RTT encouraged states and districts not only to revamp their teacher and principal evaluation policies but also to
use evaluation results to make personnel decisions.
And only one of the eight
uses the evaluation results to decide if a teacher should be dismissed.
Those issues are taken up in a separate bill, and at present there are not enough votes to support moving forward mandating that districts
use evaluation results to influence merit - or performance - based pay.
Furthermore, teachers from these schools who were surveyed were, on average, significantly more likely than teachers in a national sample to view their school leaders as encouraging professional collaboration, facilitating professional development for teachers, and encouraging staff to
use evaluation results in planning curriculum and instruction.
Not exact matches
The company considers NAREIT FFO an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and believes it is frequently
used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the
evaluation of REITs, many of which present NAREIT FFO when reporting
results.
Intervention monitoring and
evaluation results are
used by the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office to:
It will be important to ensure that the maximum value from existing monitoring and
evaluation programs is maintained, and the historical
results of these programs are
used effectively.
Delivering the right amount of water to the right place, at the right time, is generating positive
results for the environment, as demonstrated by a series of scientific reports analysing the impacts of Commonwealth environmental water
use during 2014 - 15 - part of a $ 30 million investment in monitoring and
evaluation projects across the Murray - Darling Basin over five years (to 2020).
Use the
results of your child's
evaluation along with your knowledge of your child to develop a plan that will work for them.
Practical Selection of Neonatal Resuscitators: A Field Guide This guide identifies reusable neonatal resusciatators at price points less than US$ 30 and more than US$ 30, and also describes the criteria
used to evaluate devices,
evaluation results for each device, and suggestions for choosing a resuscitator.
Because the Home Visiting Evidence of Effectiveness and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services evidence requirements and the
resulting information about effectiveness are public, researchers can
use them to increase the rigor of their
evaluations.
There already is a moratorium on
using the test
results for teacher
evaluations, after teachers and their unions objected to the idea.
Nolan said the measure does not preclude individual school districts from
using the test score
results as part of their teacher
evaluations, if everyone at the school agrees.
That garnered a lot of attention, in part, because it came at a time when state leaders sought to
use the test
results in teacher
evaluations.
A moratorium on
using test
results in teacher
evaluations remains in place for this year, but the teachers union has continued to press the State Education Department to reset the testing benchmarks.
There's already a moratorium on
using the test
results for teacher
evaluations, after teachers and their unions objected to the idea.
Their implementation came at the same time a new teacher
evaluation system went into effect across New York state,
using some of the test
results from the new curriculum as a measure of a teacher's effectiveness and ultimately job security.
State education leaders on Tuesday
used the
results to argue that most districts were reporting artificially high scores and that the city's
evaluation plan was more reliable.
As a parent, she said she likes getting feedback from tests, but
using student tests
results in
evaluations increases the pressure for both students and teachers.
Parent groups and the state teachers union fueled the movement to try to force changes to the tests and how they are
used (test
results are an important factor in teacher
evaluations).
The head of the Buffalo Teachers Federation has long complained about constant testing of students and how test
results are
used in
evaluation of teachers.
While this process goes forward, the task force recommends that the
results from state tests aligned to the current Common Core standards not be
used as part of student and teacher
evaluations before 2019.
During the workshop, participants will (1) examine the current tools available to evaluate the impacts of public engagement on scientists and members of the public; (2) discuss how to compare
results and
use paired
evaluations to improve public engagement practices; and (3) identify opportunities to increase the
use of
evaluation tools for scientists and members of the public.
Any
results that are reported to constitute a blinded, independent validation of a statistical model (or mathematical classifier or predictor) must be accompanied by a detailed explanation that includes: 1) specification of the exact «locked down» form of the model, including all data processing steps, algorithm for calculating the model output, and any cutpoints that might be applied to the model output for final classification, 2) date on which the model or predictor was fully locked down in exactly the form described, 3) name of the individual (s) who maintained the blinded data and oversaw the
evaluation (e.g., honest broker), 4) statement of assurance that no modifications, additions, or exclusion were made to the validation data set from the point at which the model was locked down and that neither the validation data nor any subset of it had ever been
used to assess or refine the model being tested
The scientists were able to
use a test scenario in the Greenland Sea to demonstrate that ALES + returns water levels for ice - covered and open ocean regions which are significantly more precise than the
results of previous
evaluation methods.
The
result of the above research not only provided clues to ASD, but also can be
used in the
evaluation of behavioral intervention to alleviate the disorder.
These powerful techniques — originally developed in the automotive and aerospace industries — are already being
used to help surgeons solve complex problems in craniofacial reconstruction through analysis, planning, virtual surgery, 3D printing, and
evaluation of surgical
results.
However,
results from a new study show that teacher turnover under IMPACT, the teacher -
evaluation system
used in the District of Columbia Public Schools, improved student performance on average.
At the middle tier, journals would disclose the
results of their internal
evaluations of peer review, but could maintain flexibility in how they report their
results for external
use.
For the lowest tier, journals would publicly disclose whether they are conducting internal
evaluations of peer review, in which they are able to retain the study
results for internal
use.
The researchers note that more work and
evaluation is needed for definitive
results, and they hope to improve and expand upon the method of
using natural microbiomes in laboratory mice.
Evaluation results from the pilot phase will be
used to refine program materials prior to making them available to schools throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Such a «zero - knowledge protocol» system is a promising first step toward a technique that could possibly be
used in future disarmament agreements, pending the
results of further development, testing, and
evaluation.
Our department has previously
used this methodology in various experiments for the mass median aerodynamic measurement
evaluation (MMAD) and we are certain of the
results the d 3.2 value was included in our
results.9, 14, 25, 34 - 36 (Figure 2.)
Dual targeting of the epidermal growth factor receptor
using the combination of cetuximab and erlotinib: preclinical
evaluation and
results of the phase II DUX study in chemotherapy - refractory, advanced colorectal cancer.
Dargaville, R.J., et al., 2002:
Evaluation of terrestrial carbon cycle models with atmospheric CO2 measurements:
Results from transient simulations considering increasing CO2, climate, and land -
use effects.
October 12, 1997 3 - D computer display brings precision to burn assessment An easy - to -
use, three - dimensional, computer graphics program is bringing a new level of accuracy, consistency, and standardization to the
evaluation of burn patients, which should
result in more precise treatment plans and better
evaluation of new therapies.
Results of the communication or swallowing
evaluation are
used to develop an individualized treatment program for your child.
Brands that have not been researched may not produce the same
results, which is why it is important to
use brands that have undergone thorough
evaluation.
The lab
uses functional TSH normal range for
evaluation of your thyroid function and you can get a free complimentary test
results explanation to ensure your first steps towards the normal thyroid levels.
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Evaluation of the cyto - and genotoxic activity of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) in human lymphocytes in vitro) is highly misleading, and
using its
results to validate the potential carcinogenecity of Y. Mate demonstrates poor interpretation of the data.
Since then, the
resulting Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards have been
used or adapted by more than 40 states to guide their own preparation, licensure, and
evaluation programs for principals and superintendents.
In other states,
evaluation results can be
used as evidence for dismissing a tenured teacher for poor performance.
Such
results provoked hot disputes over the methods
used, and many educational evaluators concluded that quantitative
evaluation of all kinds had failed.
The District of Columbia's school system
uses the
results from its new
evaluation system to identify teacher - training institutions that produce the city's highest - rated teachers and is prioritizing those providers in its recruitment of new teachers.
An
evaluation instrument is considered reliable if the instrument can be
used repeatedly with different groups of similar subjects and yield consistent
results.
State and local officials describe the system as one in which the state will provide descriptions of the major functions of teachers and principals and will leave most of the
evaluation process and
use of its
results up to local districts.
Given that Race to the Top also pushed states to hurriedly adopt new teacher
evaluation systems and specifically to
use test
results to gauge teachers, not - ready - for - primetime
evaluation systems are now entangled with the Common Core and new state tests.
These shenanigans by the district and the union have been presented to the public in a way that is designed to pull the wool over people's eyes: «The
result has been a perversion of the
evaluation system and a knowing effort to deceive the public
using educational jargon.»
That's why the Cincinnati district is taking the next two years to «perfect» the
evaluation system, with intensive training for principals and peer assessors, before
using the
results to trigger pay levels.