In a new chapter of the issues plaguing Tennessee’s teacher evaluation system, the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) has announced its plans for a statewide feedback process on the system (background information). The process is designed to gather input from all stakeholders, but particularly educators, and is a response to Gov. Bill Haslam’s request for a formal, independent feedback process.
Jamie Woodson, President and CEO of SCORE, has stated that his organization’s role for the next four months will be to listen to what people have to say about the system. “Critical to the success of this implementation [of the teacher evaluation system] work is robust and extensive feedback from educators and community leaders to identify what is working and what can be improved.” Through May 2012, SCORE will be gathering feedback in four ways:
–Regional Roundtables: Eight public roundtables across the state will be held and include participation from all stakeholders.
–Online Survey: Starting March 1, an online survey will be launched to gather feedback from educators.
–Discussions with existing groups and networks: These groups and networks will include superintendent, principal and supervisor study councils, as well as leaders and educators from each of the four evaluation models.
–Educator Work Team: A representative group of teachers and principals from across the state will be gathered to provide ongoing feedback.
Following the feedback process, SCORE will release a report to the Tennessee State Board of Education and Department of Education that will detail the feedback on the four evaluation models and recommend a range of policies with which to move forward.
To learn more, please visit www.tnscore.org/feedback
