Educator Support & Evaluation
{"Image DocumentName": "Educator Support & Evaluation", "Image ImageDescription": "Why Focus on Educator Support & Evaluation? Educator Support & Evaluation. Before we do that, it\u2019s worthwhile to note just why educator support and evaluation is so important. Research shows that out of all in-school factors, individual teachers have the greatest influence on student achievement. These graphs show the results from one study conducted in Dallas, which found that two groups of students who started at roughly the same place at the beginning of third grade, ended up in radically different places, depending upon whether they had three years of effective teachers vs. three years of ineffective teachers. Given the tremendous potential teachers and school leaders have to impact our students achievement trajectories, we have an obligation to provide them with meaningful information and targeted support to ensure they are empowered to drive the gains in student achievement we all want to see. One study found that Dallas students who start 3rd grade at about the same level of math achievement\u2026 \u2026may finish 5th grade math at dramatically different levels depending on the quality of their teachers. After 3 EFFECTIVE Teachers. After 3 INEFFECTIVE Teachers. Original analysis by the Education Trust. Source: Heather Jordan, Robert Mendro, and Dash Weerasinghe, The Effects of Teachers on Longitudinal Student Achievement, Graphs provided courtesy of The New Teacher Project (TNTP). Louisiana Department of Education. 8.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}