Teacher Tenure Reform: LPS Moves Closer
Models to evaluate teacher and principal performance are approved by the Board of Education.
New Jersey’s plans for having a teacher evaluation system in place by the next school year are in full swing, with districts, including Livingston Public Schools, putting key pieces in place. On December 10, the Livingston Board of Education approved the models to evaluate the performance of teachers and principals. The rubrics chosen were among the state-approved models and were developed by Robert Marzano for principal evaluations and Charlotte Danielson for teachers. Livingston has been using the Danielson’s Teacher Evaluation Framework to evaluate teachers since the 2007-2008 school year. The most significant change to the evaluation tool is the implementation of the state mandated labels to the rubrics being used to bring more …
