Vermont's Guidelines for Teacher and
Leader Effectiveness require observations and formative and summative evaluations.
Not exact matches
They also, along with others troubled by New York's — particularly NYC's — notorious achievement gaps, yearned to release school
leaders from the muzzle of LIFO, which
requires that teachers be laid off by seniority, not
effectiveness, and change old - school subjective teacher evaluations to reflect student academic growth, measured in part through standardized test scores.
As part of the school improvement planning process, districts will be
required to differentiate their retention data of top performers, growth of teachers and
leaders from lower levels of
effectiveness to effective, and attrition of less effective teachers and
leaders.
This process helps education
leaders, local school governance teams and academic coaches to successfully facilitate the work they are
required to do by Charter or DOE requirements and document their
effectiveness.
The Texas waiver request is of particular interest to education
leaders and policy experts, not only because of the state's considerable student population, but also because Texas has suggested that it would apply for a waiver without agreeing to all of the college - and career - readiness, school improvement, and teacher
effectiveness reforms that the department is
requiring in exchange for flexibility on key components of the law.
Leadership: Professional learning that increases educator
effectiveness and results for all students
requires skillful
leaders who develop capacity, advocate, and create support systems for professional learning.
(Sec. 275)
Requires the Secretary to: (1) implement and report to Congress on a national education and awareness program to inform building, facility, and industrial plan owners and managers and decision makers, governmental
leaders, and industry
leaders about the large energy - saving potential of greater use of mechanical insulation and other benefits; and (2) report to Congress on the
effectiveness of the program by July 1, 2013.