The mandate that teachers are accountable for student performance has driven states to initiate new evaluation instruments for administrator use to assess teachers. This study examined leaders' perceptions of a first-time statewide accountability instrument used for teacher assessment in one southern state, with 230 K-12 principals anonymously responding. The survey was designed to cover the themes of Principal Training, Expectations, Time, Word Choice /Clarity of Directions, Equity, and Collaborative Support. It consisted of 20 statements with a 4 choice response scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree. The findings will provide feedback to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) for consideration in improving the evolving accountability process and add to the research on teacher evaluation systems. The results suggest that in every area some educators need more support and clarification in implementing this accountability instrument consistently and fairly.