Sentences with phrase «stated purpose of an evaluation»

Not exact matches

Decoupled the state assessments from teacher evaluations and placed a four - year moratorium on the use of student test scores for evaluation purposes;

«The basic purpose of this commission, according to the governor's charge, was to «comprehensively review and assess New York State's education system, including its structure, operation and processes...» In failing to deal at all with such major issues as funding, special education, the lack of appropriate supports for English language learners, as well as ignoring major current controversies such as implementation of [teacher evaluations] and common core systems, the commission has ill - served students, parents, and the public at large.»

Principals or teachers who perform observations for the purpose of the state's teacher evaluation system may count those hours toward the total.

Schools are using the exams to establish student growth for the purpose of state - mandated teacher evaluations, which are in their second year in most of the state and their first year in New York City.

Rosa, who has been outspoken on testing and teacher evaluations issues, may clash with state education commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who was hired under the leadership of Tisch and supports high standards and state testing for data purposes.

For the 2002 - 2003 through the 2005 - 2006 school year test administrations, for purposes of the commissioner's annual evaluation of public schools, public school districts, and charter schools, the following limited English proficient students may be considered to be meeting performance criteria in elementary or middle - level English language arts if they demonstrate a specified increment of progress on the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) for their grade level.

A commonly stated purpose of teacher evaluations is targeted professional development to improve teacher effectiveness; however, a presentation from Linda Darling - Hammond (2010), education policy expert and professor of education at Stanford University, noted that well under half of all teachers receive continuous professional development, mentoring or coaching or engage in peer observation as a result of evaluation.

There are two preconditions: A state must have an approved application for stabilization funds, and at the time of applying, there must be not any legal, statutory, or regulatory barriers at the state level to linking data on student achievement or student growth to teachers and principals for purposes of evaluation.

The purpose of the Oregon framework was developed to provide guidance for implementation of state and federal requirements as districts develop or align their local evaluation and support systems.

His critique is of the 2013 - 2014 Growth Model for Educator Evaluation Technical Report, produced by the American Institute for Research (AIR) that, «describes the models used to measure student growth for the purpose of educator evaluation in New York State for the 2013 - 2014 School Year&raquEvaluation Technical Report, produced by the American Institute for Research (AIR) that, «describes the models used to measure student growth for the purpose of educator evaluation in New York State for the 2013 - 2014 School Year&raquevaluation in New York State for the 2013 - 2014 School Year» (p. 1).

The purpose of this guide is to provide states with strategies for developing universally designed assessments, including conceptualization and item construction; field testing; item reviews; statewide operation; and evaluation.

The purpose of CEELO's National RoundTAble is to provide early childhood specialists and their colleagues in State Education Agencies with research and best practice to improve states» knowledge about and use of early childhood comprehensive assessment systems and teacher evaluation in the early years of the learning continuum.

CTAC is providing large - scale support to the New York State Education Department to implement an integrated system of Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) and teacher observations for purposes of teacher and principal evaluation across all 714 school districts.

CEA leadership pressed the state's Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) today to answer a fundamental question: What is the purpose of the state mastery test?

If adopted by the State Board of Education at its next meeting — April 5, 2017 — the Common Core Smarter Balanced Assessment (SBAC) test would still be used for a variety of purposes but would play a much more limited role in the teacher evaluation process.

As a teacher in a mid-Atlantic state notes, «First, they should have introduced the new standards, then the new assessments, and only then used the standards and assessments for purposes of evaluation.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

Rather, I stated (accurately) that «The Gates Foundation, for example, makes it clear that the foundation supports the use of student test data for educator evaluation even as it declares the need for a two - year moratorium, the purpose of which is to allow teachers the time to adjust to the new Common Core Standards and related tests.»

Pay special attention to Section V, the Data Use section of the grant proposal, requiring states to collect and share early childhood data, match students and teachers for the purpose of teacher evaluation, and promote inter-operability across institutions, agencies, and states.

«Observations used to condition the models ought to be explicitly stated, or there is the risk of doubly calling on data for purposes of both calibration and evaluation.»

By contrast, for the purposes of showing that, before or at the same time as conferring the advantage, the Member State took that decision as a shareholder, it is not enough to rely on economic evaluations made after the advantage was conferred, on a retrospective finding that the investment made by the Member State concerned was actually profitable, or on subsequent justifications of the course of action actually chosen -LRB-...).»

CRA agents proceeded to write to the restaurant, stating that it had been selected for an «evaluation» of its electronic records, and that the evaluation was «not an audit, but rather a limited review of your current recordkeeping practices to determine if they are adequate for purposes of the Income Tax Act and Excise Tax Act.»

(d) The provision of State law requires a health plan to report, or to provide access to, information for the purpose of management audits, financial audits, program monitoring and evaluation, or the licensure or certification of facilities or individuals.

«Certified Dermatology Medical Assistant (CDMA)» Dermatology On Demand, Inc., d / b / a Association of Certified Dermatology Techs, located in Waynesville, North Carolina, has filed a petition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for «Certified Dermatology Medical Assistant (CDMA)» in connection with «testing, analysis, and evaluation of the knowledge, skills and abilities of others for the purpose of certification and re-certification in the field of healthcare.»

In addition, various states have adopted their own laws that pertain to the procurement and use of outsourced reports used for employment evaluation purposes (Consumer Reports).

Source: Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health and Johns Hopkins University Women's and Children's Health Policy Center and Portland State University Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health The purpose of this tool kit is to increase the capacity for high - quality evaluation of early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) in community based settings.