States and school districts are using the evaluation systems to make key personnel decisions about retention, dismissal, and compensation of teachers and principals. (nassp.org)
More than 20 states now require that student test - score gains be used in key personnel decisions, often including tenure and salary determinations. (educationnext.org)
To determine the efficacy of the use of data from student test scores, particularly in the form of Value - Added Measures (VAMs), to evaluate and to make key personnel decisions about classroom teachers. (nassp.org)