Tag: Teacher Effectiveness

Where are Race to the Top Dollars Headed?

News, Policy and Practice

July 12th, 2011

The Delaware Department of Education recently approved all 19 districts’ Race to the Top plans, which reveal their priorities and stipulate how they will use their funds to increase performance in these areas.  An initial analysis of the plans yields a couple data points, including: The average Delaware district will use 43.7% of their...

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Delaware’s Waiver Request on Educator Evaluation: We Must Fulfill our Commitments

News, Policy and Practice

July 8th, 2011

In its winning Race to the Top application, Delaware promised to implement the state regulations it passed in 2009 changing the state’s teacher, administrator, and specialist evaluation system, known as DPAS II. The planned change would finally link the evaluation of our teachers, leaders, and paraprofessionals to student growth. All of...

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Teacher Quality Takes Center Stage

News, Policy and Practice

July 1st, 2011

Five United States Senators recently introduced the “Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies for Teachers and Principals Act” – which would require teachers demonstrate the ability to lift student achievement before being allowed to graduate from their preparation program. The legislation, if we decided to apply, would move...

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Delaware Still Leading the Way on Teacher Evaluation

News, Policy and Practice

June 8th, 2011

After months of work across the state, committees of over 500 educators and school leaders have submitted their recommendations around the multiple measures of student growth to the Department of Education – which are now subject to review and final approval by the Secretary of Education by June 30th. These recommendations will serve as the...

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