Brown introduces D.C. teacher incentive bill

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your response.

Previous post was meant as sarcasm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Highly effective teachers might make a significant difference for these students. Few would dispute that.

People, how do we attract them to where they are needed most? From a west of the park school to an environment that can burn you out fast?

I ask you, who wants to leave a spot where school resources are good, the PTA is strong, students do what's expected of them, parents are supportive, and your evaluations will remain favorable.

I would dispute it. Many of the so-called highly effective teachers who currently teach in upper northwest would last a week in NE or SE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Highly effective teachers might make a significant difference for these students. Few would dispute that.

People, how do we attract them to where they are needed most? From a west of the park school to an environment that can burn you out fast?

I ask you, who wants to leave a spot where school resources are good, the PTA is strong, students do what's expected of them, parents are supportive, and your evaluations will remain favorable.

I would dispute it. Many of the so-called highly effective teachers who currently teach in upper northwest would last a week in NE or SE.

IN DCPS being "Highly Effective" means making a very high score on the IMPACT evaluation tool -- which teachers know is a lot easier if the majority your students are well-behaved, well-prepared, eager to learn, well-rested, well-fed, healthy, psychologically and socially secure and present at school most of the time. Unfortunately this doesn't apply to many kids in wards 7-8, so teachers scores aren't as high.

This is part of the DCPS "no excuses" policy, meant to force teachers who want to get the top rating to teach harder in those schools, which DCPS thinks is all that's necessary to bring the scores up.