Threading the Evaluation Needle

The Documentation of Teacher Unprofessional Conduct

AvTodd A. DeMitchell,Mark A. Paige

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

Teachers stand at the intersection of educational goals, directing students down the road to success or to the byways of diminished opportunities. They are the most important school variable effecting student achievement. Consequently, placing and retaining only qualified and effective teachers in our nation’s classrooms is a critical responsibility of school leaders. Effective supervision and evaluation requires that the school leader possess the knowledge of effective instruction, exhibit skills in documentation of professional conduct, and embrace a professional approach with the will to place and keep students at the center of school policy and practice decisions. Supervising and evaluating teachers is a difficult, but essential work. Research shows that time and expertise are necessary to effectively supervise and to build a case for adverse employment decisions, when necessary. Threading the Evaluation Needle: The Documentation of Teacher Unprofessional Conduct addresses the legal and professional knowledge that structures discipline and dismissal in the public schools. The authors, based on their educational, legal, and research experience, provide templates for various types of documentation necessary to effectively build a case for discipline. This book seeks to give principals the tools and knowledge to institute in good faith a fair and accurate documentation system.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-12-13
Mått:159 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:331 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:100
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781475854046

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Todd A. DeMitchell, John & H. Irene Peters Professor of Education, served as a teacher and administrator in the public schools for 18 years. During his 30 years at the University of New Hampshire he has studied, taught, and consulted on school law and labor relations including the implementation of documentation systems.Mark A Paige, Associate Professor of Public Policy, has numerous positions in education, ranging from the classroom to the courtroom. He began his career in education as an elementary school teacher. He later served as an education law attorney, representing school districts in New England on labor relations, employment law, special education, and other matters. He now teaches school law, school finance, and education policy at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

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This book would make an excellent gift for an aspiring superintendent or someone who has landed in her or his first superintendency. "Threading the Evaluation Needle" emphasizes the principle that supervision of school staff requires the school leader to prioritize instructional supervision while ensuring accountability processes used by the school leader are led with integrity.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface: Who Shall Teach Our Children?Chapter 1: Evaluation and the Documentation ChallengeChapter 2: The Evaluation of TeachersChapter 3: The Principal as EvaluatorChapter 4: Legal Frameworks: Infusing the Evaluation with FairnessChapter 5: The Five Fatal “Eyes” of Unprofessional ConductChapter 6: Files, Memos, and DocumentationChapter 7: Conclusion and the Ten Commandments of DocumentationAppendix A - InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards and Learning Progressions for TeachersAppendix B – Personnel Evaluation StandardsAppendix C – Examples of Causes and Evidence for Dismissal/DisciplineAppendix D – The Bologna Sandwich TechniqueAppendix E – Negligent Hiring: Did We Hire the Wrong Person?Appendix F: Table of CasesAbout the Authors