The Arizona Guardian (subscription required) yesterday reported on the state's RTTT application. Governor Brewer's P-20 Council submitted the 300-page document to the US Secretary of Education just before the deadline. My former superintendent, Dr Debra Duvall, took the lead in the grant request.
A particular comment by Dr Duvall regarding how the new Arizona plan could impact teachers caught my eye.
What does that say about you, Dr Duvall?
A particular comment by Dr Duvall regarding how the new Arizona plan could impact teachers caught my eye.
Hmm. Dr Duvall was superintendent of Mesa during the years of NCLB. Under her watch, dozens of schools "failed" to reach Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and the district is currently in their fourth year of being labeled "In Need of Improvement."
Arizona's Race to The Top application proposes that local school districs craft new teacher evaluations so that half of a teacher's grade will be determined by his or her students' improvement.
That means that teachers of students that consistenly fail will be held accountable, said Deb Duvall, special advisor to Brewer on Race to the Top.
"One would have to question the teacher's effectiveness," she said.
What does that say about you, Dr Duvall?
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