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Vivian Moon
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Posted: Jun 30 2014 at 8:36am |
Posted: New teacher evaluation process to take effect
this school year
Staff Writer An Gov. John Kasich signed into law earlier
this month House Bill 362,
which among other things, will allow teachers who receive ab “accomplished”
rating to be formally evaluated once every three years, and those that receive
a “skilled” rating to be evaluated once every two years. But all “accomplished” and “skilled” teachers
will still be required to have regular annual observations and conferences with
administrators. The new standards will take effect in
September. “The previous law was simply too much of a
burden, not only on the teachers but also on the administration,” said Rep. Tim
Derickson, R-Hanover Twp. “They simply don’t need a formal evaluation each
year. This bill allows teachers more time to do what they want to do, and that
is to teach the kids. And this will allow our administrators to manage and
administer in our schools.” Derickson and Rep. Gary Scherer,
R-Circleville, were the joint-sponsors of the bill, which was initially
addressed STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education for
community and charted nonpublic schools. When the legislation went to the Ohio
Senate, the new teacher evaluation language was added. The House concurred with
the Senate’s changes on June 3 and Kasich signed the bill on June 12. As a part of the Race to the Top Grant, the
She said each building principal conducted
two formal evaluations and four walk-throughs for every teacher. The district
used the Middletown Model, iObservation tool to manage the process. The
district used the shared attribution for student growth measure. “The change in the legislation allows the
district to provide support to the teachers and more time for the administrators
to monitor growth of staff and provide tool to improve student achievement,”
Mack said. As the changes were expected, “the new
potential changes did not take us by surprise,” said Roger Martin, Fairfield
City Schools assistant superintendent. He said the district administrators will
work to have the new evaluation language in place before the beginning of the
2014-2015 school year. “Our current language regarding member
evaluation is in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the (Fairfield
City School Board) and the Fairfield Classroom Teachers Association,” he said. Martin said representatives from the board
and the teachers’ union will work this summer to draft any needed changes to
the memorandum of understanding, and any proposed changes will need to be
approved by both the entities. Hamilton City Schools spokeswoman Joni
Copas said, “Our district is looking into the options available, but have not
made a decision at this point, given how new the changes are.” The Journal-News contacted some of the
teacher union presidents, but was unable to reach anyone for comment. The Ohio School Boards Association, Buckeye
Association of School Administrators and Ohio Association of School Business
Officials, in a joint statement, supported the new law that made revisions to
the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System. Officials with the three state education
associations said the changes will allow districts increased flexibility in
conducting the formal teacher evaluations. “While we understand the importance of
conducting teacher evaluations on an annual basis, we have been hearing from
many districts across the state with regard to the increased administrative
burdens being placed on them in fulfilling the (Ohio Teacher Evaluation System)
requirements,” said Damon Asbury, OSBA director of legislative services. “The changes made by the legislation will
allow for more flexibility without jeopardizing the effectiveness of the
teacher evaluation system,” said Thomas Ash, BASA director of governmental
relations. The
Ohio General Assembly approved new teacher evaluation requirements, which were
signed into law by Gov. John Kasich. Supporters of the changes say this will
allow teachers and administrators more time to worry about educating children.
Here are the summary highlights of the bill: ·
Teacher evaluates Permits a school district or school to
evaluate any teacher who received a rating of “accomplished” on the teacher’s
most recent evaluation once every three years, so long as the teacher’s student
academic growth measure is “average” or higher. ·
Permits a school district or school to evaluate any teacher who
received a rating of “skilled” on the teacher’s most recent evaluation once
every two years, so long as the teacher’s student academic growth measure is
“average” or higher. ·
Provides that in any year a teacher is not formally evaluated,
as a result of receiving a “skilled” or “accomplished” rating on that teacher’s
most recent evaluation, that teacher must still receive an observation and a
conference. ·
Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, authorizes a district
or school to choose not to evaluate a teacher who was on leave from the school
district for 50 percent or more of the school year or has submitted a notice of
retirement that was accepted not later than December 1 of the school year. ·
Permits a district or school, beginning with the 2014-2015
school year, to use the alternative framework, as prescribed by the bill, for
teacher evaluations. ·
Requires a district or school that chooses to use the
alternative framework for the 2014-2015 school year to calculate ratings based
on (1) the teacher performance measure (42.5 percent of the evaluation), (2)
the student academic growth measure (42.5 percent of the evaluation), and (3)
one component selected by the district or school from among student surveys,
teacher self-evaluations, peer review evaluations, or student portfolios (15
percent of the evaluation). ·
Requires a district or school that chooses to use the
alternative framework for the 2015-2016 school year, and for each school year
thereafter, to calculate ratings based on (1) the teacher performance measure
(42.5 percent to 50 percent of the evaluation), (2) the student academic growth
measure (42.5 percent to 50 percent of the evaluation), and (3) one component
selected by the district or school from among student surveys, teacher
self-evaluations, peer review evaluations, or student portfolios (the remaining
percentage of the evaluation). ·
Requires the Department of Education to compile a list of
approved instruments for districts and schools to use when evaluating student
surveys, teacher self-evaluations, peer review evaluations, and student
portfolios. Requires each district or school to choose one approved instrument
from the Department’s list to evaluate the applicable component selected by
that district or school. Source: Ohio General Assembly |
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"Gov. John Kasich signed into law earlier this month House Bill 362, which among other things, will allow teachers who receive ab “accomplished” rating to be formally evaluated once every three years, and those that receive a “skilled” rating to be evaluated once every two years"
SO, IF THE TEACHER RECEIVES AN EVALUATION EVERY TWO YEARS IF SKILLED OR THREE YEARS IF ACCOMPLISHED, AND IF RECEIVING A RAISE IS BASED ON AN EVALUATION, DOES THIS MEAN THE TEACHER WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A RAISE EVERY TWO OR THREE YEARS DEPENDING ON THE SKILLED OR ACCOMPLISHED DESIGNATION? IF THEY AREN'T EVALUATED EVERY YEAR, AS IN A NORMAL EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENT, THEY CAN'T BE ELIGIBLE FOR A YEARLY RAISE AS THERE IS NO SUPPORTING YEARLY DOCUMENTATION TO JUSTIFY THAT RAISE. "But all “accomplished” and “skilled” teachers will still be required to have regular annual observations and conferences with administrators" ARTICLE DOESN'T MENTION IF THIS "OBSERVATION" OR "CONFERENCE" WILL TRIGGER A RAISE. “The previous law was simply too much of a burden, not only on the teachers but also on the administration,” said Rep. Tim Derickson, R-Hanover Twp. “They simply don’t need a formal evaluation each year. This bill allows teachers more time to do what they want to do, and that is to teach the kids. And this will allow our administrators to manage and administer in our schools.” PERFECT EXAMPLE OF HOW "KID GLOVE" THINKING IS PREVALENT IN THE ACADEMIC WORLD AS OPPOSED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SERIOUSLY, IT IS A "BURDEN" FOR THE ADMIN. TO CONDUCT YEARLY EVALUATIONS? THE TEACHERS "DON'T NEED A FORMAL EVALUATION EACH YEAR"? YOU'RE KIDDING RIGHT DERICKSON. "Officials with the three state education associations said the changes will allow districts increased flexibility in conducting the formal teacher evaluations. “While we understand the importance of conducting teacher evaluations on an annual basis, we have been hearing from many districts across the state with regard to the increased administrative burdens being placed on them in fulfilling the (Ohio Teacher Evaluation System) requirements,” said Damon Asbury, OSBA director of legislative services. “The changes made by the legislation will allow for more flexibility without jeopardizing the effectiveness of the teacher evaluation system,” said Thomas Ash, BASA director of governmental relations" WELL, BY ALL MEANS, IF IT'S TOO DIFFICULT FOR "MANY DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE" AND DEMANDS A LITTLE MORE, LET'S STOP THAT RIGHT NOW. WOULDN'T WANT TO OVERTAX THEM AND REQUIRE ACCOUNTABILITY, NOW WOULD WE. MERCY. |
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