Case Study: Shelby County School Districts achieves faster, collaborative teacher evaluations with PowerSchool Unified Talent Perform

Saving Up to 40 Minutes with Higher Quality Teacher Evaluations

Shelby County Schools, a 20,000‑student district near Birmingham, AL, redesigned its teacher evaluation system to shift from compliance-heavy paperwork to a more collaborative, growth‑focused approach. Principals were spending about an hour on paper evaluations, creating a burdensome process that delayed timely feedback and support for teachers.

The district adopted Unified Talent™ Perform, a configurable digital tool integrated with HR data that eliminated paper forms, autofilled details, and streamlined observations. The change saved principals up to 40 minutes per evaluation (with some now completing them in about 20 minutes), produced clearer scoring and personalized feedback, improved teacher‑principal collaboration, and gave district leaders real‑time visibility to target support.

Shelby County School Districts

Resia Brooks

HR Coordinator