So Chapter Leaders and I guess administrators are being trained on the new evaluation system. Everything being crammed into a short time frame. I guess sooner or later teachers will be trained as well.
But I've been thinking lately.
Think about this. Say you are a teacher and up until now, January 11, 2017 you have had say 2 observations in which were complete disasters. You have to ineffectives and on your way to end of year rating hell. And let's just say for arugments sake that the new evaluation system kicks in on February 1.
Do you get a mulligan? A do over? Like in Galaxy Quest when you get to use the Omega 13 and rearrange matter and get to go back in time redeem a mistake? Or do the ineffectives get combined with the new method?
One should be able to get a do over. It is only fair. But we have yet to hear from anyone with knowledge to share this with us.
In fact, what about the four observations? Are the observation pro-rated to two observations are will the four observations be jammed into the last few months of the school year?
And one more thing.
Keeping the beginning date of the new evaluation system as February 1in place shouldn't all teachers observations/evaluations be then based on the old S/U system? Think about it for a moment.
Back in November when I was at the Bronx UFT ATR meeting it was shared with us that if we got a permanent position at that time we will be under the auspices of the, at the time, current APPR system. However, if we got a permanent position in the second semester will fall under the S/U nothing to do with Danielson system. Heck, this is even true for new hires if they started that late in the year that they would be under S/U as well.
Will new teachers that are hired in March or later be part of the newest evaluation system or will they fall under the older old version of evaluations/observations the S/U?
Inquiring minds want to know. Inquiring minds want to hear from someone, anyone.
Out of their minds. Madness.
ReplyDeleteWhich evaluation system is used depends on the amount of time one teaches during the school year at one particular school. There is a percentage used. It might be 60%, but I don't remember for sure as I retired last year and forgot most of the contract wording. Any less time and the teacher is rated S/U.
ReplyDeleteIt's probably all the same BS written in different ways using different types of new language! Just let teachers do what they no best!! We are the real educators !! We know our children best!
ReplyDeleteThis is good to know as I recently applied to a school. I'd rather go under the S/U system which I consider a lot more fair of an evaluation.
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