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FSBA Resolution Includes Elimination of Standardized Tests as “Primary Basis for Evaluating Teachers” | Scathing Purple Musings

FSBA Resolution Includes Elimination of Standardized Tests as “Primary Basis for Evaluating Teachers” | Scathing Purple Musings:


FSBA Resolution Includes Elimination of Standardized Tests as “Primary Basis for Evaluating Teachers”

From Jeff Solocheck at GRADEBOOK:
Rather than simply adopting a national resolution against states’ reliance on high-stakes testing, the Florida School Boards Association today will take up its own Florida-centered version of the concept. It points out specific concerns with the FCAT and its use for a variety of measures, and then rather than simply decry the problem, it offers possible solutions.
Among those, the resolution recommends:
  • Eliminating the use of standardized test results as the primary basis for evaluating teachers, administrators, schools and districts
  • Revising the accountability system to use multiple measures in assessing student learning gains and weaknesses
  • Phasing in any changes to give schools, teachers and students time to adapt