TY - JOUR
T1 - School-Wide Educator Evaluation for Improving School Capacity and Student Achievement in High-Poverty Schools
T2 - Year 1 of the School System Improvement Project
AU - Reddy, Linda A.
AU - Kettler, Ryan J.
AU - Kurz, Alexander
N1 - Funding Information:
The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305A080337 and U.S. Department of Education -Teacher Incentive Fund Program, through Grant S374A120060 to Rutgers University. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education.
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PY - 2015/4/3
Y1 - 2015/4/3
N2 - The United States is in an era of high-stakes evaluation of educators (i.e., teachers and principals), the results of which are used to inform human capital decision making (i.e., recruitment, hiring, retention, and dismissal), which in turn impacts school capacity and student learning. The present article describes the School System Improvement (SSI) Project, a school-wide educator evaluation initiative that includes 22 high-poverty schools. The primary goal is to present the Year 1 planning for implementation of educator evaluation, highlighting the use of system consultation for planning. The SSI Project team includes researchers in school psychology and special education, school administrators, and teachers. The project aims to implement a multimethod educator evaluation system that generates scores for informing targeted, evidence-based professional development. Project goals are to increase educator competencies that lead to improved student achievement. Finally, directions for training and recommendations for future school reform are presented.
AB - The United States is in an era of high-stakes evaluation of educators (i.e., teachers and principals), the results of which are used to inform human capital decision making (i.e., recruitment, hiring, retention, and dismissal), which in turn impacts school capacity and student learning. The present article describes the School System Improvement (SSI) Project, a school-wide educator evaluation initiative that includes 22 high-poverty schools. The primary goal is to present the Year 1 planning for implementation of educator evaluation, highlighting the use of system consultation for planning. The SSI Project team includes researchers in school psychology and special education, school administrators, and teachers. The project aims to implement a multimethod educator evaluation system that generates scores for informing targeted, evidence-based professional development. Project goals are to increase educator competencies that lead to improved student achievement. Finally, directions for training and recommendations for future school reform are presented.
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U2 - 10.1080/10474412.2014.929961
DO - 10.1080/10474412.2014.929961
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84931578079
SN - 1047-4412
VL - 25
SP - 90
EP - 108
JO - Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation
JF - Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation
IS - 2-3
ER -