Evaluating America's Teachers: Mission Possible?

When teacher evaluations are fair, everyone wins.

Poor evaluation systems don t just hurt teachers they hurt students, too. That s why America can t afford to wait for the teacher-evaluation problem to be solved. To provide balanced, accurate, and rigorous evaluations that take into account each teacher s particular circumstances, only one system can work: evidence-governed collegial judgment. This book includes:

• A discussion of common evaluation systems, including testing, value-added models, and observations
• Analysis of federal guidelines and state responses
• Action steps teachers and school leaders can take to influence policy
• A clear rationale and strategies for implementing a teacher evaluation model based on human judgment