Teacher Evaluation Changes to be Outlined

Changes to teacher evaluations were mandated by the state for the 2012-13 school year.

Superintendent Michael LaSusa will report on a new framework for teacher evaluations before the Board of Education Monday. Changes to teacher evaluations are mandated under a new state law, called the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act. The changes to teacher evaluations went into effect almost immediately after Gov. Chris Christie signed it in August, while other parts of the law go into effect over the course of the 2012-13 school year. "Last year the state had approved four different models" for teacher evaluations, LaSusa said, "including the Charlotte Danielson model, which is a pretty well-known one." The Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching spells out the skills and …

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Longer Tenure Track Under New Teacher Evaluations

Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa said contracts have been re-issued to reflect change.

The School District of the Chathams is in a good position to implement changes to state-mandated teacher evaluation reforms, Superintendent Dr. Michael LaSusa said. Most facets of the new law, called the Teacher Effectiveness and Accountability for the Children of New Jersey (TEACHNJ) Act, went into effect almost immediately after Gov. Chris Christie signed it in August. Other parts of the law go into effect over the course of the 2012-13 school year. "Last year the state had approved four different models" for teacher evaluations, LaSusa said, "including the Charlotte Danielson model, which is a pretty well-known one." The Charlotte Danielson Framework for Teaching spells out the skills and competencies that outstanding teachers need in …

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Teachers Face New Evaluation Rubrics

Dr. Michael LaSusa walked the Board of Education through new state-mandated reforms to teacher tenure and evaluations.

New Teacher Evaluations to Take Effect This Year

Changes include lengthening the time it takes for teachers to become tenured, and what ratings they can receive.

Dr. Michael LaSusa, superintendent of the School District of the Chathams, presented the Board of Education with the state-mandated changes to teacher evaluations that will go into effect this year during the board's Monday meeting. "The bulk of the law goes into effect immediately," LaSusa said, with other main parts of the law taking effect throughout the 2012-13 school year. Under the new law, Board of Education must change their framework for evaluating teachers, administrators and staff to the state's method, which annually measures performance in four levels: highly effective, effective, partially effective and ineffective. Evaluations will be confidential and parents will not be able to learn a particular teacher's rating. "…

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