Dr. Shipon - Blum has treated countless children from around the world, lectures throughout the country on the topic of Selective Mutism,
performs school evaluations and trainings for treating professionals, educators & parents and is considered one of the world's leading experts in the treatment and understanding of Selective Mutism.
Not exact matches
Lawmakers in both houses in recent weeks have introduced bills designed to ease aspects of the education policies in the budget, ranging from a codification of students opting out of state tests to exempting top -
performing school districts from the new teacher
evaluation criteria.
Mayor Bloomberg is moving ahead with plans to close 33 low -
performing schools, but remains optimistic about a deal with the UFT on teacher
evaluations.
In the weeks after the budget was approved, both Republican and Democratic lawmakers introduced bills that would either exempt some top -
performing school districts from aspects of the
evaluations to pushing back deadlines for their adoption.
The
evaluation plan will be a statewide mandate and millions of dollars in funding for Buffalo's lowest -
performing schools are at risk.
Foley does not think the Common Core curriculum and the accompanying teacher
evaluation program are necessary in high -
performing schools, and says he would target low -
performing schools instead of all public
schools.
In a statement, Stewart - Cousins criticized Cuomo for «demonizing» teachers in his effort to create a more stringent teacher -
evaluation system and make it easier for
schools to fire educators deemed low
performing.
Under the bill, introduced late last week, the top 20 percent of the state's highest
performing school districts would be allowed to submit their current
evaluation plans along with a request for a waiver to the Department of Education.
A bill backed by Republican Sen. Jack Martins would exempt the state's top
performing school districts from the newly approved teacher
evaluation criteria.
Teacher
Evaluations Go Public, Teachers» Rights Protected A new New York law ensuring that parents and the public have access to information involving how the teachers, principals and
schools are
performing while still respecting the educators» privacy is on the horizon.
Officials from several states criticized the scoring of the contest, which favored states able to gain support from 100 percent of
school districts and local teachers» unions for Obama administration objectives like expanding charter
schools, reworking teacher
evaluation systems and turning around low -
performing schools.
MANHATTAN — Negotiations between the city and the teachers union on a new teacher
evaluation system fell apart Friday, prompting the State Department of Education to suspend more than $ 60 million in federal funding that had been targeted at some of the city's worst -
performing schools.
Syracuse City
School District Superintendent Sharon Contreras testified about Cuomo's proposal to change how teacher
evaluations are
performed.
The state committed to adopting the Common Core standards, tying teacher
evaluations to test scores, turning around or closing low -
performing schools and increasing the number of charter
schools, among other things.
The Daily News praises
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and teachers union president Michael Mulgrew for finding a compromise on teacher evaluations in 33 low - performing schools, saying it should be a model for all o
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and teachers union president Michael Mulgrew for finding a compromise on teacher
evaluations in 33 low -
performing schools, saying it should be a model for all o
schools, saying it should be a model for all of them.
It is uncertain whether other
school districts can replicate these effects, because they depend on factors that many have little control over (including the local supply of high -
performing teachers), as well as those they do control (for instance, the introduction of meaningful teacher
evaluation).
In addition to the longstanding belief that replacing exiting teachers is difficult, additional concerns have been raised in the D.C.
schools that high -
performing teachers may leave because of the stress of high - stakes
evaluation.
Although the causes of lower back pain in
school - aged children are most often benign, according to the literature, a thorough
evaluation performed by the primary care physician can help rule out a more serious condition.
If you suspect that a co-occurring condition is affecting your childs ability to learn, ask the
school to
perform a psycho - educational
evaluation.
This analysis (again the Newspeak) builds on a large body of program
evaluations in Louisiana, Indiana, Ohio, and Washington, D.C., all of which show that students attending participating private
schools perform significantly worse than their peers in public
schools — especially in math.
It's looking extremely likely that by January, states will find themselves with a whole lot more discretion over their accountability systems, interventions in low -
performing schools, teacher
evaluations, and much else.
Contact: Adam Rabinowitz: 202-266-4724,
[email protected] Jackie Kerstetter: 814-440-2299,
[email protected], Education Next D.C.'s high - stakes teacher
evaluations raise teacher quality, student achievement 90 % of the turnover of low -
performing teachers occurs in high - poverty
schools July 27, 2017 — Though the Every Student Succeeds Act excludes any requirements for states about teacher
evaluation policies, the results from a once - controversial high - stakes system -LSB-...]
The purpose of this project is to
perform the
evaluation portion of a randomized control trial designed to assess the impact of The Match
School Foundation, Inc.'s teacher training program for novice teachers on outcomes such as achievement growth of teachers» students, principal ratings, and retention with the ultimate goal of improving K - 12 education.
• The big issues the Department of Education will face when issuing regulations • How states might think fresh about their accountability systems, teacher
evaluations, and interventions in low -
performing schools • The timeline for the coming two years
This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families
perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher
evaluation systems in four urban
school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different
evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.
The report's authors, Matthew Kraft of Brown University and Allison Gilmour of Vanderbilt, studied teacher ratings in roughly half of the more than three dozen states with new
evaluation systems and found that a median of 2.7 percent of teachers were rated unsatisfactory, even though principals they surveyed in one large urban
school system suggested that there were more low
performing teachers than that in their
schools.
According to a rigorous Harvard
evaluation, every year Jefferson students gain two and a half times as much in math and five times as much in English as the average
school in New York City's relatively high -
performing charter sector.
Instead it is necessary to evaluate just how well the principal
performs in the
school — and to use these
evaluations in pay and retention decisions.
According to Duncan, «Over 40 states are developing next - generation accountability and support systems,» guided by the CSSOs, and «many states are moving forward with reforms in teacher and principal
evaluation and support, turning around low -
performing schools, and expanding access to high - quality
schools.»
In an analysis of the program, political scientist William Howell wrote that RttT encouraged applicants to develop «common core state standards,» design a teacher
evaluation plan based in part on the performance of their students, ensure «successful conditions for high -
performing charter
schools,» and numerous other reforms (see «Results of President Obama's Race to the Top,» research, Fall 2015).
D.C.'s high - stakes teacher
evaluations raise teacher quality, student achievement 90 % of the turnover of low -
performing teachers occurs in high - poverty
schools
Linking students» test scores with
evaluations was one of the «best practices» that high -
performing schools serving students in grades 6 to 8 have in common, the report found.
We were surprised to see how many principals who had low -
performing teachers did not turn to PAR, either because they wanted to provide the help themselves, avoid controversy within their
schools, or not be bothered with following the procedures required for the initial
evaluation and referral.
I keep winning the competitions to
perform the most important private
school choice
evaluations around the country, and regularly publish my results in the very best scientific peer - reviewed policy journals (see,, and here), Ravitch's ad hominem attacks notwithstanding.
Although presented by supporters as an opportunity for states to put forward their best and most innovative ideas, in fact the selection criteria amounted to a detailed list of commitments in areas ranging from state standards and data systems to teacher
evaluation systems and strategies to turn around low -
performing schools.
IMPACT, the controversial teacher -
evaluation system recently introduced in the District of Columbia Public
Schools, appears to have caused hundreds of teachers in the district to improve their performance markedly while also encouraging some low -
performing teachers to voluntarily leave the district's classrooms, according to a new study from the University of Virginia's Curry
School of Education and the Stanford Graduate
School of Education.
The plan shall describe how the
school district or BOCES provides training in good practice for the conducting of performance
evaluations to staff who
perform such
evaluations, or alternatively, shall state the fact that the
school district or BOCES permits such personnel to participate in training in this subject offered by the department.
ALBANY — The head of the state Board of Regents wants to exempt high -
performing schools from a newly approved teacher
evaluation process — a proposal that Gov. Cuomo and the state teachers union slammed.
She also stressed, as did many other witnesses, that
school districts with effective mentoring and
evaluation programs have successfully identified and helped poor -
performing teachers.
Jason Kamras, deputy to D.C.
Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee in charge of human capital, talks with Education Next about the new teacher
evaluation system put in place in D.C. Beginning this year, teachers in D.C. will be evaluated based on student test scores (when available) and classroom observations (by principals and master educators), and poorly
performing teachers may be fired, regardless of tenure.
Those high -
performing schools did things like «set measurable goals on standards based tests and benchmark tests across all proficiency levels, grades, and subjects»; create
school missions that were «future oriented,» with curricula and instruction designed to prepare students to succeed in a rigorous high -
school curriculum; include improvement of student outcomes «as part of the
evaluation of the superintendent, the principal, and the teachers»; and communicate to parents and students «their responsibility as well for student learning, including parent contracts, turning in homework, attending class, and asking for help when needed.»
An
evaluation of the Apollo 20 program found that infusing these high -
performing charter
school best practices into HISD
schools had a statistically significant effect on math achievement that rivals student - achievement gains in math of high -
performing charter
schools.
This
evaluation explores how high
performing teachers become even better, drive
school improvement and use evidence to improve their practice.
States must either adopt the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) or formulate a set of standards that are deemed «College - and Career - ready»; implement a plan to improve the lowest
performing schools; and design an
evaluation program for teachers and principals.
The union strongly opposes charter
schools and basing even part of teachers»
evaluations on how well their students
perform.
The secretary can not impose on states teacher
evaluation systems, academic standards, or remedies for poorly
performing schools.
Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee earlier this month called on his legislature to hold a special session in January to consider a package of education measures, including a requirement that student - achievement data be used in teacher
evaluations, and a proposal he said would strengthen provisions allowing the state to intervene in chronically low -
performing schools.
The
evaluations will help parents figure out the best place for their children, reward quality in
schools and make it easier to close
schools that don't
perform.
For the increasing number of charter
schools with a mission to serve particular groups of low -
performing students, or for those who serve those students by chance, this trick of perception that a
school is «struggling» or failing because of their proficiency scores poses a serious problem for
evaluation.
Among the Department of Education's criteria were statewide longitudinal data systems,
evaluation of teacher and principal performance, strategies for improving low -
performing schools and the removal of state caps on charter
schools.