State Department of Education rejects Martin County school district's evaluation plan
STUART, Fla. — The state Department of Education has rejected an agreement between the Martin County School District and the local teachers' union on a teacher evaluation process required for the district to draw money from a $1.3 million federal grant.
An email to district officials sent Wednesday afternoon, just before schools closed for the Thanksgiving holiday, indicated the rejection could affect the district's ability to draw funds from the federal Race to the Top program as early as this week.
But after a conference call with district officials Monday morning, the state relaxed that stance.
Kathryn S. Hebda, deputy chancellor for education quality for the state Department of Education, said the district's funds "are
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