How Much are Districts Spending to Implement Teacher Evaluation Systems?
Case Studies of Hillsborough County Public Schools, Memphis City Schools, and Pittsburgh Public Schools
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This report presents case studies of the efforts by three school districts, Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), Memphis City Schools (MCS), and Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS), to launch, implement, and operate new teacher evaluation systems as part of a larger reform effort called the Partnership Sites to Empower Effective Teaching. The HCPS system evaluates teachers based on a value-added model (VAM) of student achievement and structured classroom observations, while the MCS and PPS systems include surveys of students in addition to the VAM and classroom observation components.
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Methodology
Chapter Three
Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS)
Chapter Four
Memphis City Schools (MCS)
Chapter Five
Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS)
Chapter Six
Conclusions
Appendix A
Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS)
Appendix B
Memphis City Schools (MCS)
Appendix C
Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS)
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