What is Lebra Ascend?
Lebra Ascend is a teacher evaluation and professional growth platform built for school districts. It brings observations, walkthroughs, self-evaluations, growth plans, and summative evaluations together in one place, all built on your district’s own evaluation framework. The goal of Ascend is simple: spend less time on paperwork and more time on growth. Administrators get a clear view of every evaluation cycle, and educators always know what’s expected of them and what comes next.Why Ascend?
Evaluation work is often scattered across forms, spreadsheets, and email threads. Ascend replaces that patchwork with one connected process, from the first walkthrough to the final signed summative. Here’s what sets it apart:- Your Framework, Built In: Ascend runs on your district’s evaluation framework, including its roles, domains, components, and rating scale.
- Pathways: Assign each staff member an evaluation timeline and track progress at a glance.
- Observations and Walkthroughs: Capture formal observations, informal observations, and quick walkthroughs, then share feedback right away.
- AI Writing Support: Draft, clean up, and refine observation and summative feedback with AI.
- Evidence-Based Summatives: Attach observations, walkthroughs, meeting records, and notes as evidence in summative evaluations.
- Staff Portal: Educators see everything waiting on them and complete their documents in one place.
- State Reporting: Export state-required evaluation data for any school year, plus built-in support for programs like the Missouri Career Ladder.
How does Ascend work?
Ascend follows the full evaluation cycle, from setup to sign-off:- Setup: Build your evaluation framework, create pathways, and assign evaluators and reviewers to each staff member.
- Growth Plans: Educators set goals and action steps, and evaluators review, finalize, and track them throughout the year.
- Feedback: Evaluators conduct observations and walkthroughs, and educators review the feedback, add reflections, and sign.
- Self-Evaluation: Educators rate themselves against the framework before their summative evaluation.
- Summative Evaluation: Evaluators bring together the year’s evidence into a final report that educators review, reflect on, and sign.
- Reporting: Administrators bulk print evaluation records and export data for state reporting.