Reading over the text of the law. Is it me, or are there are only two scenarios where a teacher can receive an ineffective rating? I'm now fan of the evaluation portion of the budget agreement, believe you me. But, if I'm reading this right (and that's a pretty big if) this is the second quasi positive outcome for teachers that I have seen. I count 3 scenarios where a teacher can be rated as "highly effective", 5 where a teacher can be rated "effective", 5 where one can be rated "developing" and 3 where a teacher can be rated "ineffective".If a teacher's observation portion is anything over developing, he/she cannot be rated ineffective.
B. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION, A TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS: (1) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN H IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN H IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE H; (2) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN H IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN E IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE H; (3) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN H IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND A D IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE E; (4) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN H IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN I IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE D; (5) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN E IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN H IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE H; (6) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN E IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN E IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE E; (7) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN E IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND A D IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE E; (8) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN E IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN I IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE D;
(9) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES A D IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN H IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE E; (10) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES A D IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN E IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE E; (11) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES A D IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND A D IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE D; (12) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES A D IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN I IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE I; (13) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN I IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN H IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE D; (14) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN I IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN E IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE D; (15) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN I IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND A D IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE I; (16) IF A TEACHER RECEIVES AN I IN THE TEACHER OBSERVATION CATEGORY, AND AN I IN THE STUDENT PERFORMANCE CATEGORY, THE TEACHER'S COMPOSITE SCORE SHALL BE I.
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ReplyDeleteIt look s like it is 50 50 like Cuomo wanted. I suggest reading Carroll Burris piece at The Answer Sheet.
ReplyDeleteThat assessment seems to pass the test of simple math and matches the current cut off scores after you weigh each component at 50%. I would defer to your blog and RBE for the foreseeable future, though, as those sources are accurate and both focus on city teachers. Sadly, I think this budget will make the pain suburban teachers and principals feel a bit more pronounced than city teachers, who are already working under a system pushed by Bloomberg and decided by King.
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