Sentences with phrase «existing teacher evaluations laws»

But on a state level, efforts to change and clarify existing teacher evaluations laws and the use of state test scores have gained some traction in recent years.

Meanwhile, a new survey released last month could serve as an ignition point with findings that most schools — still — are not complying with the state's existing teacher evaluation law that, while flawed, does include a student performance component.

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Whereas existing state law calls for two teacher ratings — satisfactory and unsatisfactory — Weber's bill would have added a third teacher rating of «needs improvement» to the state's minimum requirement for evaluations.

There are a lot of New York - specific intricacies to the debate — namely, the state's Race To The Top application didn't change the existing charter school law regarding teacher evaluations and the state's education department authorizes many of the state's charter schools — but it is a microcosm of the larger debate.

For existing classroom teachers, the law allows for a «High Objective Uniform State Standard» of evaluation (HOUSSE).