Teacher Evaluations Change in District 150
By: Sophie Nielsen-Kolding WMBD/WYZZ TV
Updated: October 24, 2012
PEORIA- There's a change coming to the way district 150 schools do teacher evaluations.
Principals will observe classrooms more often and give timely feedback. One teacher said that in the past there hasn't been much of a conversation about how teachers were doing.
The model has already been tested in a few area schools to work out problems.
Bryan Devine from the Peoria Federation of teachers said it's about time.
"You know, the teachers asked for this change a long time ago before the state mandated it because we feel that as teachers, we want our profession to be held to a high standard," Devine said.
The state mandates that it be in place by 2016, so Devine said they are way ahead of schedule. It's part of a piece of legislation called The Performance Evaluation Reform Act, which was passed in 2010.
It's supposed to guarantee that teachers and principals are evaluated by a state qualified evaluator, include student growth as a significant part of principal and teacher performance evaluations and ensure teachers get constructive feedback.
Principals will observe classrooms more often and give timely feedback. One teacher said that in the past there hasn't been much of a conversation about how teachers were doing.
The model has already been tested in a few area schools to work out problems.
Bryan Devine from the Peoria Federation of teachers said it's about time.
"You know, the teachers asked for this change a long time ago before the state mandated it because we feel that as teachers, we want our profession to be held to a high standard," Devine said.
The state mandates that it be in place by 2016, so Devine said they are way ahead of schedule. It's part of a piece of legislation called The Performance Evaluation Reform Act, which was passed in 2010.
It's supposed to guarantee that teachers and principals are evaluated by a state qualified evaluator, include student growth as a significant part of principal and teacher performance evaluations and ensure teachers get constructive feedback.
