NCOESC Data Gathering Tool

North Central Ohio Educational Service Center’s Data Gathering Tool (DGT) is a data collection tool for administrative walkthroughs and observations. Aligned to the OTES Rubric, the DGT assists administrators in collecting focused data that assists you in implementing OTES.

The DGT is organized with a horizontal navigation bar, containing tabs that easily allow you to navigate through the rubric. In the rubric, you can select criteria from the OTES rubric, document evidence and timestamp your data. A reports tab easily allows you to generate teacher reports that can be emailed directly from the iPad.

The rubric is organized using the three rubric categories of OTES: Instructional Planning, Instruction and Assessment, and Professionalism. Under each of these tabbed categories, you find the rubric’s related standards of teaching. Documenting evidence can be as simple as tapping an indicator inside the rubric.

The DGT has a variety of report options. It will generate a full report with scribe, goals and teacher statement at the end of the evaluation or short-focused reports following a walkthrough.


	Select criteria from the OTES rubric
	Document evidence
	Date and timestamp your evidence
	Scribe notes
	Select pre- and post-observation questions and email them to the teacher in advance
	Record professional goals and SLO data
	Develop a Professional Growth or Improvement Plan with teacher
	Complete a Self-Assessment Summary with teacher
	Attach documents or lesson plans
	Obtain digital signatures for permission to record
	Rate teacher on rubric for each standard as Ineffective, Developing, Skilled or Accomplished
	Generate PDF documents/reports of the walkthrough or observation and email them to teacher

	WIN or MAC
	iPad Application
	Database-driven
	Reports
	OTES Rubric
	PD Standards
	Customization Available

	Link to iPad icon