Recently StudentsFirstNY asked the Democratic polling firm Anzalone Liszt Research to survey New Yorkers on
their views of a new teacher evaluation system.
Not exact matches
Many
teachers viewed the
new evaluations as a threat — which, in retrospect, appears overblown, given how few
teachers were dismissed as a result
of new systems.
According to a recent study by AIR,
teachers and school leaders in the Newark Public Schools had positive
views of its overhauled
evaluation system, but only one in four
teachers viewed a
new compensation structure as «reasonable, fair and appropriate.»
Because the
new evaluation system will provide a more comprehensive, nuanced
view of each
teacher and principals strengths and weaknesses, a more frequent, customized approach to coaching and professional development can and will be developed.
However, what we have seen since 2009, when states began to adopt what were then (and in many ways still are)
viewed as America's «
new and improved» or «strengthened»
teacher evaluation systems, is that for 70 %
of America's
teachers, these
teacher evaluation systems are still based only on the observational indicators being used prior, because for only 30 %
of America's
teachers are value - added estimates calculable.