ERIC Number: EJ1250211
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr-13
Pages: 31
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ISSN: EISSN-1068-2341
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Putting Teacher Evaluation Systems on the Map: An Overview of State's Teacher Evaluation Systems Post-Every Student Succeeds Act
Education Policy Analysis Archives, v28 n58 spec iss Apr 2020
The Every Students Succeeds Act (ESSA) loosened the federal policy grip over states' teacher accountability systems. We present information, collected via surveys sent to state department of education personnel, about all states' teacher evaluation systems post-ESSA, while also highlighting differences before and after ESSA. We found that states have decreased their use of growth or value-added models (VAMs) within their teacher evaluation systems. In addition, many states are offering more alternatives for measuring the relationships between student achievement and teacher effectiveness besides using test score growth. State teacher evaluation plans also contain more language supporting formative teacher feedback. States are also allowing districts to develop and implement more unique teacher evaluation systems, while acknowledging challenges with states' being able to support varied systems, as well as incomparable data across schools and districts in effect.
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Accountability, State Programs, Value Added Models, Change, Observation, Student Surveys, Academic Achievement
Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015
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