Utah public school teachers are currently evaluated on a four-point scale that describes their level of effectiveness. The Utah State Board of Education expects to change that.
The Utah State Board of Education voted to postpone changes to the teacher evaluation system, but that doesn’t mean alterations aren’t ahead.
“We’ve had [a] recent legislative audit and teacher feedback and feedback from principals: There’s been a lot of angst over that,” said Kami Dupree, educator development specialist for the USBE. Those performance indicators are identified in state code as the core purposes of evaluations, Dupree explained.One • The teacher partially met performance expectations by demonstrating evidence of continued growth, but did not demonstrate evidence of academic impact.
“I do think removing the word exceeded is, I don’t know, not a good move,” board member Christina Boggess said. “Some teachers are really great here. They’re really good at what they do. They thrive. They stand out among their peers. Why take away the word ‘exceeded’ from them, as a general rule in a performance evaluation?”
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