New Chicago Grading System
Chicago’s school history is a testimony to the lack of difference that different reform movements have made; Chicago has tried them all to little avail. Chicago is now trying something else to get its high school graduation rate above 50% (that’s right, 50%). There are two core pieces to this effort, described in this article from […]
Cuomo’s Misguided Teacher Evaluation Plan
Nicholas Tampio is an associate professor of political science at Fordham University in the Bronx. In a complex task like mentoring and rating teachers, there is no one-size-fits-all model. Best practice seems to require administrators to monitor starting teachers, give professional development, and fire them if the superintendent determines that the teacher will not likely […]
The New Teacher Evaluations Won’t Work
CHANGE 101 or WHY THE NEW TEACHER EVALUATIONS WON’T WORK There are a variety of theories about how change happens. Change is difficult, because the power of inertia is ever present and comfortable. As humans, most of us are hard wired to not be risk takers. The first step in any change process are that […]
Sage Doctoral Program Lecture
Cosimo Tangorra, the outgoing deputy director of the State Education Department, gave the 5th annual Esteves lecture from Sage College on April 16th at CSA headquarters in Manhattan. This was part of the Sage-CSA doctoral program that is administratively supported by CITE. CSA members (only) click here for more info on the doctoral program […]
PD School Partners
Five years as a Principal Five years as a Principal of a Middle School of 1000+ students is often regarded with a gasp and a look of utter condolences by many who hear the numbers – number of years, grades and total student population. Challenges and Support from PD school partners However, to hear stories […]
TIME Magazine Bashes Teachers
Randi Weingarten and Michael Mulgrew delivered 100,000+ petitions and letters to Time Magazine “A cover that suggests that teachers need to be smashed is dead wrong,” says AFT President Randi Weingarten. If you missed the coverage of the delivery of our 102,000 petition signatures to Time Magazine on Thursday afternoon, watch the video. The UFT […]
Capacity Framework
The Chancellor’s Vision Listen to this post! Chancellor Farina has outlined her vision in a series of best-practices traits for schools, called the Capacity Framework. The DOE states: “The Capacity Framework encourages parents, educators, school communities, and external stakeholders to work together to improve student achievement. This collaborative focus will ensure that every child is […]
Teacher Salary Steps
NYC DOE Salary Steps and Differentials: Salary Increments Teachers can earn up to an additional $6,000 per year, by completing 30 graduate credits above your masters degree. Listen to this post! There are two types of salary increments: Salary Steps A salary step is an incremental increase in salary based on previous qualifying professional experience. Click […]
