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   <title>Evaluations of teachers : Journal story....Stakes high for...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=114">VietVet</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 5054<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> Feb&nbsp;11&nbsp;2013 at 6:05am<br /><br />Journal story....<br /><br />Stakes high for new teacher evaluation system<br />Student performance will factor into teacher’s evaluation.Hamilton, Middletown schools have started to implement system that will be required next school year<br /><br />School districts across Ohio are preparing to implement the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System next school year, which will rate teachers based on how well their students learn.<br /><br />Evaluations currently follow no strict guidelines and are based almost entirely on a teacher’s performance. Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, two areas will equally factor into a teacher’s yearly final grade:<br /><br />• Teacher performance, or how well teachers perform during two yearly observations<br /><br />• “Student growth measures,” or how well students perform on standardized tests and in other measurable areas depending on the subject taught.<br /><br />In the end, each teacher will be designated Accomplished, Proficient, Developing or Ineffective<br /><br />Hmm, kinda like a PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, which has been going on in the private working world since before I started working and that was 46 years ago. <br /><br />It is nice to see some type of teacher evaluation based on end results. Now, if we could just couple merit raises with the degree of performance, we should be closer to a system of evaluation that makes sense. <br /><br />Wonder how long a teacher can remain as "DEVELOPING" or "INEFFECTIVE" before disposition can occur and what the almighty Teacher's Union will do when teachers are dimissed?]]>
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