The analysis of teacher effectiveness data, including both teacher observation data and student growth data, is essential in this decision - making process. (naesp.org)
States should change their tenure statutes to explicitly mandate that teacher retention and dismissal decisions incorporate teacher effectiveness data. (americanprogress.org)
Principals need fine - grained information on individual teachers» performance, and agency officials need to see patterns among teacher effectiveness data. (americanprogress.org)