Teacher appraisals the teacher actually reads and signs

Each criterion is a row of points to tap, from 1 to 5. Beside the row, Temari shows what that score adds to the total, such as 9 of 15 points, so the person scoring always sees how much one line weighs against the others.

The total stays neutral until every criterion is scored. A half-filled appraisal never shows a low number that looks like a verdict, and the register lists a draft as not scored yet instead of drawing a bar for it.

Each criterion carries a small sign for its area, such as planning, teaching, assessment or punctuality, so eight rows are easy to scan on a phone as well as on a computer.

Every school starts with the Ministry's appraisal shape: lesson planning and preparation, teaching methods, assessment and feedback, classroom management, student results, co-curricular work, professional ethics, and punctuality. Teaching carries 20 points, planning and assessment 15 each, and the rest 10.

A school can rename any criterion, change its weight, reorder the list or add its own. The criteria sheet shows how many of the 100 points are still to give, and Balance evenly shares them out, so the weights always add up to 100 before anything is saved.

When an appraisal is started, the criteria are copied into it. If the school changes its form next year, every appraisal already signed still shows the criteria and weights it was scored on.

The teacher cannot see an appraisal while the director or principal is still writing it. Submitting it tells the teacher, who opens it, reads every score and signs that they have seen it, with a comment if they want to add one. Once signed, nothing in it changes.

The page counts the round against everyone who works at the branch, including the people whose appraisal has not started. A ring shows how many are signed, and a list of teachers not started yet has a Start button beside each name, so nobody is left out of the term's round.

While scoring, the person appraising sees what Temari already knows about the teacher's term, such as the marklists and weekly lesson plans that were approved. It is context to read, and it never scores anything by itself.