Upgrading Colorado Teacher Policies
- February 9, 2011
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School Districts “Eager” to Help in Educator Effectiveness Pilot, Questions Linger0
- July 13, 2011
Ed News Colorado and the Denver Post both report that 41 school districts have applied to participate in the pilot for the state’s new educator effectiveness law (aka SB 191). It’s not the first Colorado major education reform program of the year in which participation has exceeded all expectations. Yet, based on reports, questions still remain about when teacher tenure will begin to be affected by the new performance evaluations.
READ MOREEd News Colorado Highlights Center Testimony on Educator Effectiveness Implementation0
- May 13, 2011
During public testimony at the May 12, 2011, meeting of the Colorado State Board of Education, senior policy analyst Ben DeGrow shared some preliminary insights concerning the implementation of educator effectiveness legislation (SB 191). Ed News Colorado’s Todd Engdahl highlighted one of the key points he made: Ben DeGrow of the Independence Institute said it’s
READ MOREUpgrading Colorado Teacher Policies0
- February 9, 2011
Sandi Jacobs, vice president of the National Council on Teacher Quality, discusses the latest annual update to her group’s State Teacher Policy Yearbook. She explores the impact of 2010’s groundbreaking Senate Bill 191 and highlights key areas where Colorado can improve its teacher policies.
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Kit Carson: Colorado's First Innovation District?0
- February 1, 2011
Superintendent Gerald Keefe explains why his 100-student Kit Carson School District is seeking the State Board of Education’s approval to become Colorado’s first district of innovation. On the table is a proposal that would open up Kit Carson to non-licensed teachers, remove tenure as a career-long guarantee and adopt a locally-tailored instructional evaluation system.
READ MOREColorado Loses Race to the Top: Now What?0
- September 1, 2010
Randy DeHoff from the State Board of Education recaps how Colorado fell short in the Race to the Top federal grant competition, and discusses the aftermath for the state’s teacher tenure and evaluation reform (SB 191), Common Core academic standards and more.
READ MOREKit Carson: Innovation Rural School Pioneer?0
- August 5, 2010
Since Colorado pioneered the Innovation Schools Act in 2008, enabling district-run public schools to seek greater autonomy over program and personnel, only schools in Denver have seized the opportunity. Until now, that is. Kit Carson superintendent Gerald Keefe discusses how his rural district is pursuing innovation school status in order to enact new policies for evaluating and dismissing teachers.
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