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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And THAT is the argument. They don't. It should be a mandate for targeted schools like that 40/40 schools that continue to produce single digit test scores in reading and math after years of turnaround efforts. If a school has already turned around or not in danger it really doesn't make sense to take way the precious resource of time to teach them what they already know. [quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am so confused about LEAP and so is our school it seems. I do not understand how teachers can be effective when there are so many meetings, so much information and no time to actually plan, do attendance, grade papers, make phone calls, look at data all the stuff which makes an effective teacher.  [/quote]

Agreed. And if DC teachers are in need of so much training, send them to school in the summer. We really should be teaching and planning to teach instead of this teacher prep program.

The bottom line is principals will declare those they want highly effective, those they want to keep around Developing and those they want to get rid of ineffective no matter how much LEAP training and meetings Takes place.[/quote][/quote]

PS: and let's not kid ourselves about those turnaround efforts. They look something like this: don't suspend kids. Then our suspension rate goes down. (In the meantime the student body becomes more disrespectful and dangerous). B) Pass the kids along and/or change grades. Then our on-time graduation rates look good. (In the meantime kids don't know how to read or write & still produce single digit scores on tests they don't take seriously). C) Manipulate how we take attendance. Then those rates look good too. I could go on.[/quote]

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