Happy New Year! Hope you are enjoying the break and holidays with family and friends.
I wanted to update you on some information regarding teacher evaluations. Governor Cuomo has rejected legislation that for two years would have discounted Common Core-aligned student test scores in state-mandated teacher evaluations. Cuomo called the measure unnecessary and said he will propose reforms to the evaluation system next year.
It appears that Regent Tisch is planning to set up an APPR that will double down on the state assessment, takes local observation out of the hands of local school districts, and attempts to remove about 10% of teachers based on ineffective ratings.
Below is the article about the potential changes:
Here is Tisch's response to December 18 letter from Jim Malatras:
Today we mailed over 400 letters from HTA members to State legislators as part of the TALI Support for Public Education Campaign. The thousands of letters from many Long Island educators and supporters will arrive in Albany by January 6th. The message we are sending to our elected officials is make education a priority on the first day of the 2015 legislative session.
I will continue to update you on what else we can do to help our profession as it continues to be attacked by politicians and officials who know little about education and the effects of their changes on our students.
Enjoy the remainder of the break!