Sentences with phrase «on student academic growth»

But she said her most revolutionary accomplishment is implementing a teacher evaluation system that relies 50 percent on student academic growth and 40 percent on classroom observation.

The state education board took the law one step further, pledged in its RttT application that it would pass a regulation requiring 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation to be based on student academic growth on tests.

When district leaders empower and support principals and school administrators to focus on student academic growth, and all central office departments share that vision, the quality of achievement for students, teachers, schools, and communities improves.

Under this new system, teachers are evaluated on student academic growth and classroom practice and receive a rating of Highly Effective, Effective, Needs Improvement (called «Developing» if they are in their first three years of teaching), or Unsatisfactory.

Nonetheless, absent a more perfect method for identifying teacher excellence (e.g., teacher effectiveness indices as measured by teachers» effects on student academic growth), the research team chose to accept the risk of equating national teacher awards with teacher excellence.

Almost every cyber-school in Ohio ranked below average on student academic growth in preliminary report published by the state last week.

Charter schools are raising the bar on student academic growth and achievement by improving a number of student performance measures, including increasing graduation rates and college acceptance rates.

Furthermore, a study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes found «a significant negative impact on student academic growth» for charters in states that allow multiple authorizers for charter schools.

(Colorado's new evaluation system also calls for half of a teacher's rating to be based on student academic growth, but the state is still finalizing this process.)

Michigan's plan includes less student testing, focuses on student academic growth and gives schools more flexibility.

To make strategic decisions regarding professional development, districts need to know how much is truly (not just perceived to be) spent on professional development and what is the real impact — on student academic growth, on teaching practices, and on teachers» perceptions of the value of professional development to their craft.

As per this law, «at least 50 percent of a teacher's evaluation [must] be based on student academic growth.»

-- Up to 40 percent of a teacher's total evaluation would be based on student academic growth: This would be split between academic growth as measured on state tests and academic growth as measured by the district.