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NY regent: Why we shouldn’t link teacher evaluation to test scores
- 05-18-2011
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Guest blog by Roger Tilles/Washington Post
The New York State Regents just approved regulations in response to a new law that was based on the Obama administration’s Race to the Top program and designed to create an accurate system of evaluating teachers and principals, includes the use of test scores. I support a rigorous system of evaluation. It is imperative that we develop a system that is effective and fair and that will lead to better student learning. Unfortunately, the regulations — which link 20-40 percent of a teacher’s evaluation on the results of student standardized test scores — don’t have some of the elements necessary to make them either fair or effective. I have served on two state Boards of Education; taught at education schools of three universities; worked as a staff director of law and legislation for a state education department; sat on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; and, most importantly, am a parent of two children, one graduated and one enrolled in our local Long Island public schools. After extensive discussions with teachers, parents, administrators, professors and elected officials, I have come to several conclusions about what constitutes an effective teacher and principal evaluation system. (more...)
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