Boston Renaissance Inspires
March 14, 2011Student Achievement is Key to Educator Evaluation
March 18, 2011
March 2011
In this issue:
Creating a New Teacher Evaluation System — Debate over linking teacher evaluations to student achievement will be ratcheted up in March when the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Task Force on Educator Evaluation releases its recommendations for a new teacher evaluation system.
Implementing Common Core State Standards — District and school leaders from across the state gathered on February 15 at a forum hosted by MBAE and the Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy to discuss implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
Charter School Expansion — The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education vote on February 28 to approve 16 new charter schools will provide thousands of families with critical educational opportunities. Some of the schools are part of new networks of high-quality charters that replicate existing, successful programs.