Disagreements that have roiled the state's education community in the wake of new teacher
evaluation laws approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the legislature as part of the budget were highlighted at a day long summit called by education officials.
Not exact matches
The Governor signed a
law last year requiring all school districts to implement an
evaluation system based on the statewide system
approved by the State Education Department or risk losing their increase in education aidresulting in 99 percent compliance (687 out of 691 school districts implemented a system).
State lawmakers this year
approved delays to some aspects of Common Core implementation for students and later, the state's teacher
evaluation law.
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.
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.»
Building on this work, New Jersey's historic 2012 TEACHNJ Act — unanimously
approved by the State Legislature and signed into
law by Governor Christie — mandates many requirements for the new statewide educator
evaluation system and links tenure decisions to
evaluation ratings.
These are resources for State -
approved teacher and principal practice rubrics, State -
approved student assessments, and State -
approved surveys for use in teacher and principal
evaluations under Education
Law § 3012 - c.
The Washington State legislature passed a
law in 2010 requiring that all districts implement a state -
approved evaluation system that addresses multiple facets of teaching by the 2013 - 2014 school year.
Pursuant to state
law, superintendent
evaluations must be consistent with the following performance standards (objectives)
approved by the Board:
Pursuant to state
law, teacher
evaluations must be consistent with the following performance standards (objectives)
approved by the Board:
Pursuant to state
law, principal
evaluations must be consistent with the performance standards (objectives)
approved by the Board:
The state must
approve this
evaluation by Oct. 1 to comply with federal
law.
«Cuomo and the Legislature
approved a new set of
laws pertaining to the teacher
evaluation system and tenure in the state budget adopted April 1.
Designed to serve three purposes, the School Performance Profile will be used for federal accountability for Title I schools under the state's
approved federal No Child Left Behind waiver, the new teacher and principal
evaluation system that was signed into
law in 2012 and to provide the public with information on how public schools across Pennsylvania are academically performing.
The author has recommended
evaluation processes to mid-size and larger
law firms that involve an advance plan prepared by each partner and
approved by their department chair, practice group leader, office head or their designee.
Certification is The Florida Bar's highest level of
evaluation of the competency and experience of attorneys in the 26 areas of
law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida.
Certification is the Florida Bar's highest level of
evaluation of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of
law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida.
The AAMA takes the position that — because under most state
laws physicians are permitted to delegate patient counseling to competent medical assistants working under their direct supervision — CPT codes 90460 — 90461 can be used when a medical assistant provides counseling that presents information reviewed and
approved by the overseeing / delegating / supervising physician (s), and does not require the medical assistant to exercise any independent professional judgment or to make any clinical assessments or
evaluations.
Dr. Evans is an
approved sponsor of continuing education for psychologists by the American Psychological Association and has been
approved by many U.S. legal bar associations to conduct continuing legal education on a variety of topics, including Litigating Family
Law Cases with Parent Alienation, and Critiquing and Reviewing Child Custody
Evaluations.
(a) Document a minimum of twenty - four hours of academic preparation or board
approved continuing education coursework in counselor supervision training including training six hours in each area as follows: (i) Assessment,
evaluation and remediation which includes initial, formative and summative assessment of supervisee knowledge, skills and self - awareness; components of
evaluation e.g.
evaluation criteria and expectations, supervisory procedures, methods for monitoring (both direct and indirect observation) supervisee performance, formal and informal feedback mechanisms, and
evaluation processes (both summative and formative), and processes and procedures for remediation of supervisee skills, knowledge, and personal effectiveness and self - awareness; (ii) Counselor development which includes models of supervision, learning models, stages of development and transitions in supervisee / supervisor development, knowledge and skills related to supervision intervention options, awareness of individual differences and learning styles of supervisor and supervisee, awareness and acknowledgement of cultural differences and multicultural competencies needed by supervisors, recognition of relational dynamics in the supervisory relationship, and awareness of the developmental process of the supervisory relationship itself; (iii) Management and administration which includes organizational processes and procedures for recordkeeping, reporting, monitoring of supervisee's cases, collaboration, research and
evaluation; agency or institutional policies and procedures for handling emergencies, case assignment and case management, roles and responsibilities of supervisors and supervisees, and expectations of supervisory process within the institution or agency; institutional processes for managing multiple roles of supervisors, and summative and formative
evaluation processes; and (iv) Professional responsibilities which includes ethical and legal issues in supervision includes dual relationships, competence, due process in
evaluation, informed consent, types of supervisor liability, privileged communication, consultation, etc.; regulatory issues include Ohio
laws governing the practice of counseling and counseling supervision, professional standards and credentialing processes in counseling, reimbursement eligibility and procedures, and related institutional or agency procedures.
March 26, 2009 — At its February 2009 meeting, the American Psychological Association (APA) Council of Representatives
approved newly revised guidelines for child custody
evaluations titled, Guidelines for the
Evaluation of Child Custody in Family
Law Proceedings (PDF, 54 KB).