The
Rochester school district’s teacher evaluation plan has been approved by the
State Education Department. The SED requires all teachers and principals to
receive an annual evaluation, which will result in a score of highly effective,
effective, developing, or ineffective. The new plans mark the first year that
evaluations are directly linked to student performance on state standardized
tests.

This article appears in Sep 5-11, 2012.

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