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Details emerge on educator effectiveness bill
Written by Todd Engdahl on Apr 6th, 2010. | Copyright © EdNewsColorado.org
[...] the option of receiving corporal punishment or accepting a three-day suspension from school…Details emerge on educator effectiveness bill EdNews CO Todd Engdahl: The long-awaited educator effectiveness bill would set new baseline [...]
So, I find it interesting that the bill outlines everything about how an effective / ineffective teachers will be identified (except for oh, I don’t know, ACTUAL guidelines and criteria of any kind), but not an abundance of language surrounding a principal’s evaluation. Yes, 66% of the principal eval is based on student performance and documented teacher effectiveness, but what about the rest? What happens when a principal is found ineffective? There is language that stipulates “licensed personnel” that do not meet criteria will be removed, but nothing conclusive as to a process. Why isn’t central administration a part of this? I know it says “Principal and Teacher Effectiveness”. If you really want to evaluate teachers, continue to fund scholarships for teachers to gain NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION (NBPTS.ORG). Want to talk “researched-based”? recent studies show that schools show increased performance when teachers have completed the NBCT process.
Now let’s talk about cost. How much is this new system going to cost the state and local districts???? This system dictates that instead of once every three (3) years, it will now be annually. For probationary teachers it will be TWICE a year. As it is, principals do not have the TIME to make adequate evaluations of their ENTIRE staff. With districts piling more onto teachers and building administrators as they cut other essential student services (social work, nurse, facilities, and nutrition) not to mention being PROFESSIONALLY DEVELOPED TO DEATH (time out of building during instructional hours) who can do this? Hire more EVALUATORS? Where is the money going to come from? We already have the highest classroom sizes that are outside of peak RESEARCH-BASED instructional guidelines, yet TEACHERS are ineffective??? I will be happy to fulfill any structure that promotes accountability and effectiveness as long as EVERYONE involved from the TOP-DOWN (including central administration, students and their families) and the system is FAIR, FEASIBLE, and FUNDED.
IN THE END, THE CHILDREN STILL PAY and ultimately OUR FUTURE, and will the outcome be different? Probably not until EVERYONE starts working together to look at our children as they were meant to be…children.