The purpose of this study was to use the standards recently developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Teacher Evaluation as a framework to review current state-level teacher evaluation policies. The evaluation program must meet four criteria: accuracy, utility, propriety, and feasibility. Questionnaires requesting specific information about teacher evaluation practices were sent to departments of education in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Twenty-one states sent copies of either state-level legislation or policies. Six states indicated that state-level policies on teacher evaluation existed, but did not enclose copies of the legislation for review. Twenty-three states reported no state-level mandates for teacher evaluation. This paper presents an analysis of how policies in the twenty-one states that responded fully to the questionnaire reflect the identified evaluation criteria. (JD)