Today, this article talks about putting the best teachers in the schools dubbed failure factories in Pinellas. If they go about this the right way, this is exactly what the district has to do. The headline of the article is sadly wrong though, Pinellas agreed to do this about 4 years ago in a school…
Good morning all, we are excited to announce that myflteacher.com is now updated to include the teacher data from the 2014-15 year. We are sorry it has taken so long, the delay is basically because of how long it took the DOE to release teacher results this year, months longer than normal. One thing we…
Now the the website is updated with the 2014- 2015 data,(YES!) some questions have arisen about validity in light of the move to a new exam, the FSA. Short answer is that the change has not hurt the validity of the data, long answer can be found below. Transition to FSA Does Not Adversely Impact…
Interesting research showing that merit pay and evaluations can improve student results, 4 months of learning is a really big deal The researchers find that 46% of low-performing teachers in D.C. leave each year, which is more than three times the attrition rate of high-performers. It turns out that the mere threat of removal encourages…
We were asked to post this to get the information out to teachers, this sounds like a fun opportunity. Dairy Council of Florida Announces Third Annual Gridiron Cooking Challenge The Dairy Council of Florida is hosting its third annual Gridiron Cooking Challenge, a fun-filled food competition for elementary and middle school students throughout…
In most places, reaching that magic number still means getting there the old-fashioned way — with a master’s degree and 10 or 20 years on the job. And in places like New York State, salaries are given a hefty boost simply because the cost of living is higher, too.So what’s new? A growing number of…
The below quote is sobering, considering this is the average student. The average student in many of the top-performing countries graduates two to three years ahead of the average high school graduate in the United States. The distance between what our high school graduates know and can do and what their high school graduates know…
Interesting article about Florida’s student performance. When the Education Department releases its biennial scorecard of reading and math scores for all 50 states this week, Florida and Texas are likely to look pretty mediocre. In 2013, the last time that scores were released, Florida ranked 30th on the tests, which are given to fourth and…
“While Vergara highlighted the importance of teacher quality in the classroom by challenging harmful teacher employment laws, Doe v. Antioch was filed to enforce the current law on teacher evaluations, the Stull Act,” said Rivera. “This lawsuit does not try to replace or modify the law. The case enforces the Stull Act by challenging collectively…
Very sad to see the district has not followed through on one of the best ways to help these truly needy students, recruiting and retaining excellent teachers for these schools. Since the board hired Mike Grego as superintendent in 2012, at least one additional measure has fallen through the cracks. In a 2013 turnaround plan…
