EXCLUSIVE! First Look at NY Student Surveys for Teacher Evaluation!
Today, details of New York State's new teacher evaluation system were released:
The state also said New York City students in third through 12th grades should have a say in their teachers' ratings. Starting in the 2014-15 school year, student surveys will count for 5% of a teachers' grade in New York City, the state said. Only one other school district in New York state, Syracuse, is currently using student surveys. The UFT opposes them. [emphasis mine]Sources at NYSED have leaked the trial runs of the new student surveys for New York City's third gradeteachers (click to see the full image):
