State Board of Education Approves Changes to Educator Evaluation
The State Board of Education early this afternoon approved changes to Connecticut’s Guidelines for Educator Evaluation. The State Board acted on…
Learn More About Changes to Teacher Evaluation at a CEA Meeting or Webinar
Teacher evaluation in Connecticut is changing for the better thanks to recent flexibility options adopted by the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC). The new flexibility options, along with earlier changes…
PEAC Vote on Teacher Evaluation Long Overdue
BY CEA PRESIDENT SHEILA COHEN Connecticut has parted company with those who would reduce teaching and learning to a single test score. Today the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) voted…
Symposium on Effectiveness in Educator Evaluation Coming May 21
A symposium — Celebrating Effectiveness in Educator Evaluation and Professional Learning — is coming to the Four Points by Sheraton in Meriden on May 21. The event, co-sponsored by the Connecticut Teacher…
Teachers Tell Education Committee About Common Core, Teacher Evaluation Concerns
Educators around the state have been facing a challenging year due to the botched implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the challenges related to simultaneously implementing a new…
CEA Releases Study of Alternative Evaluation Initiative
A teacher evaluation initiative, studied in new research released today, offers an alternative to using unreliable standardized test scores to evaluate students and teachers. This alternative holds educators more accountable…
Details of New Teacher Evaluation Flexibility Options Available to Districts
New flexibility options for districts implementing the teacher evaluation system have been approved by the State Board of Education, and the State Department of Education (SDE) has now issued guidance…
Don’t Go Full Speed Ahead Into the Unknown with Common Core
“Good teaching is not measured by a student test score. That is the road we are going down and it should be abandoned.” That was one of the many emphatic…
State Decision Makers Act on Teachers’ Concerns
The state Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC) has been consumed in recent years by reports from consultants, disagreements about what’s best for students and teachers, and plenty of eduspeak—all in…
Statement from CEA President Sheila Cohen on New Flexibility Options in Teacher Evaluation
While this is a significant improvement for Connecticut students in public schools, it is only a first step in modifying existing guidelines and removing obstacles that hinder a student-focused system…