviews guided the design of this research study because this approach enabled the gathering of data directly from the multiple stakeholders, including principals. In this study, we examined the potential benefits of using the multiple stakeholder approach to balance the two primary purposes of principal evaluation: accountability and professional growth. Then we examined the stakeholders’ perspectives about the principal evaluation process to identify themes and determine alignment with the evaluation purposes.  \nPurpose of Evaluation in Education  \nIncreasing focus on educator quality and accountability has placed the spotlight on employee evaluations in education. Stronge (1995) identified the need for developing an educational evaluation system that reflects the two dominant personnel evaluation approaches, which he asserts are accountability and professional growth. An important feature of principal evaluationsis the fact that these assessments can serve multiple, often conflicting purposes (Portin, Feldman & Knapp, 2006) . These two approaches are closely aligned with what educators describe as summative and formative assessment respectively and have been “described as incompatible, often resulting in a focus on one purpose to the virtual exclusion of the other” (p. 131) . Yet the emerging trends in principal performance assessments have moved towards greater emphasis on both of these purposes. Specifically, the federal and state standards reform movement has shifted greater emphasis on evaluating principals based on student outcomes via an accounta","cbCaifbYxENoCYXl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifbYxENoCYXl","pdf",485554,18,"English","# Introduction\n## Purpose of Evaluation in Education\n## Principal Evaluation","[{\"question\":\"Why does the study focus on multiple stakeholders in principal evaluation?\",\"answer\":\"Existing principal evaluation research has not sufficiently include perspectives from multiple stakeholders. 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