Sentences with phrase «evaluation law for»

After schools failed to comply with an unenforceable evaluation law for years, Cuomo tied the adoption of state - approved evaluation plans to an increase in state funding.

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The ideal man for correcting the record is Ronald Rychlak, professor of law at the University of Mississippi and recognized expert on the evaluation of evidence.

Rather, the problem was that bishops adopted a psychological model that excluded canon law, and they routinely sent priests accused of sexual abuse for psychological evaluation and treatment.

(Regardless of whether your child goes to a private or public school, public schools must, under law, provide these evaluations for a child when requested.)

Nixon on Thursday called for an overhaul of the state's teacher evaluation law as the Assembly introduces a bill that would remove state examinations from a teachers» performance review criteria.

NYSUT was opposed to the tax credit, but the labor union had its hands full on other key issues, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to once again overhaul teacher evaluations, weaken teacher tenure laws and strengthen charter schools in addition to the perennial push for more school aid.

And newspapers, law journals and political commentaries will be filled for the next few weeks with evaluations of his judicial legacy, the consequences of his death for the court, and its impact on the current presidential election in the United States.

Scaling back the teacher evaluation law is a key issue for the teachers unions, who have influence with lawmakers as well as Democratic voters.

Cuomo pushes through toughened law on teacher evaluations, setting a January 2013 deadline for school districts to put new job ratings into effect.

Didn't he cave in a couple of years ago after taking thousands of dollars from NYSUT and vote with a «heavy heart» for a budget that included changes in the teacher evaluation law that quite severely tied teacher ratings to test scores?

The commission is also empowered to advise the Minister on fiscal and other issues pertaining to the petroleum industry, establish framework for the validation and certification of national hydrocarbon reserves, undertake evaluation of national reserves and reservoir management studies as well as conduct regular audits of the activities of operators engaged in petroleum operations and oil service companies in order to ensure compliance with Nigerian laws and requirements for petroleum operations.

Cuomo administration officials have said repeatedly that the moratorium provides adequate time for the Regents to improve the evaluation system, and that no change in the law is needed.

But Iannuzzi faced criticism for not aggressively pushing back against Gov. Andrew Cuomo's policies, especially a 2013 teacher evaluation law.

In the Times story, Malatras tellingly dismisses the strategy of asking the Legislature to change the language of the law when it comes to setting the percentage and makeup of test scores counting for teacher evaluations.

Referrals for specialized care and evaluation are typically through a report to Niagara County Department of Social Services or local law enforcement.

Should the group decide that student test scores are invalid for rating teachers — and many Albany insiders expect that to be the case — it would be up to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers to decide whether to rescind a state law that now links scores and evaluations.

Some lawmakers want to fix a recently passed law that requires a fast turn around for new teacher evaluations, while others would like a tax break for donors that would help private schools.

Democratic lawmakers in that chamber already have a number of issues they have to get done: rent control, monitoring the regulations for the new teacher evaluation law and an extension of mayoral control for New York City schools and criminal justice reform, just to name a few.

State lawmakers this year approved delays to some aspects of Common Core implementation for students and later, the state's teacher evaluation law.

In a joint letter, education reform groups thanked Governor Cuomo, Senate Leaders Skelos and Klein, and Assembly Speaker Silver for the substantial improvements you made to New York State's teacher evaluation law as part of this year's budget.

The new teacher evaluation system, tied to test scores, could make it easier for principals to single out teachers deemed ineffective, although state laws still make firing such teachers so arduous that only a few are forced out each year.

Alhough students» scores on the Common Core - aligned state tests won't be used for teacher and principal evaluations, the growth scores will still be calculated and used for school accountability to comply with federal law, a state Education Department official said.

There's nothing in the law to prevent parents from posting their teacher's evaluation results on the Internet, then pooling the information to «teacher shop» for their children in the next school year.

She has sought a delay for school districts to implement the teacher evaluation with the threat under the law of losing some state aid.

A federal law requiring bus companies to post safety ratings where passengers can see them might have prevented a deadly bus crash in Queens last month, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, if riders had known where to look for the evaluations.

The county also partners with local law enforcement in the Rapid Evaluation for Appropriate Placement (REAP) program, which allows an addict to walk into participating police stations from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday - Friday to receive help.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

The state Legislature set the January deadline for school districts to comply with a 2010 state law requiring a new evaluation system for all teachers or forfeit their share of the state's 3 percent increase in annual school aid.

Michigan, for instance, passed laws permitting state takeovers of failing schools and tying teacher evaluations to students» test scores.

Some leading legislators have left the door open for changes in the evaluation law during their next session, which begins in January.State Sen. John Flanagan (R - East Northport), during an interview last week with National Public Radio on WCNY in Syracuse, said he believes any required changes probably could be made by the Regents and their staff in the Education Department.

Bennett said the evaluations are mandated by state law and there is no room for negotiation.

And while the decision for New York to adopt the Common Core, like 44 other states, belonged to the Regents, the change in the evaluation law is up to lawmakers — if they get approval from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The U.S. Senate on Dec. 9 voted 85 to 12 for an overhaul of federal education law that dials back the federal role in public education and bars the federal government from tying teacher evaluations to test scores.

Democratic Senate Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins called on Senate Republicans to allow a bill to repeal a year - old teacher evaluation law on the floor for a vote.

In addition to the marijuana bill, Mr. Cuomo and lawmakers had not been able to reach agreements on disclosure rules for teacher evaluations and on a requirement that college and high school coaches report possible acts of sexual abuse to law enforcement.

The New York State Board of Regents is expected to act on two committee reports Tuesday, calling for a delay the impact of Common Core - related state assessments on educators and students and reducing the level of local school district testing associated with the new teacher evaluation law and higher standards for teaching and learning.

The district argued it was simply following a 2010 state law, known as Senate Bill 191, that changed the rules for teacher evaluations and assignments.

According to the new law, a junior professor has to teach 4 to 8 hours a week; he or she has to raise money from funding programs or industrial sponsors (this is also taken into consideration for his further evaluation!)

But the Toxic Substances Control Act explicitly allowed chemicals already employed at the time of the law's passage — BPA and more than 60,000 others — to continue to be used without any evaluation for toxicity or exposure limits.

For psychologists conducting evaluations for custody disputes involving a gay or lesbian parent, it is important to understand the relevant law and research, ensure that personal biases do not influence the evaluation or conclusions, and consider how the nature of these cases may influence both the evaluation and the information provided to the judge in the caFor psychologists conducting evaluations for custody disputes involving a gay or lesbian parent, it is important to understand the relevant law and research, ensure that personal biases do not influence the evaluation or conclusions, and consider how the nature of these cases may influence both the evaluation and the information provided to the judge in the cafor custody disputes involving a gay or lesbian parent, it is important to understand the relevant law and research, ensure that personal biases do not influence the evaluation or conclusions, and consider how the nature of these cases may influence both the evaluation and the information provided to the judge in the case.

The new version of the law, he said, will need to ensure effective teachers and principals for underperforming schools, expand learning time, and devise an accountability system that measures individual student progress and uses data to inform instruction and teacher evaluation.

Even if they must abide by state laws allowing for unassailable lifetime tenure, they can shorten dismissal timelines and make evaluations and personnel actions less vulnerable to baseless challenges.

National Research Council, «A Plan for Evaluating the District of Columbia's Public Schools: From Impressions to Evidence,» a report prepared by the Committee on the Evaluation of the D.C. Public Schools, co-chaired by Christopher Edley, UC Berkeley Law School dean, and Robert Hauser, executive director of the NRC's Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

Though the decision received wide coverage (per above) and throws New York school districts a curve (they are supposed to have an evaluation policy in place by September 1), it's not clear that the decision will have any major implications for other states that are considering linking teacher evaluations to test scores (except as inducement to make sure their regulations correspond to their laws).

And let's hope that he pushes to amend the law to make it clear that student performance measures remain central to the evaluation criteria for teachers.

«We do not see anything in the law about state mandates for teacher evaluation,» he said.

The new report did not capture a precise measure on what proportion of tests were required by teacher evaluation, but it does point out that many states have put in place new assessments «to satisfy state regulations and laws for teacher and principal evaluation driven by and approved by U.S. Department of Education policies.»

If state laws put any other condition on a teacher's eligibility for tenure, it is usually a record of satisfactory evaluations, a benchmark that all but a tiny fraction of teachers meet.

The Commission will examine factors contributing to teacher recruitment and performance including: incentives to hire and retain high - quality teachers; improvements in the teacher evaluation system to ensure New York is implementing one of the strongest evaluation systems in the country; the use of teacher evaluations for decisions regarding promotion, hiring and termination as required in the teacher evaluation law; and teacher preparation, certification and education programs to ensure that teachers are properly trained to best educate our students.

NCTQ does note that L.A. Unified's evaluation procedures do follow the letter of state law, but argues that the district hasn't made the evaluations more - thorough and of better use for teachers and principals alike, even though state law does allow the district to do so.