Rejecting test
scores as a core value Los Angeles Times (Sandy Banks): The Chicago teachers strike reflected the nationwide divide over «market reforms,» shorthand for the accountability metrics that tie teachers» salaries and jobs to how well their students perform.
Not exact matches
Another candidate stressed the
core value of «relentless pursuit of results» by saying he «demonstrated impressive results
as a classroom teacher, with his students tripling the average state science
scores expected.»
If passed, this will take what was the state's teacher evaluation system requirement that 20 % of an educator's evaluation be based on «locally selected measures of achievement,» to a system whereas teachers»
value - added
as based on growth on the state's (Common
Core) standardized test
scores will be set at 50 %.
Adopting
core values like «No Excuses,» «Whatever it Takes,» and «Sweating the Small Stuff,» IDEA Mays aims to follow in the footsteps of schools like IDEA South Flores, where Boyd served
as principal in residence last year, and the five other IDEA San Antonio schools that received all possible distinctions from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) this year based on their standardized test
scores.