This document discusses North Carolina's educator effectiveness update for a statewide meeting of local planning teams. It focuses on setting the context for improving student learning through enabling great teaching. It discusses key elements of the educator effectiveness policies including using a growth model called EVAAS to measure standards 6 and 8, determining educator effectiveness status, and developing measures of student learning for non-tested grades and subjects. The goal is to create a system that identifies the strongest teachers so they can teach others and supports teachers who need additional help.