Improve Tenure with Better Measures of Teacher Effectiveness

Autor/in	Jacobs, Sandi
Titel	Improve Tenure with Better Measures of Teacher Effectiveness
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 97 (2016) 6, S.33-37 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
DOI	10.1177/0031721716636870
Schlagwörter	Tenure; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Improvement; Teacher Evaluation; Merit Rating; Evaluation Criteria; School Administration; State Policy; Personnel Policy; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Hawaii; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; Louisiana; Michigan; Missouri; New Jersey; New York; Ohio; Oklahoma; Tennessee; Wisconsin + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Analytische Arbeitsbewertung; Personalpolitik; Kalifornien
Abstract	Just a few years ago, tenure appeared low on the reform list for state policy makers and district administrators, viewed as too hot an issue politically to challenge. But it was front and center in the 2014 landmark "Vergara v. California" lawsuit, which challenged teacher tenure and related policies. Yet whether to grant tenure or not is the wrong question. The right question is: How can states ensure that districts make good tenure decisions for teachers who are proven effective, while providing support and appropriate due process rights to ineffective teachers? Being able to evaluate and differentiate teacher performance reliably and consistently with clear criteria that include measures of how well teachers move students forward academically marks an important shift in thinking. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01