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«We congratulate our students, teachers and
administrators for their continued exceptional
performance on these new
tests, which shows they're mastering knowledge crucial to career and college readiness, and we have set our sights on greater success for every child in the coming year,» Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said.
Critics of NCLB's
testing and accountability requirements have a litany of complaints: The
tests are inaccurate, schools and teachers should not be responsible for the
test performance of unprepared or unmotivated students, the measure of school inadequacy used under NCLB is misleading, the
tests narrow the curriculum to what is being
tested, and burdens imposed upon teachers and
administrators are excessively onerous.
While many North Carolina school
administrators and teachers are winning praise and cash for meeting or exceeding
performance expectations on state
tests, others are starting the school year scrambling to respond to their students» low achievement.
I infer the priorities of
administrators and teachers from educational outcomes, as measured by student
performance on the state's math
test.
Throughout the country, and with the passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act (which requires research - based assessment), student
performance on these
tests has become the basis for such critical decisions as student promotion from one grade to the next, and compensation for teachers and
administrators.
Schools, teachers, and
administrators are evaluated based on a series of
performance indicators, including staff and student attendance, student
performance on assessment
tests, graduation and remediation rates, and the amount of contact with...
Test administrators do not provide explanations for student
performance, but scholars and policymakers have been arguing over the root causes of stagnation for years.
But when teacher and
administrator evaluations are tied to student
performance based on one
test, it overlooks the complexity of the individual students.
A measure that would ban the controversial use of student
test results in determining the
performance of teachers and school
administrators is advancing in the statehouse.
- or the transformation model, which requires among other things, replacing the principal; using
test scores to evaluate teacher and
administrator performance; and expanding the school day, school week or school year to increase learning time.
This, in large part, is why district
administrators put pressure on their teachers to do more to increase
test performance.
A
testing expert says these irregularities indicate cheating by teachers and
administrators, who have a lot riding on their students»
performance.
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The legislation, to be enacted in full starting in the 2013 - 2014 school year, bases the tenure of district teachers and
administrators on their
performance in annual reviews which are to be based, in part, on quantifiable student achievement such as
testing.
These teachers were evaluated on their «
performance» using almost exclusively (except for the 5 % school - level value - added indicator) the same subjective measures integral to many traditional evaluation systems as well as student achievement / growth on teacher - developed and
administrator - approved classroom - based
tests, instead.
Teachers and
administrators in the Atlanta public school system, for instance, were indicted this year in an alleged scheme of inflating their students»
test scores to avoid sanctions and secure
performance - based bonuses.
Administrator dashboards let you track students» progress at an individual and aggregate level, including time spent on the program,
performance on the practice questions and
tests, and areas in which an entire class may need help.
«You have teachers and
administrators whose jobs rise and fall on school
performance as measured on reading and math
tests given for three to four days in the spring,» he said.
The district's
performance review system for teachers and
administrators — which is in its second year of
testing and development — uses standardized
test scores as one measure of how much a teacher has helped students progress.
DeKalb Central School District
administrators identified that a percentage of their students required math intervention when results on the Indiana Statewide
Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP +) showed less than ideal
performance in mathematics.
Today the Finnish government invests 30 times more in professional development of its teachers and
administrators than
testing its students»
performance in schools.
«Our focused deep dive safety assessment will help us better understand the facts that led to these recent events and provide us an opportunity to assess Metra's
testing, training,
performance, and compliance programs and ensure the public's confidence in Metra,» said Federal Railroad
Administrator Joseph C. Szabo.
Pellet stoves and fireplace inserts using pellets for fuel that are exempt from
testing by the
Administrator but meet the same standards of
performance as wood stoves are considered certified for the purposes of this section.
Road
test administrators have dozens of criteria they are using to evaluate your
performance, and they take their jobs very seriously.
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