Sentences with phrase «teacher and principals»

The bill appears to provide for broad disclosure of teacher and principal evaluations to parents and would also require school districts to notify parents of their right to view the information.

The efforts of teachers and principals in driving student achievement are closely connected.

Some of our therapists have extensive experience in school - based counseling and have gained trust with teachers and principals alike in the unique setting of our educational system.

Her research has focused on policies intended to improve educator effectiveness such as teacher and principal evaluation, pay - for - performance, and intensive professional development.

We support initiatives to pay more to teachers in high - need subjects like science and math, and rewarding excellence by paying teachers and principals who do a great job in the classroom.

All of these actions will help improve teacher and principal effectiveness.

But as with the test refusal movement last spring, large numbers of students opting out of assessments could have an adverse impact on teacher and principal evaluations.

In contrast, student demographics are vastly different from teachers and principals.

The initiative would eliminate the use of high - stake standardized tests to evaluate teachers and principals.

Many schools are also experimenting with new teacher and principal evaluations systems at the same time.

It rewards highly effective teachers and principals with additional compensation.

We are asking too much of our school teachers and principals when we don't isolate the tough cases and bring in outside help.

Unfortunately, neither one of these approaches has proven to be effective at improving teacher and principal performance at scale.

The remaining 40 percent of the grade will be based on a classroom observation by a team of teachers and principals at each school.

Several times a year, he and a professional trainer give five - hour seminars to middle school students who were chosen by teachers and principals for their leadership potential.

There has been important research in the last fifteen years that can help teachers and principals better meet the needs of children often unintentionally neglected by traditional instruction.

As a former teacher and principal himself, he says it's never been easy to tell a teacher what they're doing isn't working.

The candidates also disagree on key issues, including how to improve low - achieving campuses, how to measure teacher quality, and whether to reward good teachers and principals with bonuses.

Her work includes the development of approaches to elevating teacher and principal performance through new evaluation systems that include student growth.

When something counts as a rating for your job, it changes behavior... Individual teachers and principals do respond to accountability metrics.

She cited the bill's measure that would require so - called «mutual consent» between teacher and principal for a teacher to be placed in a school.

Do you have additional ideas for defining and measuring teacher and principal effectiveness?

It seems to me that many teachers and principals feel that way.

In these conditions, district leaders must pay increased attention to often obscure work of human resources departments, focusing disproportionate attention on recruitment and retention of great teachers and principals.

The GREAT Act would not result in the systemic improvement of our nation's teacher and principal preparation for several reasons.

If teachers and principals need professional development support, parents will get behind them 200 % to ensure they get the support they need.

The idea is to improve schools by giving teachers and principals more say in the decisions affecting them and to involve local communities in the governance and management of their schools.

As teachers and principals know, they don't always hear from parents who are happy so it really helps when they do!

Schools held «App - y Hour» workshops in which teachers and principals shared the applications they had successfully used on the new tablets.

In that spirit, many well - meaning policymakers are proposing to allow teachers and principals to carry firearms in school.

Many veteran teachers and principals say the biggest change this year is the amount of time principals are now spending in classrooms.

The forum will include perspectives from students, experienced teachers and principals and research.

But early adopters say they have at least begun to pinpoint what hasn't worked, and what teachers and principals find most useful.

Teachers and principals receive intensive professional development, and principals are sometimes replaced and new curriculum introduced.

Clearly, hiring teachers and principals who will promote high standards for all students is essential in improving achievement and equity in our schools.

This process led to a culture of reciprocal feedback among teachers and principals with a focus on data and the impact of instruction.

The new knowledge I have gained has led me to find a balance between my role as a classroom teacher and principal intern.

And second is this complete redesign of teacher and principal certification.

We do this by preparing teachers and principals to think more creatively about how to present their curriculum in collaborative and hands - on ways.

Such a common - sense performance assessment is, incredibly, absent in most teacher and principal interviews.

The most powerful strategy for closing the achievement gap between advantaged youth and those in poverty is to provide teachers and principals who want to make a difference in their lives.

From the K - 12 settings, teachers and principals reported many ways technology integration provided opportunities for students to use hardware and software for classroom learning experiences.

Recruiting and retaining excellent teachers and principals is critically important for the success of future generations, especially for those living in underserved communities.