Wednesday's decision states that although 40 percent of a teacher's evaluation can still be based on test scores, half of those tests must be
chosen by local school districts through collective bargaining with their union.
Concerns about this component: TEA's proposed rules for T - TESS include a requirement that, beginning in the 2017 - 18 school year, each teacher appraisal shall include the academic growth of the teacher's students at the individual teacher level as measured by one or more of four options
chosen by the local school district, including student performance on state assessments.
The split prescribed in the legislation would require at least 16 percent of a teacher's total evaluation to depend on state tests, and the remaining portion of a teacher's evaluation that depends on student growth (up to 24 percent) would depend on a measure
chosen by the local school district.
Not exact matches
(This follows the basic design in Florida, where students can
chose between courses offered at their
local district school or courses offered by a statewide school, Florida Virtual Sc
school or courses offered
by a statewide
school, Florida Virtual Sc
school, Florida Virtual
SchoolSchool.)
Trustees of intermediate
school boards are generally
chosen indirectly
by representatives of the
local boards within the intermediate
district.
By Jeremy Loudenback In January, the Los Angeles Unified
School District chose longtime local teacher and administrator Michelle King to head the nation's second largest school dis
School District chose longtime local teacher and administrator Michelle King to head the nation's second largest school d
District chose longtime
local teacher and administrator Michelle King to head the nation's second largest
school dis
school districtdistrict.
Once the locally - developed alternative assessments are officially endorsed
by their
local school boards, any of the state's 115
school districts can pick and
choose from those alternatives for use in their own
school districts in lieu of the portfolio system.
After several shakeups, the Bloomberg administration landed on an organizational structure that lets each
school join a multi-borough support network of their
choosing, while still being evaluated
by local district superintendents.