Sentence examples for principal evaluation from inspiring English sources

Rather, I propose that teachers be evaluated on three criteria: student data, principal evaluation and peer review, which would encourage an enduring teamwork culture within and across departments that is the hallmark of great schools.

Just to be eligible to apply, a state must have no "barriers to linking data on student achievement or student growth to teachers and principals for the purpose of teacher and principal evaluation," the rules say.

The states were awarded the grants to improve student achievement with plans that include developing teacher and principal evaluation systems and expanding studies in science, technology, engineering and math.

Rather, Mr. Cuomo is seeking to accelerate the introduction of new standards for teacher and principal evaluation that the state's Education Department, with the support of teachers' unions, has been developing since last year.

To be eligible to apply for money, a "state must not have any legal, statutory or regulatory barriers to linking data on student achievement or student growth to teachers and principals for the purpose of teacher and principal evaluation," according to a summary of the proposed rules.

A new teacher and principal evaluation system was outlined in New York's application to the federal Race to the Top program, which netted a $700 million grant, though efforts have stalled as some school districts and teachers' and principals' unions, including those in New York City, have been unable to agree on how to proceed.

Mr. Bromme would not comment about the principal evaluations.

Under the terms of a recently negotiated contract, principal evaluations can now be based in part on student performance.

They have already drawn criticism: Jill Levy, president of the union representing principals, said that superintendents did not talk to principals or visit schools enough to make informed decisions about principal evaluations.

"You're seeing an extraordinary change of policy, from an accountability system focused on districts and schools, to accountability based on teacher and principal evaluations," Ms. Weingarten said.

In contrast, principal evaluations are not correlated with achievement-based measures of effectiveness for the middle 70% or so of teachers.