Sentences with phrase «weigh student test scores»

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He called the current system of teacher evaluations «baloney,» and said student test scores should be weighed more heavily.

The draft also includes a space for the task force to weigh in on the impact of student test scores on teacher evaluations, and the panel will likely use that space to recommend up to a four - year moratorium, according to a source familiar with the task force's plans.

While different states weigh and conduct the components differently, they, like New York, tie teacher performance only to student growth, not raw test scores, so as not to disadvantage teachers whose students hail from challenging socioeconomic backgrounds versus teachers in wealthy districts.

For example, Ohio adjusts value - added calculations for high mobility, and Arizona calculates the percentage of students enrolled for a full academic year and weighs measures of test score levels and growth differently based on student mobility and length of enrollment.

For Charter Schools, school authorizers have weighed very heavily the test scores of students in charter renewals.

California has identified English learners based on how well they do on the language development test but has left it up to districts and students» teachers to also weigh a mix of factors, including teacher judgment, scores on other standardized academic tests and parent consultations.

And if so, how do you think those students test scores should be weighed in teacher evaluation?

The districts are still determining how to weigh different measurements of student performance, such as test scores.

The civic group also endorsed including value - added analysis — a statistical method that links student test scores to their teachers — in teacher performance reviews and cited a Times series on the subject as one reason they decided to weigh in.