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.
Whatever the parties negotiate or King decides, the evaluation system will be based 20 percent on standardized test scores when applicable, 20 percent on other evidence of student learning and 60
percent on classroom observation and other measures of teacher effectiveness, in keeping with the 2010 state law on teacher evaluation.
Not exact matches
He proposed revising teacher evaluations with half their scores based
on their students» scores
on state tests, up from 20
percent, and half based
on classroom observations.
Cuomo has proposed revising teacher evaluations with half their scores based
on their students» scores
on state tests, up from 20
percent, and half based
on classroom observations.
Evaluations will be based 40
percent on objective measures like test scores and 60
percent on subjective measures like
classroom observation.
Under the larger evaluation framework, announced in Albany Thursday afternoon, teachers will be graded
on a 100 - point scale, 60
percent of which will be based
on evaluations of teacher performance, including
classroom observations.
For a number of reasons — limited reliability, the potential for abuse, the recent evidence that teachers have effects
on student earnings and college going which are largely not captured by test - based measures — it would not make sense to attach 100
percent of the weight to test - based measures (or any of the available measures, including
classroom observations, for that matter).
For a number of reasons limited reliability, the potential for abuse, the recent evidence that teachers have effects
on student earnings and college going which are largely not captured by test - based measures it would not make sense to attach 100
percent of the weight to test - based measures (or any of the available measures, including
classroom observations, for that matter).
Cuomo wants to change the current formula, which relies
on classroom observations for 60
percent of the teacher's rating, student scores
on state tests for 20
percent and local measures for the remaining 20
percent.
No state bases more than 50
percent of a teacher's evaluation
on student performance scores (see the infographic
on p. 4), and many incorporate multiple additional measures, such as
classroom observations, student writing and artwork, teacher lesson plans, peer review, student reflections and feedback, and participation in professional development (Shakman et al., 2012).
Another 15
percent will be based
on locally selected measures of student achievement, while the remaining 60
percent will depend
on more qualitative measures such as
classroom observations.
When asked what should determine teacher pay, 86
percent said a teacher's education and training should be either the most important or an important factor, followed by 77
percent who said their students» achievement and progress
on a range of measures including standardized tests,
classroom observations and parent feedback; 77
percent said whether the teacher is at a low - performing school where students need the most help; 64
percent who said students» achievement and progress
on standardized tests; and 57
percent who said seniority in the number of years of
classroom teaching experience.
The remaining 40
percent of the grade will be based
on a
classroom observation by a team of teachers and principals at each school.
The remaining 50
percent is based
on professional practice, which includes
classroom observations.
(Another 15
percent of a teacher's score is made up of achievement measures chosen by the district, and 50
percent is based
on classroom observations and other measures.)
Part
classroom, part
on - track trial and
observation, it was 100
percent fun despite the heavy rain that soaked the first day.