BOE Endorses New Teacher, Principal Evaluation Plan
'This is a real sea change' for principals, said Board of Education member Norman Rosenblum.
Student achievement and more rigorous standards will be used next year to evaluate teachers and principals in Montclair. The Board of Education approved the recommendation of a district committee on Monday to use a new method for analyzing the effectiveness of teachers in the classroom and principals, called Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan “gives us a very authentic view of teaching and learning and will provide us with the ability to improve our practices and then ultimately impact student achievement,” said Gail Clark, principal of Nishuane Elementary School and co-chair of the District Evaluation Advisory Committee which recommended the plan. “This is a real sea change” for principals, said board member Norman Rosenblum. “They …
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4:46 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Isn't the fee paid to this attorney supposed to be public record? The Montclair Times has alway historically highlighted the negative and if it couldn't ignoring the positive completely when discussing the schools. Shame on them. more ›