On the
critical issue of teacher evaluation, our members support delaying the implementation of the new system so that lawmakers can take extra time to devise a meaningful set of measures that can serve as a tool for professional growth.
Bloomberg said that while he was «glad» that Cuomo was helping to speed up
the issue of teacher evaluations, he hoped the governor would make the LIFO bill a priority.
Now with
the issue of teacher evaluations resolved at the state level, we must ensure that New York provides our teachers the support and resources necessary to do their jobs.
As the school year starts, many school districts across the state still need to grapple with
the issue of a teacher evaluation system, especially if they want to continue to receive state aid.
The challenge for organizers will be to make
the issue of teacher evaluations resonate with parents.
The state Public Employment Relations Board on May 15 rejected an appeal by the city's Department of Education of PERB's earlier decision to appoint a mediator to help resolve
the issue of teacher evaluations in 33 schools.
In response to pressure from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Department of Education has resumed talks with the UFT on
the issue of teacher evaluations in 33 restart and transformation schools, nearly a month after the city walked away from the negotiating table.
Take
the issue of teacher evaluation.
It's been a long haul for the Democrats and Republicans who have been working their sides of the aisle on
the issue of teacher evaluations.
But that doesn't mean
the issue of teacher evaluation is solved or we should go back to older systems.
Yet, as often is the case,
the issue of teacher evaluation, particularly the use of student testing data, is never quite as simple as we make it sound.
A recent op - ed in the Boston Globe, titled «Visit Classrooms Early and Often, and Give New Tools To Principal,» examined
the issue of teacher evaluations.
Asked about these claims, Salim said
that issue of teacher evaluations is «complex,» but that a recent internal «look at evaluation ratings in aggregate does not seem to indicate that teachers of color are evaluated more harshly.»