NYC evaluation deal dials back teacher observations
Alex Zimmerman/Chalkbeat New York City officials are pressing forward with plans to evaluate educators this school year, after reaching a deal with union leaders that will reduce the minimum number of observations administrators must conduct and tweak the way student assessment data is used. The changes mean administrators will not have to scramble to conduct lots of evaluations by June and also mean that more teachers may be judged based on assessments of students that they don’t directly teach. The city will use the new evaluation system this year only to comply with the state requirement...
Source: chalkbeat.org