George Washington High School
Kamala Kandi
Assistant Principal enhances clarity and professionalism in teacher evaluations with SwiftScore
Transforms informal notes into well-written, formal evaluations—while cutting evaluation time by over 90%.
92%
Reduction in evaluation writing time
95%
Improvement in clarity, tone, and structure of written evaluations
100%
Confidence in professional language for feedback delivery
Enrollment
~1,500
Bio
School District of Philadelphia high school focused on improving teacher effectiveness and student outcomes
Challenges
Informal observation notes requiring translation into professional language and time-consuming formatting
Outcomes
Dramatically reduced evaluation workload with clear, structured writing that boosts instructional feedback quality
About Her School
Kamala Kandi is an Assistant Principal at George Washington High School in Philadelphia. Her school emphasizes instructional leadership and teacher development, particularly for non-tenured teachers who require multiple formal evaluations per year. Kamala leads this process, supporting teachers and fellow administrators in ensuring feedback is clear, consistent, and aligned with district standards.
The Challenge
Before SwiftScore, Kamala found it difficult and time-consuming to convert her observational notes into polished evaluations.
She typically captured feedback in shorthand during class visits—rich in content but informal and unstructured. Converting these into formal writing often required more than an hour per teacher, especially when balancing tone, accuracy, and formatting.
"Without the AI, definitely you're writing it down and then you're going a second iteration as to, hey, the language also needs to be tweaked, formatted properly. Those things take time."
Kamala also noted challenges as a non-native English speaker, explaining how the rewriting process added a cognitive layer on top of the already demanding task of coaching teachers.
"I'm taking down the notes in the classroom, I'm sitting there writing whatever, in whatever language. And then I push it into this—it comes out really well formatted and formal language."
The Solution
SwiftScore Eval enabled Kamala to skip the second draft and go directly from classroom notes to formal feedback. The tool converted her observations—including timestamps, teacher/student actions, and instructional decisions—into polished, grammatically sound evaluations.
Kamala appreciated that the system:
• Automatically structured her writing using professional language
• Captured instructional nuance, such as student-led vs. teacher-led learning
• Offered two tone options: a friendly "teacher summary" and a directive "growth plan"
"I'm liking the growth plan. I'm liking the teacher summary. I find teacher summarygrowth plan. I'm liking the teacher summary. I find teacher summary more informal... It looks conversational. So depending on what I need at what point, I pick and choose."
SwiftScore became more than a time-saving tool—it became a writing partner.
Results
With SwiftScore, Kamala's writing improved dramatically while her evaluation workflow became faster and smoother.
"What used to take me an hour now takes five minutes—and the feedback is not only beautifully written, it's actually better than what I'd write myself."
She highlighted how SwiftScore helped her maintain professional tone without spending hours rephrasing:
"This helps a lot in language… I read it through. I say, yeah, is this what I mean? And most of the time, yeah, it's accurate."
She also noted how well the tool captured her instructional perspective:
"It is catching the nuances… When it gives a growth plan, it pushes the student-led growth plan. That is a good thing."
The ability to produce professionally worded feedback instantly, with options to customize tone and message, allowed her to focus more on teacher coaching—and less on formatting.
Kamala Kandi
George Washington High School
"The feedback is not only beautifully written—it's actually better than what I'd write myself."
When comparing SwiftScore to other AI tools like Playlab and ChatGPT, Kamala noted that SwiftScore "is giving me more detailed feedback. And it is catching the nuances..." She particularly valued how SwiftScore provided better structured, more relevant feedback that aligned with her instructional priorities.
92% reduction in writing time - From 60 minutes to just 5 minutes per evaluation
95% improvement in evaluation clarity - Better structure, cleaner grammar, and more impactful language
Flexible tone options - Select between conversational "teacher summary" and formal "growth plan"
Supports multilingual educators - Removes barriers to writing polished English feedback for non-native speakers
With SwiftScore, Kamala can now focus on what matters most: providing quality feedback to teachers while saving significant time. The tool not only reduces administrative burden but enhances the professional quality of her evaluations and helps her identify important instructional patterns across her teaching staff.
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