Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2013
Publication Source
School Business Affairs
Abstract
Teacher evaluations are undergoing significant changes in response to demands for school reform and higher accountability. States are now including value-added data in teacher evaluations, experimenting with merit pay based on evaluations, or both. Colorado, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Texas are but a few states that have altered the way teachers are evaluated or that are incorporating value-added data.
Changes in evaluation practice will likely mean significant modifications in how building-level administrators evaluate teachers. Moreover, approaches to teacher salary systems are just as likely to be altered if merit pay is introduced. School business officials (SBOs) are typically not involved directly in teacher evaluation; even so, they need to understand changes in teacher evaluations because they have implications for bargaining, policy, and budgeting. Such changes are of particular concern if evaluations are tied to merit pay.
In this article, we look at some of the teacher evaluation systems in Ohio as an example.
Inclusive pages
14-18
ISBN/ISSN
0036-651X
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2013, Association of School Business Officials International
Publisher
Association of School Business Officials International
Volume
79
Issue
11
Place of Publication
Reston, VA
eCommons Citation
Dolph, David Alan, "Teacher Evaluations and Merit Pay: An Uneasy Mix" (2013). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 212.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/212
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Education Economics Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Other Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Special Education Administration Commons, Urban Education Commons
Comments
This article originally appeared in the December 2013 School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). The text herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of ASBO International, and use of this imprint does not imply any endorsement or recognition by ASBO International and its officers or affiliates.
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