Instead of putting underperforming teachers on an automatic track to be fired, the bill created a new evaluation category — «needs improvement» — complete with resources to improve their classroom performance. (studentsmatter.org)
Relates to eliminating the student performance category of teacher evaluations and replacing it with a teacher evaluation category created by a committee consisting of certified educators of this state. (nyassembly.gov)
And the report does not include an overall breakdown of how many teachers fell into each of the four evaluation categories mandated under the new system: highly effective, effective, partially effective, or ineffective. (njspotlight.com)