Sunday, August 23, 2009

Rhee Spells Out Teaching Expectations With 200-Page 'Learning Framework' - washingtonpost.com


Rhee Spells Out Teaching Expectations With 200-Page 'Learning Framework' - washingtonpost.com:

"Teachers will be subject to revamped evaluations based in part on the new teaching and learning framework, which will deploy a corps of 'master teachers' to join principals in assessing instructors. The changes are an attempt to make performance reviews more objective and less vulnerable to school politics or personal issues. The new evaluations also are expected to include improvement in student test scores as part of the criteria by which some instructors will be judged.
Students will face a revised disciplinary code, with an emphasis on defusing conflicts before they start and minimizing the use of suspensions that keep students home or on the streets instead of in class."