DCPS officials are moving to change the most controversial reform of former Chancellor Michelle Rhee: teacher evaluation. The IMPACT evaluation system requires that teachers be observed five times per year (three times by a school administrator and twice by a “master teacher”) and rated on a scale of 1 to 4; however that is changing Read more about DCPS to Change Teacher Evaluation Tool[…]
On Friday the new IMPACT teacher evaluation results were announced by D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson. All told, 413 DCPS teachers and staff have been given separation notices, but not all of the firings were directly related to IMPACT. The controversial evaluation system identified 288 DCPS teachers and staff who did not meet expectations; Read more about D.C.’s IMPACT: Round 2[…]
In her report Inside IMPACT, Reporter Susan Headden takes a close look at D.C.’s teacher evaluation system. IMPACT was developed by former Chancellor Michelle Rhee to address the gulf between the high rate of “satisfactory” teacher evaluations and student NAEP scores that were among the lowest in the nation. IMPACT was developed with an eye Read more about Inside IMPACT: D.C.’s Model Teacher Evaluation System[…]
A new report from the Aspen Institute looks at the teacher evaluation systems of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and the Achievement First (AF) charter network as a means to help education leaders develop their own teacher evaluation and performance management systems. According to the report, the challenge facing education leaders is to Read more about Teacher Evaluation and Performance Management: Best Practices[…]