Sentences with phrase «judge at least some teachers»

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Since a teacher had to score at least 64 points to avoid the «ineffective» rating, according to the Regents» plan, it was conceivable, as the judge noted, that «the regulation allows for an «ineffective» rating based solely on poor student achievement results (the first 40 % category) without regard to the 60 % evaluation category.»

But blunting the policy's potential impact, the union also made clear that it continued to oppose the use of existing standardized test scores to judge teachers, a core part of the federally backed teacher evaluation overhauls already under way in at least 15 states.

It would be a mistake for United Teachers Los Angeles to drag its heels on this; Superior Court Judge James C. Chalfant made it clear that he wants the two sides to make at least some progress by midsummer.

This was set to be the first year ever that city teachers would be judged, in part, by how well their students performed on state tests, but now, if a teacher's rating is bad, the state test scores won't count, at least for the next two years.

New teacher evaluation systems have been changed in at least 33 states since 2009, and more than two dozen states are relying on both observations and student growth on test scores to judge a teacher's effectiveness.

Still, Superintendent Michael Gorman of Pemberton said three of his 10 principals retired at least in part because of the new system, which will judge principals just as rigorously as teachers, if not more.

Accordingly, Nevada's «Democratic lawmakers are trying to eliminate — or at least reduce — the role [students»] standardized tests play in evaluations of teachers, saying educators are being unfairly judged on factors outside of their control.»

But now, prodded by President Barack Obama's $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top program, at least 26 states have agreed to judge teachers based, in part, on results from their students» performance on standardized tests.

You may have at least one of the following reasons not to write your English essay yourself: Although you have read the literary work and can easily write an essay, but somehow all of your previous works were judged as unsatisfactory by your teacher, apparently because of the divergent views on the surrounding reality and the different approaches to the notion of a causal link between you and the teacher.