Eduflack: Evaluatin' Teaching Hoosiers #soschat
No, it isn't just states like New York and Connecticut that are currently focused on strengthening teacher evaluations and putting some real teeth into the process. The good folks over at Hechinger Report have previously reported on similar efforts in Florida, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Next up ... Indiana.
In the latest installment, Hechinger looks at recent developments in the Hoosier State to address teacher effectiveness.
As Scott Elliott and Sarah Butrymowicz report:
In the latest installment, Hechinger looks at recent developments in the Hoosier State to address teacher effectiveness.
As Scott Elliott and Sarah Butrymowicz report:
Teachers across the state will be rated 1 through 4, with 1 being the lowest. Those ratings will be based in part on the test-scores of their students.
The ratings come with consequences.
Those who receive ineffective ratings can be dismissed at the end of the school year. After two years, anyone twice rated as needing improvement—teachers rated a 1 or 2—also can be fired. Teachers rated in the bottom two categories also can be blocked from receiving a raise.
“This is a culture shift,” said Mindy Schlegel, who leads a new division within the Indiana Department of Education focused on educator effectiveness. “This is saying, ‘If you’re not good, you don’t deserve a raise.’
How significant is this change? Consider this:
The ratings come with consequences.
Those who receive ineffective ratings can be dismissed at the end of the school year. After two years, anyone twice rated as needing improvement—teachers rated a 1 or 2—also can be fired. Teachers rated in the bottom two categories also can be blocked from receiving a raise.
“This is a culture shift,” said Mindy Schlegel, who leads a new division within the Indiana Department of Education focused on educator effectiveness. “This is saying, ‘If you’re not good, you don’t deserve a raise.’
How significant is this change? Consider this:
