What the country needs are thoughtfully developed teacher evaluation systems that
include multiple measures of performance, such as student surveys, classroom observations by experienced colleagues and student test results.
Originally enacted by the California Legislature in 1971, the Stull Act requires school districts to evaluate the performance of teachers and other certificated employees
using multiple measures of performance, including student progress toward district and state academic content standards, as measured by standardized tests.
While not the final word, that's potentially troubling for California, which is
proposing multiple measures of performance, including student suspension rates, a college and career readiness indicator and the new science test, when it's ready in a few years.
To collect their data, TNTP
used multiple measures of performance to identify teachers who improved substantially, then looked for any experiences or attributes these teachers had in common.
In February, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State legislature created a statewide framework for a new teacher evaluation system that is based on
multiple measures of performance.
The Governor's framework outlined a reasonable and rigorous evaluation system based on
multiple measures of performance and fulfilled the commitment made by New York in its application for Race to the Top grant funding.
They implemented a rigorous teacher evaluation system, based on
multiple measures of performance.
We must have calibrated results; we must use sophisticated statistical methods to interpret the data; we need to use
multiple measures of performance; and we need to implement the analysis in ways that are appropriate to the quality of the information.
The program's teacher performance assessments are based on
multiple measures of performance, not just students» test results.
«Multimetric accountability promotes comprehensive student achievement and well - being by using
multiple measures of performance, incorporating a range of subjects, including nonacademic factors, and promoting continuous improvement and support.
Expert opinion suggests that principal evaluation should be standards - based, and include
multiple measures of performance.
The importance of rating teachers on
multiple measures of performance, which encourages effectiveness and excellence.
Schools can accurately identify their most and least effective teachers: Using
multiple measures of performance — including classroom observations and students» progress on standardized tests — schools can accurately identify teachers who help their students learn the most, and those who struggle to help students learn at all.