The bill faced strong headwinds in the Democratic - led Assembly, where lawmakers were slammed by a pro-tax credit campaign and were previously pushed to back a package of teacher
evaluation changes opposed by the state's teachers unions.
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Evaluation Changes threatened by California Bill: AB 5, which is heading to the State Senate for a full vote after getting the nod from the appropriations committee on Thursday, would mandate that all aspects of teacher evaluation be subject to collective bargaining — which has been what UTLA has been asking for in Doe v. Deasy.
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evaluation changes: Cuomo said amending the state - mandated teacher - evaluation system remains a top priority for the final days of the legislative session, and he would offer a message of necessity to get it done.
But Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins characterized the education measures, which were negotiated by Republicans who lead the Senate, as holding school aid «hostage» to the teacher
evaluation changes.
Can the process of evaluation or the information created by
evaluations change the performance of the teachers being evaluated?
In 2005, the design of
the evaluation changed, and all public - school students in the 5th and 9th grade are now assessed every two years (Prova Brasil).
The National Education Association is also advocating for adjustments to the bill's turnaround plans, but NEA President Dennis Van Roekel expressed support for
the evaluation change in a Monday statement.
The state touts
its evaluation changes in its application for Obama's Race to the Top sweepstakes, in which a dozen states will divvy up $ 3.7 billion.
«It forces you to reflect,» Casco said of
the evaluation changes, which include the principal asking teachers after the observation if they achieved their objective.
In a letter to teachers May 24, Deasy said the district will fully implement
the evaluation changes tested in the pilot program next school year.