Ms. Rosa has criticized what she sees as excessive testing and
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.
The new law expressly forbids the federal government from mandating
the use of tests scores in teacher evaluation and from mandating the use of Common Core standards.
Ms. Elia supports the Common Core standards and
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations, but since taking office she has emphasized the need to restore trust among parents and educators.
Already, the board has put in place a four - year moratorium on
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.
The new law expressly forbids the federal government from mandating
the use of tests scores in teacher evaluation and from mandating the use of the Common Core standards.
It's now opposed to high - stakes testing and
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.
(For this year only, D.C. public schools halted
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations to account for new Common Core state tests.)
Use of test scores in teacher evaluations has been a sore spot for teachers and teacher unions since the state started requiring them in 2013.
(For this year only, DCPS halted
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations to account for new Common Core state tests.)
Then he backed a four - year moratorium on
the use of any test scores in teacher evaluations.
«This is a complex agreement and possibly the most sophisticated evaluation agreement that I have seen,» said Diane Ravitch, an educational historian and vocal critic of
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.
These teachers are more amenable to reforms favored by Superintendent John Deasy, such as
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.
Now there's a four - year moratorium on
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.
In December 2014, Cuomo vetoed his own bill that placed a two year moratorium on
the use of test scores in teacher evaluations.